by Sarah | Dec 10, 2021 | Benvenuti Arts
Video description: On a dark blue background, the following text reads, “From Benvenuti Arts, Happy Holidays! Wishing you the best as we look toward 2022!” Stars and fireworks are animated. In the second part of the video, the following text reads on a...
by Sarah | Nov 3, 2021 | Benvenuti Arts
As the holiday fundraising season approaches, getting your board members involved might be on your mind. The more committed people you get involved, the less stressful fundraising will be. By getting your Board to participate, you can spread around some...
by Sarah | Oct 7, 2021 | Benvenuti Arts
Starting grants research on your own is a daunting task. It’s the ever-ironic gift of the Internet: so much information at our fingertips, and yet it’s so hard to find the opportunities that fit your or your organization’s needs. In this blog post, I’ll be talking...
by Sarah | Jul 12, 2021 | Benvenuti Arts
We work in creative fields. That means that it can be incredibly challenging to explain our work in writing if it exists in the world in another medium. To paraphrase what a client once said to me, if we were writers, we would be writing, not dancing, painting,...
by Sarah | Jun 16, 2021 | Benvenuti Arts
Throughout this month, we’ll be highlighting interviews with some of our fantastic “solopreneur” clients. For Benvenuti Arts, solopreneurs are solo artists and solo artist organizations that have carved their place in their respective artistry fields while also...
by Sarah | Jun 2, 2021 | Benvenuti Arts
Throughout this month, we’ll be highlighting interviews with some of our fantastic “solopreneur” clients. For Benvenuti Arts, solopreneurs are solo artists and solo artist organizations that have carved their place in their respective artistry fields while also...
by Sarah | May 5, 2021 | Benvenuti Arts
In January 2021, Rosalind Grush joined us for a chat about the reality of grants panels, both from the perspective of someone who has sat on plenty of them, and as someone who has written many grants judged by panels. This month’s blog post is be dedicated...
by Sarah | Apr 7, 2021 | Benvenuti Arts
Oh hi, there. I’ve found that using the word “budget” is a sure-fire way to have everyone run for the hills. So, while I share some of our favorite templates that make budgeting easier today, I’ll also share pictures of beautiful travel destinations to soften the...
by Sarah | Mar 3, 2021 | Benvenuti Arts
When we first begin working with clients, many of them are struggling to understand why their grants haven’t been successful. All of our clients are creatives, many of whom write creatively, and so the confusion is compounded: why is my writing effective as a...
by Sarah | Feb 3, 2021 | Benvenuti Arts
When I’m speaking with new clients, I try to rid myself of some of the jargon and shorthand we use in fundraising. Even so, I am a mere mortal nonprofit fundraiser, and so some always sneak through. One word is “funder.” Whenever I begin to talk about foundations,...
