Barbara Floersch

Barbara Floersch has over 40 years' experience managing nonprofits, writing grant proposals, and administering grants. She has raised millions of dollars in grant funding, served as a reviewer for federal grant competitions, trained thousands of nonprofit staff members throughout the US and internationally, and has testified before Congress on reauthorization of the National Endowment for the Arts. Floersch was a trainer for the Grantsmanship Center from 2000 to 2021 and served as the Center's Chief of Training and Curriculum for 12 years until her retirement in January of 2021. She has published hundreds of articles, has been a regular contributor to the NonProfit Times, and is the author of Grantsmanship: Program Planning & Proposal Writing, the updated, expanded edition of Norton Kiritz's seminal work in the field.

Grant Funding: An Evolving View of Impact and Sustainability

Measuring short-term results helps to keep programs on track. It's time to take a deeper look into how we evaluate our service and impact.

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Strengthening Your Resilience as a Nonprofit Professional

Resiliency is the ability to carry on with hopefulness despite adversity. Find out how to fully integrate this mindset into your organization.

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Grant Prospecting: How To Find Funding Partners That Are A Good Fit

Learn an effective approach to grant prospecting and how to turn your grantmaker research into a powerful plan of action. Watch the webinar from Foundant now.

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Community Engagement Boosts Grant Success?

Hyper-involved nonprofits understand the challenges and hopes of the community. If your nonprofit needs more robust local connections, here are a few thoughts to consider.

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Do Your Part to Support Full-Cost Funding

If your nonprofit doesn’t have a handle on indirect costs, now is the time to get organized. You must understand your organization’s indirect costs, in order to calculate full-cost program budgets.

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