GrantNews

JULY 10, 2024

Ready to be inspired and get some valuable grant writing tips? It was an insightful and charming interview that covered topics like growth, leadership, grant writing, and making a difference. Get ready to follow Libby’s incredible rise from a special education teacher to the top of the grant world!

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GrantNews

JANUARY 9, 2025

Earn a stamp of approval on your grant application. If your grant proposal was rejected, don’t be discouraged! Grant writing involves a huge learning curve. Missed Deadline: Simply put, if the deadline has passed, look for another grant. In fact, you might even need a grant writer.

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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. They know that grant writing is a time-consuming process, usually best left to someone with the know-how to complete the job and get a favorable response. So, what’s all the hubbub?

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Think and Ink Grants

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Nonprofit Resources for Grant Writing Before you start searching for grants, it's important to have a solid understanding of the grant writing process. Many resources are available to help nonprofits with grant writing, including online courses, workshops, and books.

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Just Write Grants

MARCH 13, 2024

Picture this: You've poured your heart and soul into a grant proposal — fueled by questionable late-night snacks and bottomless cups of coffee. Grant writing can be a battle against the clock and self-doubt. So, put an end to all-nighters and lukewarm coffee — let's dive into some of my favorite grant-writing tools!

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JULY 21, 2023

Which means that for a full week, you will find me parked in a chair at the water’s edge with a book in hand. I will tear through book after book while sneaking glances at the rest of my crew as they boogie board, build sandcastles, and collect seashells. If I could get paid to read books all day long, I would be a happy camper.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 9, 2011

I read this book last week called “How to Write Knockout Proposals&# by Joseph Barbato. Don’t put together one proposal then send it to lots of different funders. Make sure that your proposal is a good fit, then explain that fit in your proposal. One size does not fit all. It’s lazy.

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Grant Training Center

MARCH 30, 2020

A 2015 meta-analysis of more than 1000 articles with advice to proposal writers showed that most of the top 10 recommendations focus on strategic positioning and project design. 1 I’ve seen scores of presentations advising faculty how to write more competitive grant proposals and I rarely hear anything besides these.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 10, 2024

I focus on prioritizing doing something to take care of myself for *at least* a few minutes to start every day – a run, a bike ride, meditation, reading a book, playing with Ollie (our mini Goldendoodle), etc to help recharge my own batteries so I am able to give to and support others. I don’t mean monetarily but in terms of energy.

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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.

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Allied Grant Writers

JANUARY 25, 2025

Adult learners may be eligible for federal student loans, federal supplemental educational opportunity grants, and other financial assistance. These options provide adult students the necessary funds to cover tuition, books, and other educational expenses. Remember, the journey to securing funding is not one you have to take alone.

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Grant Professionals Association

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

A year later we received the first million dollar grant award in the district’s history and I realized that my degrees in English and Education had accidentally perfectly prepared me for this job. A little over 20 years later I was asked to teach an undergraduate grant writing class at my alma mater. GPC Competencies: 1, 4, 9

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Grant Writer Team

JANUARY 25, 2024

It’s settled then, a lucrative career in grant writing is waiting for you! Just think, the ability to join the causes that matter most to you, inspire good work done to support individuals and communities, and you get paid to write. We have a few pointers for anyone considering a career in grant writing.

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The Fundraising Coach

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Learning grant writing is a rite of passage for many nonprofit professionals. Many of us first dive into grant writing with minimal (or even no) prior experience. Writing a grant proposal might seem like a big, scary task. Step 1: Understand the Grant Landscape and Process. Funding structures.

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Grant Professionals Association

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Over dinner I hear complaints of boring writing, long chapters, and words that make no sense to her. 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. Either way, get to reading!

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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. M&G is not a problem to be solved after the proposal has been submitted and approved.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 13, 2022

As I was reading Jess Pettit’s book “Good Enough Now” in preparation for our interview with her on the Fundraising HayDay podcast it hit me – being my own boss doesn’t mean I have the best boss ever if I am always saying yes to everything but not stopping and thinking about what saying yes means in terms of time, commitment, and stress on my life.

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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 28, 2023

I’ve written grants, primarily federal grants, for more than 30 years, but my love is creative writing. Some might see creative writing as antithetical to federal grant writing. After all, we’re not writing fiction, and we can’t make things up. Have you ever used humor in a grant application?

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Grant Writer Team

JUNE 6, 2024

GrantWriterTeam asks some hard questions and offers a comprehensive look at the criteria and thought processes that influence grant review decisions. This insight, from the mind of an actual grant reviewer, can significantly enhance your chances of securing the funding you need. The Bottom Line So, what’s the bottom line?

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Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 6, 2024

Their findings were published in the Fall 2020 Journal of the Grant Professionals Association, showing a gap in available information as well as initial research indicating more than three in four grant professionals experience physical symptoms, socio-emotional symptoms, or both, of burnout. And that “the flow of work never stops.”

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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. M&G is not a problem to be solved after the proposal has been submitted and approved.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

OCTOBER 22, 2024

7 Ways Your School Can Leverage Grants for Success Applying for grants is an intimidating process for many schools. You’ll need to create proposals, submit data, and juggle proposals to convince grantmakers that your organization deserves their funding.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Because my job was exclusively teaching – I taught four sections of writing courses every fall and spring semester – I didn’t have much time to continue pursuing research or turning my dissertation into a book project, the usual next step in my field. I learned quickly that I loved the grant writing but hated the rest of the job.

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Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

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. What Are You Proposing: Is It a Research Project, Or Could It Be a Project with an Evaluation Component? Features of Project Proposal vs. a Research Proposal c.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

" Successful grantseekers adore consistency, at least when it comes to developing a grant strategy, maintaining a grantseeking calendar, and gathering and polishing the basic documents for grant writing. Take Advantage of $99 GrantStation and a Free Funding Research E-Book. Make your grant proposals sparkle.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2014

ClickTime’s timesheet software allows employees to track the amount of time they spend on projects, grants, or tasks. This data is immediately collated and stored in a cloud-based system, making funding proposals, donor reporting, annual audits, and organizational planning simpler than ever. Conclusion.

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Qgiv

MARCH 28, 2022

Download our free eBook, the Big Book of Hybrid and Virtual Event Ideas, to find out! That can help you narrow down your search parameters for which grants you should apply to. Grant writing. When you apply for grants, you’ll usually need to submit a detailed proposal to the grant organizations you choose.

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Fundly

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Expert services Grants Plus is prepared to help your team develop a strategic grant-seeking plan through the following services: Comprehensive Grant Prospect Research: Theyll develop a comprehensive game plan for pursuing the right funders at the right times for the right purposes. Create a request for proposal (RFP).

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Just Write Grants

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

We're the ones writing grant proposals at 2 am, explaining complex issues to our board members, and somehow managing to keep the office plants alive. For example, instead of saying "increased literacy rate by 10%," say "helped 50 children read their first book."

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

A “Throwback Tuesday” post to one of my most popular grant writing guides. It's my complete A-Z guide to grant writing 101. This is going to be a longer blog post than I normally write. If you’ve ever wanted a start-to-finish rundown of the grants process, this is it. And you will get it down.

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Candid

MARCH 26, 2025

She found a position at a local domestic violence shelter, where she reluctantly took on some grant writing duties. There, she learned a key lessonthe need for better communication between grant writers and program staff. Want to learn more about writing grant proposals without mistakes?

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Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

APRIL 19, 2023

” Building more housing is vital to improving human well-being, which is ultimately what the grant process is about, or what it’s supposed to be about. * ” Another take on the book we previously wrote about , and which is germane to behavioral and mental health. appeared first on Seliger + Associates Grant Writing.

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Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

JULY 4, 2024

Still, as a grant writing consultant, I must stay current with public policy news and, like many of us, am experiencing enervating uncertainty*. While I’ve never read it again, the book’s themes of friends growing apart before eventual reconciliation has stayed with me. Feel free to steal it.

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Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

JULY 17, 2024

I stopped writing the proposal I was working on to watch the chaotic news coverage, not on CNN or Fox, but on X, which is now the best news source. Oh, there’s also the best use of a cat in a movie since Pyewaket, Kim Novak’s Siamese, in another great rom com, Bell, Book, and Candle.

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