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10:18 Nicole Sauce : Ask The Expert with Anne Fitzgerald airs at 12pm Eastern.
10:45 Denise SPN changed their nickname to Denise SPN.
10:45 Denise SPN : Hi! Ann and I are here
10:51 NicoleSauce : Hi Denise
10:51 NicoleSauce : im eating breakfast that Mark jhust brought me!
10:53 NicoleSauce : Who else is here?
10:54 Denise SPN : I think it’s just us and Joe’s on the phone
10:54 Denise SPN : Did Mark make his special eggs? 
10:55 NicoleSauce : He made fried eggs n grits with ham from last night.
10:56 NicoleSauce : i see 5 aditional viewers – who else is here?
10:57 NicoleSauce : Hi Michael!
10:59 Jennifer Butler SPN : hi everyone!
10:59 NicoleSauce : Hi Butler!
11:00 Bill Felkner : Bill Felkner here
11:00 NicoleSauce : Bill!
11:00 NicoleSauce : welcome
11:00 Bill Felkner : thx
11:00 Laurel : Go Ann, go!
11:00 NicoleSauce : like the twitterbird?
11:00 NicoleSauce : Laurel -
11:00 Bill Felkner : i have tech envy
11:01 NicoleSauce : Hi Denise
11:01 Michelle : Michelle Healey here
11:02 Denise SPN : Hi Bill!
11:02 NicoleSauce : Anne sounds great!
11:02 Bill Felkner : hi
11:02 Carl Graham : Carl Graham’s here.
11:02 Isaac : Glad to be here! Isaac in Colorado
11:03 Denise SPN : Hello to Montana.
11:04 Lisa Hazlett : Hey y’all (Lisa Hazlett)
11:04 NicoleSauce : Hey Lisa
11:05 NicoleSauce : I like to think “Why is this project the best thing we ever thought of?”
11:06 NicoleSauce : Guidestar.org
11:07 EMM : hi, all
11:09 Denise SPN : tgci.com
11:12 Denise SPN : As a grant reader, I agree–that’s such a good point! It can be so confusing to figure out what you’re reading!
11:17 jose : good point
11:18 NicoleSauce : Very very good point
11:21 NicoleSauce : Office supplies – good idea!
11:21 Jennifer Butler SPN : murphy’s law
11:22 NicoleSauce : Follow Instrutions!!
11:22 NicoleSauce : and have someone besides me look for tpyos
11:23 NicoleSauce : and page number
11:23 Jennifer Butler SPN : good point
11:25 NicoleSauce : Mail shows you are planning ahead
11:26 Denise SPN : Questions anyone?
11:26 NicoleSauce : Do you alsways state at the top how much you want and what it is for in the first sentence?
11:26 Laurel : How formal should the language be in a proposal?
11:26 Jennifer Butler SPN : when should an organization use a consultant and what services do a consultant provide?
11:27 Denise SPN : Good question Laurel. You’re up next.
11:27 Bill Felkner : when telling foundations about other foundations contributing to the project, do we use specific names?
11:27 NicoleSauce : How often do foundations fund proposals from people they do not know?
11:28 NicoleSauce : I have worked with Ann an she did a really great job!
11:30 Libertybelle : How likely is it that your LOI would be accepted if you have filed for the (c)3 status, but have not yet been approved?
11:30 Bill Felkner : no, if Foundation A is covering 50% to the project, do we tellthem Foundation B is also contributing – do we name the other contributors
11:30 Libertybelle changed their nickname to amanda.
11:31 Jennifer Butler SPN : Any estimate on the impact of the current economy on foundation giving this year and next?
11:31 NicoleSauce : So bill is asking to you keep other foundations names secret if they are funding things?
11:32 Bill Felkner : yes,
11:32 Bill Felkner : thx
11:32 NicoleSauce : AMANDA!!!
11:32 NicoleSauce : hello!
11:32 jose changed their nickname to Jose.
11:33 amanda : Hi Nicole!
11:34 Denise SPN : Any other questions?
11:34 Jennifer Butler SPN : great session! Very useful information
11:35 Jennifer Butler SPN : I am updating our grant template with some of these tips from today’s presentation. Thanks Ann!
11:35 NicoleSauce : thanks ANNE
11:35 Jennifer Butler SPN : Thank you!
11:35 NicoleSauce : this was fabulous
11:35 Laurel : Thank you!
11:35 NicoleSauce : Where is it
11:35 Kevin Kane : Thank you! Very helpful.
11:35 Bill Felkner : thank you, Anne et. al.
11:35 amanda : Good tips, thanks so much!
11:36 NicoleSauce : findingthefunding.com
11:36 Jennifer Butler SPN : nice Bucknell pendent
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