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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Candid

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

These grantmakers account for about 17% of all grant dollars awarded to Nebraska-based nonprofits. And grantmakers in Nebraska allocate more than 60% of their grant dollars to local organizations. The Omaha Community Foundation is the 12th largest community foundation in the country, awarding more than $280 million in 2023.

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Candid

JANUARY 6, 2025

based donors in 2024, down just one from 2023. According to Dollars and Change , a report from Candid, GivingTuesday, and Network for Good, total dollars awarded and average grant or gift size increased between 2015 and 2022. And Steve and Alex Cohen awarded $116.2 billion from $5.4 million to $181.62

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Grant Professionals Association

JANUARY 21, 2025

Grants Management is smoother when its a team effort. Managing the grants process from the application stage through the final reporting works best when there is collaboration from many staff members! These staff members go above and beyond their daily responsibilities to help you successfully manage grants that support their programs.

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Strategic Grants

JANUARY 27, 2025

The research team at Strategic Grants spend hundreds of hours each month reviewing newsletters, funder sites, LinkedIn and many other resources to find funding and grants to update in our Grants Expertise Management System (GEMS), ensuring our clients have a strong pipeline of funding prospects. billion in assets and $27.34

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Fundraising HayDay

APRIL 4, 2024

Grant funding is out there. In Fiscal Year 2023, the federal government awarded $1.7 Grant funding is out there. In Fiscal Year 2023, the federal government awarded $1.7 In 2022, foundations gave $105.2 BILLION and corporations $29.5 TRILLION in federal discretionary resources. BILLION and corporations $29.5

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RBW Strategy

MAY 14, 2024

The organization expanded its regional footprint and size upon acquiring an additional service provider, Southern Maryland, in 2023. Challenge RBW Strategy first partnered with 2019 to support a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant application.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

For a long time, I struggled with my work as a grant professional. I loved tackling a challenging federal grant proposal. And I loved it even more when we got an award letter. Managing federal grants was my jam – I loved putting my organizational skills to work and totally geeked out about a well-put-together 3-ring binder.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 24, 2025

The Latest Reports on DAF Giving In 2023, funding from DAF accounts made up almost 9.8% Grants from DAFs to nonprofits declined somewhat , going from $55.53 billion in 2023. The average DAF payout rate (the percentage of grants made relative to the charitable assets available) was almost 24%. of all U.S.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The first program is Mary’s Pence Grants , which funds women-led grassroots organizations in the U.S. Mary’s Pence goes beyond the money in their two programs: Mary’s Pence Grants Program in the U.S. Grantees are eligible for a mid-cycle capacity-building grant of up to $750.

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Philanthropy Roundtable has opened nominations for its 2023 Simon-DeVos Prize for Philanthropic Leadership. Each year, the Prize honors a living philanthropist who has shown exemplary leadership through charitable giving with a $200,000 award that is payable to the winner’s charitable organization of choice. 

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Candid

MARCH 11, 2025

Since late 2023, weve been talking with community members about how, together, we could make Kansas City a national model for equitable economic mobility. In November, we announced the first cohort of 55 grant recipients, organizations working to advance college access and completion, workforce and career development, and entrepreneurship.

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Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

OCTOBER 27, 2024

We get many calls from nonprofits and public agencies seeking federal grants to build or buy and renovate a building*—the proposed uses could be anything from a youth center to a SUD treatment facility to affordable housing. A similar process unfolded for many other federal grant programs for funding facilities. In FY ‘23, $3.8

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RBW Strategy

MAY 14, 2024

Challenge While the AAMC is a large organization with large federal and foundation grants supporting several key initiatives, they comprise only a small percentage of the overall organization budget. The grants office consists of just two staff members. This includes contributions on larger federal grant applications that were awarded.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The open application period for the Panera Bread Foundation grant program is now open, and will close Nov. The Foundation awards grants to non-profit organizations that provide access to education, opportunity, and mentorship to underserved children and youth.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

According to 2023 IRS data, there are about 1.9 Both individual and institutional giving increased between 2015 and 2022, not only in terms of total dollars awarded but also in terms of average donation or grant size. Who gives to what causes? Cause area determined by recipient NTEE. Source: Data from Candid.

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Candid

JUNE 29, 2023

This 3% increase in grant dollars is much lower than the 12% annual increase in 2021 and 24% increase in 2020 (all figures are unadjusted for inflation). Rather, the 2023 change in giving more closely matches findings from survey data in pre-pandemic years. Source: Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, 2017–2023.

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Candid

JULY 19, 2023

Source: Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, 2023 Twenty-one percent responded that inflation impacted their grantmaking decisions. Program staff exercised flexibility to increase grant amounts because of inflation.” “We We added 8% to each grant award.”

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GrantNews

MAY 3, 2024

There are currently more than 1,000 grants available to small businesses. Even better, GrantWatch also lists grants specific to startups and entrepreneurs ! Kennedy in 1963, to honor the top entrepreneurs in every state with awards and special recognition. The following is a short list of grant we’ve mined for you.

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2025

A 2023 report from the Do Good Institute found that 78.9% Nonprofits face a growing challengeaccording to Points of Lights Annual Affiliate Report 2023, half their volunteer positions remain unfilled, even as demand for their services surges. Volunteering is the backbone of the U.S.

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iGrantWriters

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

For grant writers, the future looks bright. In 2023, the grant writing industry will be worth estimated in billions. If you're looking to grow your business in 2023, here are steps to help you get started. Step 4: Offer training and consulting services to help other organizations improve their grant writing skills.

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GrantNews

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Grant-makers provide capital funding and in-kind grants to fund projects like developing volunteering opportunities and volunteer management systems for your cause. Because of this, GrantWatch helps you find funding with their easy-to-use grant database. in 2023, a 5.3% Also, did you know? increase from 2022.

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Instrumentl

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The main focus of Instrumentl’s Fall 2023 Release centers on making Post-Award Management easier for teams. Instrumentl is now your all-in-one grant research and management platform.

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GrantNews

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Awareness Days Calendar, National Military Family Month 2023) It’s a fact that a strong military relies on training and education to ensure every soldier has the tools they need to serve on active duty. There are grants of up to $25,000 to nonprofits and Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) to expand veterans’ services.

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Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 11, 2024

There is growing consensus that the expectation of “gratitude” in the form of thank-you notes actually perpetuates an imbalance of power between nonprofits and funders and negatively impacts the great work you could be doing together ( NonprofitAF Blog, 2023 ). Read the award letter or grant agreement.

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AmpliFund

JUNE 16, 2023

The Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 2023 Compliance Supplement for Single Audit Act audits has finally been released. OMB worked with federal agencies to provide additional guidelines, clarifications, and expectations for federal grant recipients, pass-through entities, and auditors.

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WT Grant Foundation

AUGUST 23, 2023

Grant Scholars have been awarded grants to support their development as mentors to junior researchers of color. The mentoring grants program is designed to help current Foundation grantees hone their skills and abilities as mentors and to support junior scholars of color career development.

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Strategic Grants

JUNE 2, 2024

The research team at Strategic Grants spend hundreds of hours every month reviewing newsletters, funder sites, LinkedIn and many other resources to find funding and grants to enter and update in our Grants Expertise Management System (GEMS). Latest sector news Philanthropy 50: Which Australians gave away the most in 2023?

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iGrantWriters

JUNE 12, 2023

The program has been running for 15 years and has awarded over $132 million to support more than 300,000 immigrants in their journey to citizenship. Additionally, there is a specific grant opportunity called CARING that supports organizations serving vulnerable immigrant populations, focusing on extended civic integration services.

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AmpliFund

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Over the past year, grant professionals have turned to our resources for guidance to deal with the challenges they face managing grants. To further your success in 2024, we’ve gathered together some of the most helpful resources of 2023 for your review. We hope you find them valuable.

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GrantNews

AUGUST 1, 2024

And, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing ( UNOS ), 2023 saw a total of 23,289 donors, living and deceased. GrantWatch also provides a list of grant opportunities to aid in improving the quality of life amongst communities throughout the U.S. Grants to eligible nonprofits for programs to enhance/preserve human life.

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GrantNews

AUGUST 6, 2024

For this reason, grant funders are creating nutrition and food assistance grants for nonprofits. You can find these grants listed on GrantWatch and apply for grants as early as today. Nutrition & Food Grants For Nonprofits Accepting Applications Grant funders have done their research.

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Instrumentl

OCTOBER 26, 2023

From research to post-award management, master nonprofit grant application timelines with our comprehensive guide.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 31, 2023

They are securing more donors and creating new methods for obtaining grants, individual and corporate contributions. We believe that this is an incredible opportunity for charities and nonprofits in Canada to receive grants to build up their people, process, and systems with no strings attached. The minimum ask is $10,000.

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Candid

JULY 2, 2024

We streamlined the application process, eliminated the written reporting requirement, and, 18 days later, awarded the first round of grants in Greater Boston. Over 10 weeks, we distributed 181 grants totaling $4.5 Over 10 weeks, we distributed 181 grants totaling $4.5

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Candid

APRIL 9, 2024

And 2023 set records in disaster relief funding. A year later, Candid had tracked 465 grants worth $289 million and 55 pledges worth nearly $206 million in response to that disaster. Beyond all past disasters In December 2023, we released our 10th SODP report , which tracked $3 billion in philanthropic giving for disasters in 2021.

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iGrantWriters

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed. Description The NIDCD Early Career Research (ECR) Award (R21) is intended to support both basic and clinical research from scientists who are beginning to establish an independent research career. Deadline To Apply Oct 26, 2023 Non-domestic (non-U.S.)

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