Think and Ink Grants

OCTOBER 15, 2024

One of the key avenues to secure this funding is through grants. But grant writing is no easy feat. From research proficiency to persuasive writing, from budgeting to relationship building, each skill plays a vital role. In this article, we'll delve into the top grant writing skills.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Nonprofit Grant Proposal Budget Calculations: A Road Map Whats the best way to make your nonprofits budget stand out on a grant application? A nonprofits budget reflects much more than just the financial health of an organization it also shows your deepest priorities. Donations dont have to be a one-sided thing!

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 26, 2023

Celebrating 8 Years of Innovation: Special Discount on AI-Powered Grant Writing Course As we celebrate the 8-year anniversary of our business this June, we’re offering a special $80 discount on our revolutionary AI-powered grant writing course using the code: 8YEARS. What is Chat GPT and How Does it Work?

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Just Write Grants

OCTOBER 16, 2023

(Originally posted June 2020 and updated October 2023) I've never "met" a nonprofit organization that had an excess of money to spend on hiring staff or paying a consultant. One of the questions I get most often is: " Is it okay to pay a grant writer a percentage of the grant award?" The short answer is "no."

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Millionaire Grant Lady

OCTOBER 6, 2023

While many nonprofits rely on grant funding for a significant portion of revenue, how nonprofits fill their grant writing needs varies significantly from organization to organization. Some nonprofits make grant writing a small part of someone’s job description. Can you hire a seasonal grant writer?

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Millionaire Grant Lady

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Instead, many organizations rely on grant dollars to fund a significant portion of their budget. According to the 2022 Grant Professionals Association Salary Survey , grants account for 32% of total revenue for organizations on average. For many smaller organizations, grants are most of their “major gifts”.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JANUARY 6, 2023

Yes, surprising grant applications will fall from the sky (hello, so many new funding opportunities in 2020 thanks to the COVID-19 Pandemic). Yes, you should always consider adding new grants if they fit your organization’s mission, need, and focus. Do we have a need that meets the grant? If yes, then….

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Think and Ink Grants

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Shavonn earned the GPC (Grant Professional Certified) credential from the Grant Professionals Certification Institute in 2020 and is a Grant Professionals Association Approved Trainer. Shavonn also serves as President of the Grant Professionals Association. ® Get.Grants.Better.®

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Think and Ink Grants

APRIL 14, 2022

The best time to position your ask is when funders are finalizing their budgets at the end of the year. A seasoned grant writing firm like Think and Ink Grants (R) can help strategically align your proposal and help deploy a relationship-building strategy. Make sure you time your ask appropriately.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 1, 2022

Getting a government grant requires a huge amount of effort in research and grant-writing, and these programs often have long waiting periods, making it difficult to budget around them. Worse, the likelihood of receiving a grant is low with so many other nonprofits in need applying at the same time.

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Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

AUGUST 17, 2023

in 2020 and is down to 2.6M Still, its population peaked at 874K in 2020 and has dropped 17.7% since the 2020 Census. The post Urban doom loops mean that a new “Grant Wave” is forming appeared first on Seliger + Associates Grant Writing. Chicago’s population, for example, peaked at 3.6M

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Candid

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

In the wake of last weeks news regarding the Office of Management and Budget memorandum instructing federal agencies to temporarily pause all activities related to obligations or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, many of us are trying to understand the potential impact of a freeze on federal funding on the nonprofit sector.

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Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

I assume this payment issue, if true, relates to their Section 330 grants, which I think only amount to about 15% of FQHC operating budgets. Thus, to drive a stake through the heart of an existing program, Congress would need to end the appropriation via a continuing resolution or the budget reconciliation bill soon to be debated.

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