What makes a nonprofit worth funding? Grant strategist Teresa Huff joined us on Mission Funded to break down her Return on Impact framework and explain what nonprofits need before they start applying for grants.

We talk about grant readiness, finding genuinely aligned funders, proving impact, building authentic funder relationships, knowing when to walk away from an opportunity, and why winning more grants isn’t always the goal.

Teresa also shares what nonprofits should measure beyond win rate — and what organizations need to have in place before they scale their grant strategy.

About Grant Advance Solutions:

A foundation directory: from research to results

The Simple funding solution

Find private foundation funding opportunities that align with your non-profits mission

• Save up to 90% of your time applying to more foundation grants
• Write winning grant proposals with built-in grant writing tools and templates
• A complete foundation directory with search, tracking and grant management tools

Try Grant Advance Solutions today!

What really happens behind the scenes to help nonprofits get more value from Grant Advance?

In this episode of Mission Funded, we sit down with Rheanna McPherson, Client Success Manager at Grant Advance Solutions, for an inside look at the people, feedback, training, and technology shaping the Grant Advance experience.

Rheanna shares what client success actually looks like day to day, from answering support questions and providing one-on-one training to working directly with the development team on new features and platform improvements.

We also get into some of the biggest recent updates to Grant Advance, including improvements to Grant Secretary, new Giving History Search data, expanded grant summaries, location-based donation insights, and changes designed to help nonprofits evaluate potential funders more efficiently.

Plus, Rheanna shares what clients are telling us, how their feedback influences development priorities, and some of the nonprofit success stories that have stood out — including Pilots To The Rescue, which reported raising $372,750 in its first year using Grant Advance.

In this episode, we cover:

• What a Client Success Manager actually does at Grant Advance
• How nonprofits are supported after signing up
• Why personalized training can make such a difference
• How client feedback influences new Grant Advance features
• Recent Grant Secretary and Giving History Search improvements
• How Grant Advance evaluates and tests platform updates
• What nonprofits are telling the Client Success team
• Real client funding successes
• The upcoming overhaul of the Document Generator
• What Grant Advance is working on next

If you use Grant Advance — or you’ve ever wondered what happens behind the scenes of a nonprofit funding platform — this episode gives you a closer look at the team working to make the funding process easier, more efficient, and more useful for nonprofits.

Listen to Mission Funded for more conversations about nonprofit funding, foundation fundraising, grant strategy, and the people helping nonprofits move their missions forward.

About Grant Advance Solutions:

A foundation directory: from research to results

The Simple funding solution

Find private foundation funding opportunities that align with your non-profits mission

• Save up to 90% of your time applying to more foundation grants
• Write winning grant proposals with built-in grant writing tools and templates
• A complete foundation directory with search, tracking and grant management tools

Try Grant Advance Solutions today!

In this episode of Mission Funded: A Grant Advance Podcast, we sit down with Sarah Ernest, founder of Ernest for Good and best-selling author of RETHINK PHILANTHROPY: Breaking Rules, Raising Funds and Doing Good, you can find the book here: https://a.co/d/06v1jSDU

Sarah joins us to talk about what it really means to fundraise with confidence, build a nonprofit brand that stands out, and tell stories that help donors understand the impact of their giving.

We cover outdated fundraising rules, scarcity mindset in the nonprofit sector, confident fundraising asks, donor communication, fractional fundraising support, nonprofit branding, storytelling, and how organizations can find better-aligned funders instead of chasing every opportunity.

If you are a nonprofit leader, fundraiser, grant writer, executive director, or charity professional looking to strengthen your fundraising strategy and communicate your mission more clearly, this conversation is full of practical insight.

Topics covered in this episode:

• What “unapologetic fundraising” really means
• How nonprofits can move away from scarcity mindset
• What a confident fundraising ask sounds like
• Why nonprofit branding matters in fundraising
• How storytelling builds trust with donors and funders
• How often nonprofits should communicate with supporters
• When fractional fundraising support makes sense
• What makes a charity and funder a strong match

Learn more about Sarah Ernest and Ernest for Good: https://ernestforgood.com/

Check out Sarah’s podcast, What’s the Tea With Sarah E:
https://open.spotify.com/show/45Jx81hmCgAq2JculddCzm?si=818fbb8be0424385

About Grant Advance Solutions:

A foundation directory: from research to results

The Simple funding solution

Find private foundation funding opportunities that align with your non-profits mission

• Save up to 90% of your time applying to more foundation grants
• Write winning grant proposals with built-in grant writing tools and templates
• A complete foundation directory with search, tracking and grant management tools

Try Grant Advance Solutions today!