Summary: Our guest on this episode is Mark McIntyre, Principal and Co-Founder of Merchant McIntyre Associates, the nation's leading federal government relations firm serving nonprofit organizations. In our conversation with Mark, he shares a specific, proven methodology for engaging with and securing significant grant support from the federal government. Prior to co-founding Merchant McIntyre, Mark was SVP and Director of Russ Reid's Washington D.C. office, focused on securing federal appropriations support for nonprofits. Before leading Russ Reid DC, Mark helped build the largest privately owned government relations firm in history. Mark's career began in politics and policy, where he worked in the White House, as Chief Speechwriter to then-Vice President George H.W. Bush, and in Congress as Press Secretary to Rep. Robert L. Livingston (now retired). During his career, Mark and his team have helped secure hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding for nonprofits. Mark is also a contributing author to the new Amazon #1 Best Seller, 101 Biggest Mistakes Nonprofits Make And How You Can Avoid Them. You can get the first 10 chapters FREE today! Show Transcript: Andrew Olsen: Hey everyone, welcome. This is Andrew Olsen with my colleague and cohost, Roy Jones, hosts of the Rainmaker Fundraising Podcast. Really excited to be with you today, and we are super excited to have Mark McIntyre as our guest today. Andrew Olsen: Mark has lived and work in the DC area for the last 33 years, and during that time, Mark has done so many things. He's worked for congress, he's worked in the White House, he's helped to build the largest privately-owned government relations agency in history. Andrew Olsen: Today, Mark's co founder of Merchant McIntyre and Associates, and they're leading a federal grants agency that exclusively serves nonprofit organizations. During his 33 year career, Mark and his team have helped secure hundreds of million dollars for all sorts of different nonprofit organizations through the federal government. Andrew Olsen: In fact, I believe, at a time, Roy might've even been a client of Mark's. Roy Jones: I have to admit, I was and that's how I first indirectly met you, Andrew, is we reached out to Mark's agency and they helped us when I was director of development, to get, I think it was about 12 million dollars worth of government funding programs. So, I have to plead guilty. Mark McIntyre: [inaudible 00:01:38] Andrew Olsen: Mark, welcome. It's good to have you. Mark McIntyre: Thank you Andrew, thank you Roy. Good to be with you guys again.
