This episode, Tammy Tilzey explains the common incorrect assumptions funding sources make about non-profits, how they can better understand the needs of non-profits, and make grant funding a more equitable landscape.
Tammy Tilzey has almost a decade of experience in the philanthropy sector and is currently the Nonprofit Relationship Manager at Foundant Technologies and serves on the board of the Grant Professionals Certification Institute.
Tammy joins us to discuss how she is bringing together grant-writing foundations and grant writers, how foundations can make applications more accessible, and the ways the grant-making world is changing
She also explains why having set processes separate from individual people is so important, how much time you can save with streamlined grant writing systems, and the ways having systems can improve a non-profit’s credibility.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
- The importance of having set processes that are separate from individual people.
- How much time you can save with streamlined grant writing systems.
- The ways having systems can improve a non-profit’s credibility.
- How non-profits can communicate with funding sources.
- The assumptions funding sources make and how these can be avoided.
- Ways funding sources can better understand the needs of non-profits.
- How to improve the questions funding sources ask non-profits.
- Different ways non-profits are using AI in their grant applications.
- How grant foundations are protecting themselves from AI-created applications.
- How to make grant writing a more equitable landscape.
About Tammy Tilzey
Tammy Tilzey is the Nonprofit Relationship Manager at Foundant Technologies, which specializes in making philanthropy easier and more impactful through forward-looking technology solutions.
With nearly a decade of experience in the philanthropic sector, Tammy brings a deep understanding of the unique needs of nonprofits and a strong commitment to helping streamline day-to-day tasks so organizations can focus on their missions. Tammy also brings excellent technical skills, with a degree in Computer Science from Montana State University and years of experience in development, marketing, and client services leadership roles at several growing software companies.
In her role at Foundant, Tammy provides educational resources and tools designed to build capacity and increase the success of nonprofit organizations. Tammy currently serves on the board of the Grant Professionals Certification Institute and as program chair for her local Idaho Chapter of the Grant Professionals Association.
Quotables:
- “How much of your time is spent answering questions that could be answered through an organizational system? These systems can help you create those reports in a couple of clicks.”
- “What you measure grows, so using a process and putting it into a system is a way to be financially responsible with the money you secure with grants.”
- “Being able to see the whole application process is so helpful for non-profits so they know if it’s a good fit before starting their application.”
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