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How to Write a Killer Letter of Inquiry (LOI) to Get a Grant

Get Fully Funded

Often, the first step in getting a grant is a Letter of Inquiry (sometimes called a Letter of Intent ) – or LOI, for short. If a funder likes your Letter of Inquiry, they’ll invite you to submit more details about what you would like them to fund. Grant writing doesn’t get any better than that!

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Building connections with funders as Black nonprofit leaders 

Candid

In this article, we’ll share real-life stories from Black executives who participated in Candid’s Collaboration Circle for leaders serving boys and men of color. The lack of an introduction can be a dead end: “If the grantor is not accepting Letters of Inquiry, I usually give up because I am unsure of what steps to take next.”

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Unlocking change: Free access to Candid’s nonprofit resources

Candid

Nonprofit knowledge base : Browse through short, actionable articles that address immediate questions on key nonprofit concepts and topics. Sample documents and reference materials : Gain inspiration from a collection of sample grant proposals, letters of inquiry, project budgets, and other documents for making your case to funders.

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The Secrets to Successful Nonprofit Grant Writing

Joe Garecht Fundraising

In this article, I'm going to give you 7 different strategies for finding and winning more grants for your non-profit. No matter how great your grant proposals and letters of inquiry are, you are only going to win a small number of the grants that you submit. 3: Network Your Way into Grants.

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Elevate your nonprofit grant writing success with expert tips 

Candid

To further support your work, here’s a collection of articles with grant writing tips that combine innovative approaches with proven strategies. There are four major types of grant proposal documents: letters of inquiry, cover letters, proposal budget, and full grant proposal. How to write a winning grant proposal.

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Grant Writing or School Fundraising: Which is Better?

Big Fundraising Ideas

This article discusses defining and executing each and a detailed guide on grant proposal writing for schools. Letters of Inquiry Some grant awards are by invitation only. In these cases, schools can send a letter of inquiry (LOI), a formal funding request. However, that is the extent of the similarities.

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Your Ultimate Guide to Writing a Grant Proposal

Allied Grant Writers

Things to Consider in Writing Grant Proposals Take note that some foundations require a letter of inquiry or request of an application prior to submission of grant proposals. Following the letter of inquiry, you have to send the document providing more information about your organization, the needs, and outcomes.