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The Letter That Will Get You Funded

Grant Training Center

In order to assess the validity of a proposal in relationship to the solicitation, many donors, especially foundations, request a Letter of Intent (LOI) from future applicants. This is the letter that will lead to the invitation to apply for the grant. Get feedback from your colleagues.

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Innovative Approaches for Grantmakers to Address Grantee Well-Being

Blackbaud

Some funders are reimagining grantmaking by introducing ultra-streamlined applications, such as five-minute screening forms (in lieu of Letters of Intent), and by allowing brief video reports in place of traditional written ones. They didnt require an application, and grantees didnt know the additional funds were coming.

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A to Z Grant Terminology You’ll Want to Know

Grant Writer Team

Given that you are competing with other applicants, it’s imperative to make your foundation stand out from the crowd. Application: Thoroughly review to ensure proper steps and guidelines are followed when writing the grant proposal. Always submit our grant application by this date. Budget: Be clear in advance.

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Small Nonprofit Building Block Series: Tips for Staying Organized by Megan Campbell, MPA, GPC

Assel Grant Services

Within each year’s subfolder, create folders labeled application , budget, attachment , correspondence , and reporting. or XYZ Letter of Intent mc 2.05.24). Follow along with the small nonprofit blog series by subscribing for updates. Then, each of those grant funder folders will have subfolders organized by year.

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LOI’s Sorting out the Confusion and Purpose

Grant Professionals Association

Let’s sort this out, LOI can be a Letter of Inquiry, a Letter of Introduction, or a Letter of Intent. The Solicited LOI {Inquiry} Foundations will solicit an LOI as the first phase of their grant making process, many prefer them to a full application[1]. Do you even know what LOI is short for?

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Throwback Tuesday – An A-Z Guide to Writing Grants

Cain Nonprofit Solutions

That's a cruddy day to release a blog post so I'm switching things up a bit and doing it on Tuesday this week. And I'm throwin' it back to a previous blog post that is an oldie but a goodie. This is going to be a longer blog post than I normally write. You can subscribe to almost any website that has a blog or posts articles.

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5 Ways Funders Can Address Nonprofit Burnout

Blackbaud

Simplify the Application Process If you havent reviewed your application within the last year, this is an easy first step. Aim for an application completion time of no more than 10-12 hours. Not sure how long your application takes? Keep requirements for Letters of Intent (LOIs) to one to two pages max.

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