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by Luisa Taveras<\/p>\nby Luisa Taveras<\/p>\n
A career in philanthropy can be very rewarding; after all, your job is to give away other people\u2019s money to promote the welfare of people.\u00a0 While seemingly simple, investing for the greater good is intricate.\u00a0 Good grant making requires issue expertise, strategic thinking, emotional intelligence, strong interpersonal skills, and comfort saying \u201cno\u201d – even to good causes or former colleagues.<\/p>\n
A skilled professional coach<\/a> is also dedicated to supporting and promoting the welfare of others – namely their clients.\u00a0 An effective grant maker is a critical friend, trusted thought-partner, and advocate.\u00a0 Similarly, a good professional coach is a strategic partner that supports, guides, and empowers clients to fulfill their personal or professional mission.<\/p>\n While money facilitates the work of grant makers, it is the people within the organizations that make social change happen.\u00a0 Adding professional coaching to your professional development or grantmaking strategy is a powerful tool for advancing transformational change in individuals, organizations, and in society.<\/p>\n The coaching profession offers a variety of niches from executive and leadership coaching to career development, and other skills building support for improved public speaking, writing, professional growth, and capacity building in mission driven fields.\u00a0 Moreover, a professional coach can be a key ally in helping grant makers successfully navigate the technical, emotional, and intangible aspects of the job.<\/p>\n To learn more about how professional coaching can help improve grantmaking for greater impact, and to get additional insights on the benefits of coaching, please review Coaching Perspectives IX<\/a>, available for purchase at Amazon.com.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Luisa Taveras A career in philanthropy can be very rewarding; after all, your job is to give away other people\u2019s money to promote the … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8692,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,470,471,16,40],"tags":[48,50,592,1147,1148,1149,1146],"class_list":["post-8691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books-and-resources","category-coaching-resources","category-coaching-skills","category-coaching-stories","category-tools-and-techniques","tag-coach","tag-coaching","tag-coaching-perspectives","tag-grant","tag-grant-maker","tag-philanthropy","tag-the-benefits-of-coaching-for-grantmakers","latest_post"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t\n