Think and Ink Grants

JANUARY 13, 2025

Measure and Communicate Success Effectively To earn and retain grant funding, organizations must provide clear evidence of their impact. This begins with defining your metrics of success before the project even starts. Success in grant-seeking is not just about what you do but how well you can convey the value and impact of your work.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The Importance of Professional Grant Writing Services Grant writing plays a crucial role in securing funding for non-profit organizations. Professional grant writing services offer expertise and resources that can significantly enhance the likelihood of obtaining grant money.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

APRIL 14, 2023

But it can be easy to look around and see people reporting their huge number of dollars won, number of grants written, number of clients secured, number of people trained, or whatever metric we use to share our success and think that we are the only one struggling with a certain aspect of the job.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Feature Description Purpose Strengthen organizational infrastructure Duration Time-limited; may vary Reporting Progress reports on capacity development Evaluation Measure improved organizational effectiveness Capacity-building grants can significantly impact a nonprofits long-term viability.

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Just Write Grants

OCTOBER 1, 2024

As we approach 2025, the landscape of grant writing for nonprofits is evolving rapidly. Staying ahead of trends and preparing effectively can make the difference between a successful grant application and a missed opportunity. Develop a Comprehensive Grant Writing Strategy 2.1 Click here to learn more.

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Just Write Grants

APRIL 23, 2024

Picture this: It's Friday afternoon, and you're staring down a grant deadline. Grant writing might be part of your job, but let's face it, with everything else on your plate, it probably doesn't get the focused time it needs. Grant deadlines wait for no one, so let's cut to the chase.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Just before the pandemic, or about 1,000 years ago, I took a Scrum project management course in preparation for the certification exam from Agile for Nonprofits through DH Leonard Consulting, a long-term sponsor of the Fundraising HayDay Podcast. Considering a monumental change in my consulting business model, I was ready to learn.

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Just Write Grants

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Calculate anticipated expenses and projected outcomes to create a “cost per outcome” metric (e.g., Highlight these metrics in your proposal to build funder confidence in your financial stewardship. cost per individual served).

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 28, 2024

Tough times call for strategic measures, and mastering the art of grant writing is more crucial than ever. This blog post delves into practical strategies for nonprofits seeking to enhance their grant writing skills and secure necessary funding during challenging periods.

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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. Always better to be safe than sorry in regard to financial reporting, anyway. Remember, your CFO is a resource.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

After all, when you’re applying to grants, you’re drawing on the same basic pool of information over and over again, just making different selections according to what a funder wants. Curating that pool of information is vital to efficient grant writing.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Krista Kurlinkus The decision-making process The first time I remember entertaining anything other than becoming an academic was when my best friend and I started toying with the idea of opening a writing consultancy. I learned quickly that I loved the grant writing but hated the rest of the job.

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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. Always better to be safe than sorry in regard to financial reporting, anyway. Remember, your CFO is a resource.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 10, 2023

With relevant metrics, you can communicate your accomplishments to funders and demonstrate whether you’re on track to reach the objectives laid out in your proposal. As you prepare to report on your nonprofit’s impact and performance, be sure that you’re actively collecting and studying the key metrics that the funder will be considering.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 18, 2024

For example, I inherited the reporting phase for a project in which we had committed to improving a visitor metric that we HAD NEVER actually measured! Most of us in grant writing/management positions don’t land that high on our org charts. Megan@dhleonardconsulting.com The post Grant Decision Making. So, what do you do?

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Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 25, 2024

To affect systems change, a collective impact model may be the best fit: a long-standing partnership with shared data collecting and metrics, deep coordination of activities, and centralized infrastructure through a backbone organization. Author Bio: Kristin Raack, CFRE, GPC has been a grant and fund development professional for 25 years.

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Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 15, 2024

This clarity is critical for aligning grant-seeking ambitions with the organization's overarching mission and vision. This includes understanding legal requirements, ethical standards, and best practices in grant management. This is particularly crucial when it comes to pursuing government grants. Mayer Consulting.

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Allied Grant Writers

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Local Resources Consult your local library for grant research resources. Reach out to local government offices for information on municipal grants. Be Specific and Detailed : Outline exactly how you’ll use the grant money and provide a comprehensive budget. Join nonprofit-focused groups on LinkedIn and Facebook.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Templates can be found in our dedicated section on grant writing templates. For those who need additional support, consider looking into grant writing certification programs or online grant writing courses that offer valuable insights. Using templates can help maintain structure and clarity in the proposal.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 20, 2021

Use a search engine to find consulting firms specializing in virtual assistants, especially those that have experience supporting nonprofits. . Your VA can track metrics and work with you to strategize on getting more out of your social media channels. Be careful with VAs who say they can write grants. GIFT MANAGEMENT.

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DoJiggy

JANUARY 16, 2024

So, if you’re wondering how to write an effective grant proposal for a nonprofit, you’ve come to the right place. We’ll explore the steps to nonprofit grant writing, how to write an effective grant proposal, and delve into why this skill is so essential.

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Peak Proposals

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Lack of Time: You Occasionally Need Help with Proposal Writing It can feel like an impossible dilemma: Your organization needs grant money to survive, but you have so many things to do, you never have the time to sit down and search for grant opportunities or write proposals.

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