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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.

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Continuing Education: A Journey Not a Race

Grant Professionals Association

Lifelong learning helps me to stand out in a pool of applicants, for instance, showing potential employers that I have obtained my GPC (Grant Professionals Certified), the nation’s only accredited grant credential. This is not the only designation that aids in professional advancement.

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For Grantseeking, a Nonprofit's Age Matters — but It Isn't Everything

Tech Soup

Older Organizations Seek and Get More Grants. So, what does this consistent but bold grant management strategy have to do with age? Here are some interesting data points from our most recent State of Grantseeking™ Report : Organizational Age Median Annual Budget Over 25 Staff Members Applied for Grants Received an Award.