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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. Perhaps most concerning, Johnson (2008) found that reviewer bias affected as much as a quarter of funding decisions. Finally, please subscribe to my Fund the Change blog, below. 2016, Danthi et al.,

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Want Changes to Federal Grants? How to Make Your Voice Heard

ProposalPRO

Ever read through a federal Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and exclaim, “What are these people thinking?” In the grants space, federal law requires that the public be made aware of proposed (i.e., You’ll be able to read the proposed rule as well as others’ comments, which also are publicly shared. What is Public Comment?

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Grant Writing: 3 Tips for Crafting Need Statements in Federal Grant Proposals

Grants.gov

Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources & Services Administration ’s grant writing guide, titled “ Tips for Writing and Submitting Good Grant Proposals ”. IMLS has an excellent collection of proposals that are worthy of review – especially for new federal grant applicants.)

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To bot or not to bot: Using generative AI in grantwriting

Candid

Here is just one example using common AI applications such as ChatGPT and Bard that shows the range of capabilities these tools offer as well as what to watch out for. Generating content : Suppose you’re writing a grant proposal for an arts organization and want to explain why the arts are essential for youth development.

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News to Use! What Fundraisers Can Expect from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Expiration

Gail Perry Group

This was followed by an expected dip in 2018's giving growth rate. And here's the exciting part: some proposals suggest restoring charitable deductions for non-itemizers at levels that would make the COVID-era $300/$600 allowances look tiny we're talking about possible deductions up to $4,600 for individuals and $9,200 for joint filers.

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Integrity Rules: Why Honesty is the Best Policy Writing Grants

GrantNews

Grant writing is essential for organizations to fund things like community projects, business ventures, and research. To that end, GrantWatch has advice on how to ethically write grant proposals and the benefits of maintaining your integrity. In any grant proposal you write, your language needs to be clear and rational.

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How Does a Nonprofit Find Funding to Keep the Lights On?

Tech Soup

And it is important to clarify your thinking as you consider establishing a solid grants program for 2017 and into 2018, especially in this time of uncertainty around government funding. So, how does a nonprofit find funding to keep the lights on and grow the programs?" Space or location sharing.