A lot has changed in fundraising, but the elements of a well-articulated argument haven’t. In fact, they haven’t changed much since the art of rhetoric was invented around 600 B.C.E. The truth is, comma placement won’t make or break your grant proposals—but your argument will.
I’m Stephanie Harper, founder and principal of The Sharper Group. I not only understand building compelling arguments that persuade readers, but in my time in education publishing, I quite literally wrote the book on it. Now, my team wins over $15 million annually in funding for nonprofits with amazing missions.
Fundraising is a crowded field right now, and the stakes have probably never felt higher. If your foundations program isn’t serving you well, I can help you find out why. A strong first impression (or second, or third) can make all the difference in building reliable funding partnerships. This year, everything counts.