DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JANUARY 31, 2024

Since 2006, we have helped secure over $121M in grant awards and trained over 86,863 professionals. Our Peers – Yes, each of YOU and your generous sharing of knowledge and skills Grant Professionals Association Candid (especially the Funding Information Network sites!)

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Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2025

According to school fundraising studies , only 64% of parents, teachers, and administrators believe their school is well-funded. Spirit days Promoting school spirit through themed attire can boost morale and funds. Merchandise Selling school-branded merchandise is a great way to bring in funds while promoting school pride.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

We were shocked when we saw the 25 winners of the big $100,000 to $500,000 Google Impact Challenge Awards. Google Global Impact Award competitions have been held in India and the UK, and most recently in the San Francisco Bay Area. The guiding principle of the awards is to “apply a Silicon Valley mindset to social innovation.

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AmpliFund

APRIL 30, 2024

Imagine this: You’re trying to find an important form for one of your awards. That’s the moment where grant management software will save the day by allowing you to house all award-related documents and data in one location. As you know, how you perform in audits will directly affect the funding you receive. Brittani Ellis Sr.

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Library Grants

JANUARY 4, 2024

Deadline: February 11, 2024 The Snapdragon Book Foundation was started in 2008 by a school librarian to provide funds to improve school libraries for disadvantaged children. For ideas of successfully funded grant projects, view the awarded grants on the website. Grants are given to U.S.

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Library Grants

JULY 8, 2024

Deadline: July 31, 2024 Books for Change USA is a nonprofit dedicated to providing access to quality books both locally and globally, especially in high-poverty and low-literacy communities. They aim to create and empower a global community of readers, one book and one child at a time.

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GrantNews

APRIL 4, 2024

Library Lovers – Have I got a book for you! Library Lovers may not always visit in large numbers, but they are certainly immense in their love of books. They also have extensive collections of books, movies, and music that you can borrow for free. Funding is for the purpose of installing solar panels.

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Library Grants

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Deadlines: Submit your Intent to Apply by January 23, 2025; final applications due by January 30, 2025 The National Endowment for the Arts Big Read is a program that awards grants ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 to support community reading programs designed around a single NEA Big Read book.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 24, 2024

Library Shelfie Day is here, so dust off your favorite books and join in! While you may not get to read ALL the books today, Shelfie Day is a chance to make a new beginning. This gesture will go far in the way of furthering literacy and inspiring young ones to slow down, take a breath, and crack a book.

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GrantNews

DECEMBER 29, 2023

If getting fully funded is your 2024 New Years Resolution, this is where you want to start. My book is ready and is available here for pre-sale. The book has three sections. Are you ready to make 2024, the year that you get fully funded ?” Now let’s get funded! Your friends at GrantWatch are here for you.

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GrantNews

APRIL 25, 2024

Researching and applying for grant funding can take dedication, time and effort. This kind of funding often has strings attached. Also, once a grant is awarded, do NOT sit around and wait for the funds to be ‘immediately’ issued. Entrepreneurs often wonder: Am I eligible for a business grant? Do not give up!

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Grant Writer Team

MAY 23, 2024

In today’s fast-paced world, most established businesses and nonprofits hire professional grant writers to get the funding they need. And, of course, there are countless courses you can take online, videos to watch, and even books on the subject. They should be tailored to meet the requirements of each funding source.

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Library Grants

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Deadline: March 9, 2023 Presented by the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath ) in partnership with School Library Journal (SLJ), the 2023 Mathical Book Prize Collection Development Awards program will provide $700 to up to 32 Title I U.S.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Grant Writing Essentials Understanding the essential aspects of grant writing is critical for success in securing funding. Understanding the Purpose of Grants Grants are financial awards provided by various funding organizations or agencies to support specific projects or initiatives.

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Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

The topic is research funding. Through our work in grant development, we’ve met many faculty members who have not received training on how to find funding or write grant proposals. In this post, we share what we’ve learned about finding research funding based on our experience working with faculty at US-based universities.

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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. Also, did you know?

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

But it’s going to be absolutely packed with my best tips, strategies, and hacks for finding, writing, and editing grant proposals that get funded. Because here’s the thing that most of us who have written more than a handful of grants know: You can write the best proposal in the world and there will be times it does not get funded.

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GrantNews

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Grants, Scholarships, and Awards For Members of the Military and Their Families Grants to Tribes to plan and implement programs that employ volunteer staff to address critical community needs. Funding supports services for veterans and their families, teaching Native languages, environmental stewardship, and STEM education.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

On-demand trainings can be taken any time, with recent topics including fostering an inclusive culture , finding funding , and writing grant proposal budgets. Candid also offers a wide variety of borrowable e-books by topic: DEI, management, fundraising, grant writing, advocacy, etc. Meanwhile, Candid had one for free. .

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Most nonprofits strive to include grant funding in their revenue streams but often find that large amounts of know-how (as well as a time commitment from the executive level down to the front line) are needed. Organization-wide, M&G cost must be allocated to each program according to its size—whether or not there is funding to cover it.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 9, 2025

Each rejection offers valuable lessons that can improve your chances of securing funding in the future. Unfeasible Budget: The higher the funding amount, the more stringent the rules. Go over your books with care and be sure every penny is accounted for. If they don’t, it’s unlikely they will fund your cause.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Finding corporate funding may be the trickiest of all funders to engage. Corporations and businesses sometimes create foundations or giving programs with funds generated from their profits. Michigan State University's list of service clubs and civic organizations that provide funding. Big Book of Library Grant Money.

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GrantNews

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

To that end, we have a dedicated list of grants that offers funding and support for our Veterans and the Military , to express our support all year long. Honoring Our Veterans In the book of our nation’s history, the pages of courage and strength are written by the hands of veterans.

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GrantNews

MARCH 22, 2024

Educational institutions are always looking for ways to increase funding to serve their students, perhaps now, more than ever. According to Discovery Education , the most significant source of funding for elementary and secondary schools is from state and local governments. Private school funding comes mostly from tuition fees.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 10, 2010

The Paperless Choice Challenge will award four $5,000 awards. Paperless Choice is a program of Catalog Choice and funded by the Overbrook Foundation. And it also promotes a way of working advocated by Beth Kanter and Allison Fine's new book, The Networked Nonprofit: Connecting with Social Media to Drive Change.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 2, 2021

From funding mission trips to furthering the education of your youth, raising money is vital to support your church’s mission and operations. Having fundraisers that happen outside of Sunday morning services helps fund important church activities. An adopt-a-mile fundraiser is a perfect way to fund your travel. Awards shows.

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GrantNews

JUNE 14, 2024

It doesn’t matter if a child wants to read articles in a crafty magazine, a football annual, or a book on ponies. After all… if you say to a child that a certain book isn’t worth reading, you’re also saying that the stories they enjoy aren’t worth writing.Talking through an idea of questioning ‘What if?’

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 30, 2024

Most nonprofits strive to include grant funding in their revenue streams but often find that large amounts of know-how (as well as a time commitment from the executive level down to the front line) are needed. Organization-wide, M&G cost must be allocated to each program according to its size—whether or not there is funding to cover it.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Introduction to Grants Definition and Purpose of Grants A grant is a financial award provided by a government agency, foundation, or corporation to support initiatives aligned with their objectives. This funding is essential for carrying out missions and serving communities.

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GrantNews

AUGUST 12, 2024

The first phone book was published in CT on February 21, 1878 , just two years after the telephone was invented! Yet the ‘book’ was actually just a list on a single piece of paper. Moreover, funding areas of interest include the arts, housing, human services, health, and education.

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GrantNews

MAY 20, 2024

GrantWatch has provided listings of grant opportunities to help with a variety of funding needs throughout the State of Wyoming. Beyond that, GrantWatch lists grants that are available to be used to fund national and even international projects and programs. An inspirational quote from J.C. The largest hot spring in the U.S.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Mary’s Pence funds women-led organizations and groups working for social change in the U.S., The first program is Mary’s Pence Grants , which funds women-led grassroots organizations in the U.S. Mary’s Pence is creative in funding ESPERA. Central America, and Mexico. Mary’s Pence accomplishes their work through two programs.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Thanksgiving Donor Awards Consider giving out annual donor awards and superlatives to show how much you appreciate your donors. Donor of the Year” is pretty classic but you can definitely get creative with themed awards that align with your organization’s mission. A “thank you” needn’t be big or elaborate to have meaning.

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Grant Writer Team

JUNE 6, 2024

Understanding the factors that reviewers prioritize—such as clarity of objectives, feasibility of the proposed project, and alignment with funding priorities—you can tailor your applications to meet these expectations. Reviewers don’t make final funding decisions; but their individual scores on any application factors in heavily.

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Grant Writer Team

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

For example, businesses can build grants to donate computers, valuable consulting services, and/or funding. In-kind grants provide resources rather than funding to nonprofits. To illustrate, the 1st grant that the founder of GrantWatch and GrantWriterTeam wrote was awarded as an In-Kind Grant for her school. The best thing?

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Grant Professionals Association

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Starting around age 10 you would always find me with a Nancy Drew, Babysitter’s Club, or Sweet Valley High book in progress. Because these days reading comes in many forms: books, e-readers, and audio. You also see what does not work – and sometimes poorly written books teach you more than those which are flawless.

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Blackbaud

MAY 14, 2024

and how they impact students, families, and public funding in general. But there is limited conversation about how schools must adapt to accept these funds. How do you factor state-funded scholarships or school vouchers into your financial aid program? How do you receive and allocate those funds in the business office?

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