GrantTalk Ep 48: Building Capacity Through Collaboration — The Nonprofit Management Fund with Eloiza Altoro

GrantTalk is back with another insightful episode hosted by Libby Hikind, founder and CEO of GrantWatch.com, and author of The Queen of Grants! 👑

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In this episode, Libby sits down with Eloiza Altoro, Fund Advisor for the Nonprofit Management Fund in Wisconsin — a collaborative funding initiative that’s been supporting capacity building for over 30 years. 💼✨

Together, they explore:

✅ How the Nonprofit Management Fund helps nonprofits strengthen operations through consulting and capacity-building grants

✅ Why the fund doesn’t pay for individual grant writers — but does offer cohort training and fundraising bootcamps

✅ How demand for grants has surged in 2025 — and how the fund responded by front-loading disbursements

✅ What makes a strong grant application (Hint: Read the funder’s website first!)

✅ Why building relationships and context with funders matters more than ever

✅ The collaborative power behind eight funding partners working together to build nonprofit resilience

🎯 Funders featured include: The Lynde & Harry Bradley Foundation Greater Milwaukee Foundation United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Northwestern Mutual Rockwell Automation Bader Philanthropies, Inc. Zilber Family Foundation Daniel M. Soref Charitable Trust Plus: Libby shares why a simple coffee mug on a desk can say, “We won a grant,” and how small gestures celebrate big wins in the nonprofit world. ☕🏆

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📅 Recorded: April 6 at 11:45 AM CST / 12:45 PM EST 🎙 Guest: Eloiza Altoro, Fund Advisor

🏢 Organization: Nonprofit Management Fund (Wisconsin)

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