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Grants for Business Owners: Purpose-Driven Business Models

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Transitioning to a purpose-driven model can be costly, but grants can help cover the expenses of these eco-friendly upgrades. Verified business grant s are available for industries like agriculture, electronic manufacturing, mental wellness, green building initiatives, environmental services, and more. So why not explore grants today?

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Is There Racial Bias in Awarding Federal Grants?

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As with anything in the government grants space, it is complicated. There is evidence that government grants are not distributed equitably. 2016 , Ginther et al., 2016 , Ginther et al., Women and racial minorities were far less likely to be experienced in the grants process, or to win grant awards.

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Do Reviewers’ High Scores Predict the Best Grant Projects?

ProposalPRO

If you’re won a federal grant, you know you owe your good fortune to the independent grant reviewers who highly rated your proposal. Studies on the topic indicate that expert peer reviewers can select strongly written grant applications but cannot necessarily predict which projects will successfully achieve stated objectives.

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How to Develop Your Nonprofit Operating Reserves

Blackbaud

Governance and Management factors: How does your Board feel about how much you should have in reserve vs spending on programs? A reserve can provide the flexibility necessary to pay for items that arent covered by restricted grants. This post was originally published October 2016 and updated January 2025.

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Pop the champagne: This year Candid’s grants data set turns 21!

Candid

Candid’s grants data set currently includes comprehensive information about over 30 million grants and other philanthropic transactions, such as pledges, in-kind gifts, program-related investments, etc. This typically resulted in about 900-1,300 funders represented and 100-150k grants collected in a given year.

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Using Data Effectively in Your Grants Strategy Development

Tech Soup

utilize data to build cutting-edge grant requests. identify current trends that can assist you in your 2016 and 2017 planning. If you aren't using real-world benchmarks in your grant applications, your organization will have a more difficult time positioning itself among other similar organizations. Image: GrantStation.

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GRANTEGY: Don’t Leave Your Grants to Chance Series

Grant Consulting Services

Part II: Grant Optimization After the feasibility study, the next step is creating a workplan to identify any gaps. We call this step Grant Optimization. Using these findings will help you determine the next best steps to create a grant optimization strategy. What Is Grant Optimization?

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