#  The Playbook: Nonprofit Funding, Grants, & Financial Sustainability 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **September 16, 2026** 

 05:30PM - 08:00PM EDT 

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 **Harvard Ed Portal**  

224 Western Ave., Allston

 

 

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[The Playbook is a 4-session experiential learning program](/playbook-kurt-faustin "The Playbook by Kurt Faustin") designed for early-stage entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders who are actively building, growing, or preparing to scale their ventures.  
  
Each session pairs a specific business domain (funding, marketing, finance, or systems) with the emotional intelligence and mental performance research that determines whether people actually apply what they learn.   
  
Sessions are led by Kurt Faustin and feature expert panelists with lived and professional expertise in the session topic.

The first session of the series will focus on the nonprofit ecosystem. Currently worth over $500 billion annually in the United States, yet 80% of nonprofits report chronic financial instability (Nonprofit Finance Fund, 2023). The barrier is rarely worthiness. It is access, language, and relationships. This session demystifies the funding landscape and gives participants a concrete roadmap to pursue it. Kurt Faustin will dive into what funders actually read, how you should position your mission in funders' language, how to create a 12-month funding calendar, and much more.



 

Presented by

### Kurt Faustin 

 

Founder & CEO, The Dropout · Certified Brain-Based Coach · Speaker & Success Strategist



 



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 See also:- [ Economic Development ](/program-area/economic-development)
- [ Workforce Development ](/program-area/workforce-development)
 
 

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