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Next Session:

Sustainability for Nonprofit Organizations: Considerations for Long-Term Success

August 20, 2025 at 12 p.m.

Want to strengthen your grant writing skills?

Our Next-Level Funding webinar series provides expert insights on seeking and securing grant funding beyond Dogwood.

The next session, “Sustainability for Nonprofit Organizations: Considerations for Long-Term Success,” will be held on August 20, 2025 at noon.

Purpose: Nonprofits across the country are feeling the effects of economic uncertainty and significant shifts in federal and state funding. This session aims to provide guidance on how to proactively support long-term sustainability despite multiple challenges. Louise Mathias, Senior Partner at Innovative Funding Partners (IFP), and Susannah Williams, IFP Senior Grant Consultant, will detail a range of considerations, including financial, programmatic, and strategic, in order to bolster the ability of organizations to engage in strong sustainability planning. Ample time for Q & A will be provided.

Goal: Attendees will gain understanding of tools such as Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, and Results (SOAR) and Political, Economic, Social, and Technological (PEST) analyses that can delineate organizational strengths and challenges. Tips on crafting healthy revenue mixes that reflect the current funding landscape will be offered. Finally, the presenters will offer insight into developing a grant seeking strategy that is proactive, realistic, and asset based. Ultimately, attendees will develop a deeper understanding of approaches to ensure long-term financial health, social impact, and operational resilience.

Learning Objectives

Understand the importance of analyzing your organization’s strategic and operational strengths and challenges using tools such as SOAR and PEST
Gain confidence in assessing your organization’s funding mix for sustainability in the current funding climate
Understand how to develop an effective grant seeking strategy that reflects the current funding environment

About IFP

Innovative Funding Partners (IFP) is a nationally recognized grants consulting firm highly regarded for an impressive overall grant success rate of 75%. Well known for their expertise in federal and other government grant writing, this success is based not only on technical expertise but also on a foundational relationship-building approach. IFP’s team of over 20 highly experienced consultants is passionate about helping organizations meet the unique needs of their local communities and better serve their constituents by seeking and securing grant funding.

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Senior Partners

About the Presenters

Carrie Davis is an experienced grant writer and project manager with a consistent track record of success working with organizations across diverse sectors and geographies. She provides project oversight, facilitation, and coordination at all levels of grant development. Carrie has successful experience with foundation, corporate and government grants including DOL, HRSA, SAMHSA, CDC, DOE, USDA and more.

Susannah Williams is a grant writer with a proven track record of securing federal and foundation grants across multiple sectors, including health care, workforce development, and education. She has extensive experience in supporting clients’ project design and development to meet complex grant requirements. Susannah has written multiple successful proposals for CDC, HRSA, DOJ, and DOL, among others.