#126 Sybil Speaks: Leveraging Public Dollars

Author: Sybil Ackerman-Munson
Published: Mon 01 May 2023
Episode Link: https://www.doyourgood.com/

Now is the time to figure out how your funding can leverage public funding opportunities. This is especially true right now in the United States when a ton of funding is going out the door through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package and the Inflation Reduction Act.

Sybil explains the biggest obstacles to overcome you want to understand how nonprofits can access federal and state funding.

Episode Highlights:

Do the nonprofits you support have the capacity and bandwidth to secure public funding opportunities?

Is there a special funding niche you can occupy that will effectively leverage your support?

Are you setting yourself up for success?

Are you making the big mistake of making it seem that philanthropy can cover something that really should be covered by the public coffers?

Sybil Ackerman-Munson Bio:

With over 20 years of experience as a nonprofit professional and foundation advisor, I work with philanthropic institutions and foundations interested in successful, high-impact grant making, so you can make a true and lasting positive contribution to the world on your terms.

Links:
Alliance for a Sustainable Future https://www.c2es.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cities-advancing-climate-cation-leveraging-federal-funds-for-impact.pd

AnnGoggins Gregory and Don Howard, Stanford Social Innovation https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_nonprofit_starvation_cycle

Ford Family Foundation https://www.tfff.org/pathways-securing-rural-federal-funding

SD Bechtel Jr Foundation, Setting the Course https://www.ncfp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Sooner-Rather-Than-Later_-Chapter-1-Bechtel-2019.pdf

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https://www.doyourgood.com/blog/88-elizabeth-bast

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