New features - Up Close and Personal!

I get a lot of emails that start out "I have a really dumb question, and I hate to put it in the comments because people will (laugh at me) (think I'm dumb)"

First of all, there is no such thing as a dumb question. The only thing that's not too smart is to flounder along because you are afraid to ask. Having said that, I know that privacy is important, particularly in today's world. While I plan on maintaining this blog without requiring a subscription for now, the volume of mail I am receiving tells me that it may be time to consider a subscription option. I am finding that I am answering the same questions repeatedly, and I think I can be of better service to you by aggregating them and answering them as a single topic. Request volume will determine frequency of the posts, but at present I am looking at a monthly newsletter format.

If you would like to have the ability to comment or ask a question  within a network of sympathetic nonprofit peers or receive more information about any of the topics, and receive occasional subscriber-only grant notifications, please send your email address and any topics you would like me to discuss to:  granthelp@ida.net. I plan to go live with the content on January 15, 2014. 

While I will still try to answer specific questions individually, many of the questions have common themes. Subscribers will get access to content answering those questions or concerns. Also, I occasionally find grants that are particularly well suited to small organizations, and I will include those for subscribers only.

Again, if you would like to subscribe, you have to send me your email. You can unsubscribe at any time. 

UPDATE! - The  first newsletter will be on "Are nonprofit volunteers considered as employees under the Affordable Care Act?"