DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Once upon a time, in a cubicle far, far away, I saw an announcement for a senior grant writing position at a national organization. Under the qualifications heading, it stated that they were looking for a grant writer who never made a mistake—that perfection was the goal for every grant submitted. Then, I read further.

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Candid

JANUARY 21, 2025

Similarly, in the nonprofit sector, well-funded organizations are already leveraging AI to increase efficiency and reduce burnout, while smaller nonprofitsoften serving the most marginalized communitiesare being left behind. According to a Candid survey , 23% of grantmakers say they dont accept AI-generated grant proposals.

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Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 28, 2024

For those of us in the nonprofit sector and the grant profession, we tend to work in situations where we are trying to help folks experiencing circumstances much worse than our own. Burnout and compassion fatigue are all too familiar in this sector. You are a grant professional because you care about something bigger than yourself.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 10, 2024

As grant professionals, we’re constantly focused on deadlines, applications, and making a difference for the causes we care about. Our team has had an ongoing focus on overall wellness, mental health, and mindfulness, given that our work as grant professionals is very sedentary and has a high rate of burnout.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 12, 2023

Every day is a new challenge, a new grant to write, a new initiative to launch. Rebellion Against Burnout: Rest as a Revolutionary Act Tricia Hersey’s Nap Ministry isn’t just about catching some Zs. I’d love to rest, but who’s going to write all those grants?” Let’s do it together.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JANUARY 6, 2023

You won’t get the grant if you don’t apply.”. . Just write the grant.”. . “I I know someone who got the grant for this exact equipment, so we should go for it.”. . As a grant professional, it can be tempting to write every grant that comes across your desk, cross your fingers, and hope for the best.

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Grant Professionals Association

JULY 10, 2024

Do you want to be happier, healthier, more productive, and more creative, especially as a grant professional? Have you ever felt like this as a grant pro? Perhaps you ultimately meet the grant deadline but question the arbitrary requirements or submit the report on time but let all the internal due dates leading up to it fly past?

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Dear Experienced Grant Writer: . I have four years experience in grants and I joined a new company where the expectations for completing a proposal are a bit unrealistic. I have similar expectations for private/foundation grants, completing most of these proposals for a 2 or 4 year project period in 2-4 weeks.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 27, 2022

There are some grant writing experts and instructors who believe that the key to getting grant funding is to… …Do more. Taking this frantic approach is a recipe for burnout. In my grant writing consulting work, I take an entirely different approach. …Go faster. …Work harder.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 5, 2022

When I founded my grant writing consultancy back in 2015, I knew that I wanted to serve the small nonprofits that make a big impact in our communities. They’re tired, often close to burnout. That’s the whole reason I got into teaching grant writing online – this is a system that needs to go. Free Grant Writing Training.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 13, 2022

In September 2020 I penned an article entitled Battling Burnout as a Grant Professional where I shared several resources to help overcome the struggle. Yes, I’m looking at you consultant who decided to build your own business, be your own boss. What do you do if the boss in that scenario is you? It was a lot, all at once.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Taking a break from work gives your brain the chance to reset and recharge, and this is essential to avoiding burnout and staying productive all year long. Once you have considered your needs and your family’s needs, consult your fundraising plan for your organization’s needs. If you take a summer vacation every year, mark that off.

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Just Write Grants

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Amidst the chaotic— yet remarkably rewarding— landscape of nonprofit initiatives, grant writing is the unsung hero. If your days are a blur of never-ending tasks or grant applications seem like unsolvable puzzles, it may be time to call in support. Grant Jargon Feels Like Greek The complex language of grants can be daunting.

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CauseVox

JUNE 22, 2021

Find out how to take advantage of the $10,000/mo Google Ad Grant with Grant Hensel, CEO @ Nonprofit Megaphone. Join Grant Hensel, CEO of Nonprofit Megaphone to learn how Google Ad Grants can give you up to $10,000 each month to improve your results on our favorite search site. It’s been a long year.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 8, 2024

Project-reliant staffing : Many nonprofits depend on grants and other project- or program-specific funding. It includes leading activities meant to build a positive workplace environment, like hosting fun events for your team to get to know each other or promoting work-life balance to help reduce burnout. Hire an HR consultant.

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GiveSmart

AUGUST 12, 2024

Reduce burnout: When these departments help each other out, it can reduce strain on individual team members. By supporting each other, development and marketing team members can avoid harmful, unnecessary stress that can lead to burnout. Host yearly meetings where the teams can share and update their materials.

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GiveSmart

APRIL 24, 2024

Reduce burnout: When these departments help each other out, it can reduce strain on individual team members. By supporting each other, development and marketing team members can avoid harmful, unnecessary stress that can lead to burnout. Host yearly meetings where the teams can share and update their materials.

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The Fundraising Coach

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Hurdles like volunteer recruitment , volunteer burnout, and disorganized training can make your program less effective. Explore volunteer grants. Explore volunteer grants. Volunteer grants can benefit any organization with a reliable volunteer program. Invest in volunteer management software. Make the experience engaging.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 24, 2024

They ideally would like to surpass the 50% mark, at which point management could grant them voluntary recognition that would bypass the need for an election. Insufficient staffing and employees’ lack of a voice are adding to the problem in Palmer’s view, especially on frontline medical teams where burnout and stress are already high.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Maybe you find that the first step in a big project – like starting a new grant application – is really hard, but the next time you needed to work on it, it was easy to get going. Dive into our “ Write Your Grant in One Hour Using AI ” course. After all, the first step to managing your resources is being realistic about what you have.

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Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 9, 2025

Still, many nonprofit professionals, specifically my fellow grant pros, have probably felt these feelings in the last two or three months, even if you have never felt them before. So, the simplest practice I'm engaging in is making sure I'm getting up from my desk several times a day to avoid burnout. Take care of yourself, friends.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 16, 2025

While it might sound simple to pick a challenge, three of the top five perceived dysfunctions in the sector, Resistance to Change and Rigid Structures, Lack of Inclusion and Empowerment in Decision-Making, and Staff Burnout and Unrealistic Expectations, are connected to how challenges are named, selected, and addressed.

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The Fundraising Coach

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

From hurdles like volunteer recruitment and burnout to all too common mistakes like disorganized training, its not easy to run an effective program, even if you have the best intentions. Well cover everything from showing appreciation to finding the best software partner or consultant. Leverage volunteer grants.

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