NOTE: For some reason, several of my readers did not receive this article because of some kind of Internet snafu. So, I’m posting it again. My apologies to those of you who are seeing it again. I recently had a discussion with a business owner about one of my pet peeves. As the previous Executive Director of a small nonprofit, I realized how difficult it had become to secure funding. Economic dips and other issues caused a shrinkage in foundation/corporate grant availability