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Five Tips to Improve Your Grant Writing and Write Grants Better

Think and Ink Grants

Read Books Books are a cost-effective and impactful way to gain knowledge from subject matter experts. For grant writers, books offer a treasure trove of strategies and techniques to refine your craft. Find a Mentor Mentorship is transformative for any grant writer. When it comes to grant writing, mentors are invaluable.

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To be (Or Not To Be) Mentored

Grant Professionals Association

Mentor/Mentee Defined I wish I had a mentor. There are several reasons for both being a mentor and a mentee. There are several reasons for both being a mentor and a mentee. The mentee may also look at the connections that the mentor has and intentionally ask for help.

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Funding Art – Grants for Artists You Won’t Want to Miss

GrantNews

Awardees take part in an immersive retreat with mentors and an opportunity to screen projects. Literature and Written Arts Writers to Write Nonfiction Humanities Books : Up to $60,000 to writers to write nonfiction books related to the humanities that are geared toward the general public.

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A Nonprofit Partnership: How One Board Member Connected Two Organizations and Boosted Both

Blue Avocado

They also have access to the Cooke Scholar Network, where alumni serve as mentors and open doors to career opportunities. The scholarship has three different programs: Young Scholars Undergraduate Transfer College Scholars Their “Last Dollar” scholarship covers housing, tuition, fees, books, and miscellaneous costs.

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Knowledge is good, experience is better, mentoring is best

Future Fundraising Now

Plus webinars, conferences, and books. But there’s a way to go even deeper, and get their faster … Mentoring Working alongside someone with more experience in fundraising can supercharge your progress through knowledge and experience. A mentor helps you understand your knowledge. There are many great blogs about fundraising.

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Good Works! is a Great Book for Companies & Causes

Selfish Giving

There’s a great new book out for cause and corporate marketers: Good Works! David has been a friend and mentor of mine for many years. This is an exciting new book for marketers as we finally have a place where David has shared his experiences, insights and advice on cause marketing and corporate partnerships.

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The Gift Begins with Securing the First Meeting

NonProfit PRO

Did you take classes, learn from mentors, read books or attempt to gain experience on a trial-and-error basis? Think about your fundraising career. Specifically, when thinking about the solicitation process, you probably focused a great deal of energy on what to say and do before, during and after the actual ask process.

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