Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Nonprofits work with consultants for a variety of reasons, from strategic planning to fundraising, capacity building and grant writing. But understanding how a consultant can benefit your nonprofit, as well as what your nonprofit is responsible for in this collaboration, is critical to success.

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Just Write Grants

JANUARY 9, 2025

Heres how you can ensure your grant proposals hit the mark. Revisit and Refine Your Strategic Plan Your organizations strategic plan serves as a roadmap for its activities and initiatives. Before diving into grant writing, take time to revisit your strategic plan.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

AUGUST 7, 2023

As a seasoned grant writing consultant, I’ve been privileged to learn the ropes of this unique, highly-demanding, and satisfying profession over the years. Today, let’s tackle a subject that I frequently encounter: How to get started with your very own grant writing business? Network, Network, Network!

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 5, 2023

AI + Grant Writing = A Match Made in Heaven Artificial Intelligence (AI) is like your secret weapon for grant writing. Here’s how AI can help : **Speed**: Ditch those long hours. **Quality**: AI has learned from countless successful grant proposals. Ready to dive into the world of AI and grant writing?

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Grant Writing Made Easy

APRIL 16, 2023

That’s why implementing effective strategies can help you improve your work with grant writing clients and ensure that you deliver the best possible results. In this blog post, we will explore five practical and personalized ways to streamline your grant writing process and maximize your clients’ chances of success.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

AUGUST 21, 2023

With AI’s rapid advancement, the landscape of traditional roles is changing, not least in technical and grant writing. AI systems are inherently data-driven, and many tools you might use in technical or grant writing will output data that can help you refine your work.

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Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 15, 2024

Here are some key steps you can take and considerations that will bring your organization that much closer to securing the funds your organization needs: Strategic Planning: Organizational development involves strategic planning, which identifies the goals, priorities, and needs of the organization and its programs/service offerings.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Note from Diane: You know how passionate our team is about thinking about your grant management work (your post-award work) to help strengthen your grant applications (your pre-award) work. Its why we partner with MyFedTrainer.com to deliver grant writing supports and training on both the pre-award and post-award side of things.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Capacity-Building Grants Capacity-building grants focus on strengthening an organization’s infrastructure. These funds may be used for training staff, improving technology, or developing strategic plans. Refer to effective resources such as grant writing templates.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 17, 2023

Have you ever felt like you’re navigating a complicated maze when it comes to grant writing? Artificial Intelligence (AI) What if we told you that a proven strategy exists that can halve your grant writing time and significantly increase your success rate—and that this method is absolutely free?

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The NonProfit Times

JULY 9, 2024

Investing in a well-thought-out grant-seeking strategy from the outset yields long-term dividends. A strategic plan, a grasp of program outcomes, and a thoughtful vision for the future are indispensable components of a successful grant-seeking approach. #4: 4: Grant-Seeking Requires Team Collaboration.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 1, 2024

For an in-depth exploration of each step and additional resources, join our Grant Writing Made Easier community. They offer a macro-level view of an organization’s financial health and are crucial for strategic planning and operational management. Why Join Grant Writing Made Easier?

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Red Tape Busters

JULY 11, 2023

The idea of having a Grant Writers Kit may sound pointless when every grant has different requirements and the funding objective for an organisation will vary with each grant. However, for Grant Writers, there are many parts to grant writing that are repetitive no matter what the grant is.

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Assel Grant Services

MARCH 3, 2024

We want to be valued for the deep institutional knowledge that grant professionals hold. If your organization does not already approve membership to the Grant Professionals Association , you could consider adding this professional development benefit, which connects your grant writer to others in their field.

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Peak Proposals

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Nonprofits are constantly seeking new funding streams to stay afloat, so if you work for a nonprofit, you’ve probably seen that grant writers are always in demand. You may be regarded as the lead writer because you are responsible for the bulk of the writing, but inevitably, others will write some of the proposal’s content.

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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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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. If you’re finding the grant writing process challenging, consider seeking professional grant writing services to enhance your chances of success.

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Peak Proposals

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Nonprofits are constantly seeking new funding streams to stay afloat, so if you work for a nonprofit, you’ve probably seen that grant writers are always in demand. You may be regarded as the lead writer because you are responsible for the bulk of the writing, but typically, others will need to write some of the proposal’s content.

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Grant Geek

JANUARY 10, 2022

With a clearer eye, and without the pressure of impending deadlines, you’ll be able to identify weaknesses in your proposals, and sometimes, you might even find patterns of common mistakes you can correct with changes to procedures, more intensive editorial reviews, or assistance from outside consultants.

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Qgiv

MARCH 11, 2024

For example, you may need someone with a legal background to help with compliance or someone with event planning experience to help organize your charitable events. Be sure to consult with legal counsel when getting started to ensure you are staying compliant with federal and state laws.

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Sharpshooter Communications

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This works whether you seek grants for a single organization or if you are a consultant with multiple clients. BASIC Index Cards: When I started out as a consultant and only had two clients, I kept lots of vault information on index cards that I stored in my top desk drawer. Here is a six-step guide.

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Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Grant Ethics: Organizational Capacity and Readiness Grant Ethics Session 3 of the Grant Ethics Series Issues of ethics abound when grant professionals examine their organization’s readiness to apply for grants.

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Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Ethics: The Ethics of Program Design: Plans and Partners Session 5 of the Ethics Series Creating a high-quality grant proposal can be challenging when organizations may also be designing the program at the same time. This can become even more complicated when adding community partners to a grant project.

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Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

Free nonprofit resources offer your organization knowledge, strategic planning, and valuable data to help you accomplish your goals more efficiently. This podcast founded by Mallory Erickson, an executive coach and fundraising consultant, helps nonprofits find the best practices for their fundraising strategy. We Are for Good.

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