Funding is harder. Competition is higher. Strategy matters more than ever. Foley Jones Callens brings together MaryEllen Foley, Andrea Jones, and Rosanne Callens, combining decades of experience in grants, nonprofit leadership, planning, evaluation, policy, and partnerships. Through practical conversations and real-world insight, we help schools, nonprofits, and community organizations strengthen funding, build better programs, and turn good ideas into sustainable impact.
E5: Using AI for Grant Writing? Don’t Make This Mistake
AI can write a grant proposal in minutes. That does not mean it can replace the strategy, judgment, and experience behind a competitive proposal. The best approach is not AI or an experienced grant professional. It is using both strategically.
Foley Jones Callens helps nonprofits, schools, and public agencies strengthen grant strategy, develop competitive proposals, and use today’s tools without losing the human insight that makes strong proposals stand out.
Learn more at www.foleyjonescallens.com (https://)
8 Oct 2026
E4: 3 Things That Can Make or Break Your Chances Before You Write the Grant
Before you start writing, there are three questions that can save your organization time, stress, and wasted effort.
In this episode, MaryEllen Foley breaks down Research, Relevance, and Readiness, the three things organizations should evaluate before pursuing a grant opportunity. You’ll learn how to determine whether a funder is the right fit, whether the opportunity aligns with your priorities, and whether your organization is truly prepared to manage the funding successfully.
Foley Jones Callens helps nonprofits, schools, and public agencies strengthen grant strategy, assess readiness, and develop competitive proposals.
Learn more at www.foleyjonescallens.com (https://).
1 Oct 2026
E3: Before You Write the Grant: Are You Actually Ready to Apply?
Before you start writing, there are three questions that can save your organization time, stress, and wasted effort.
In this episode, MaryEllen Foley breaks down Research, Relevance, and Readiness, the three things organizations should evaluate before pursuing a grant opportunity. You’ll learn how to determine whether a funder is the right fit, whether the opportunity aligns with your priorities, and whether your organization is truly prepared to manage the funding successfully.
Foley Jones Callens helps nonprofits, schools, and public agencies strengthen grant strategy, assess readiness, and develop competitive proposals.
Learn more at www.foleyjonescallens.com (https://).
24 Sept 2026
E2: Struggling to Find Funding? 6 Ways Nonprofits Can Build a Stronger Strategy
Your nonprofit may not just have a funding problem. It may have a board engagement problem.
In this episode, MaryEllen Foley shares practical ways nonprofit boards can better support fund development, strengthen relationships, identify funding risk, and help build a more sustainable financial future.
Need support with board development, funding strategy, or organizational planning?
Foley Jones Callens & Associates
www.foleyjonescallens.com (http://www.foleyjonescallens.com)
3 Sept 2026
E1: Nonprofit funding is Changing:
Grant Funding Strategies Every Nonprofit Should Know
Funding is becoming more competitive, less predictable, and harder to secure. So how should nonprofits respond? In this episode, MaryEllen Foley shares eight practical strategies organizations can use to strengthen their funding approach, diversify revenue, improve grant readiness, build stronger funder relationships, and prepare for potential funding disruptions. If your organization is tired of reacting to the next grant opportunity and wants to build a more sustainable funding strategy, this episode is for you.
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