The Fundraising Coach

APRIL 9, 2024

A fundraising consultant can identify opportunities for improvement in your existing fundraising plan and build new strategies to advance your nonprofit. In this guide, we’ll cover five simple steps to hire the perfect fundraising consultant for your nonprofit. Read up on consulting services. Secure your board’s buy-in.

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The Grantsmanship Center

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Category: Proposal Writing and Grantseeking Let’s say you’re an experienced development staffer, or a consultant , and you’ve been submitting grant proposals to support the organization’s mission—call it child care, or mental health counseling, or any other program focus. How far afield is the new field?

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GrantNews

JANUARY 25, 2024

It’s important to create a problem or needs statement before you write an effective proposal. To that end, we hope the following information helps you to better understand its importance when preparing your grant proposal. The functionality of your problem or needs statement is as the primary driver of your grant proposal.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 21, 2022

This not only shows that you did your research, but when you purposefully put effort into developing these questions ahead of time, you ensure you won’t sit down to write a proposal a month from now and realize you are unclear about the funder’s process or if your organization really is a good fit for their priorities.

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Candid

JULY 13, 2023

While Candid is working to reduce that burden broadly, here is one specific way we are trying to help: by providing sample grant proposal documents. In this blog, we share the major types of grant proposal documents, their components, and free sample resources to show you what a successful version of each one looks like.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

APRIL 23, 2023

Here are five effective ways to increase your income and achieve your financial goals as a grant writing consultant. If you have the skill set to fulfill those needs, propose offering those services to your clients for an additional fee.

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Grant Professionals Association

OCTOBER 17, 2024

However, I took a chance on the C4C program because I was gripped by the mission: to pair a young non-profit, grant consultant mentor, and undergraduate student together to create an ecosystem of learning and growth. I shared ways to create a competitive proposal and spent hours editing proposals. What is holding you back?

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Candid

JUNE 14, 2023

Grant proposals take a lot of work. And nobody wants to see their proposal get discarded by a funder for something that could have been easily fixed. So, we asked you on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook: What red flags do funders look out for when reading a grant proposal? Did we miss a red flag? Did we miss a red flag?

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GrantNews

OCTOBER 8, 2024

With a little research on a grant funder, grant-seekers can get a leg up and ensure their grant proposal stands out to grant-makers during the review process. In truth, this information also helps you make the determination of how much to ask for in your proposal. In truth, only the best grant proposals are considered for funding.

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Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 13, 2024

As grant directors, managers, and writers we need to understand what we are writing about in our proposals, especially if we aren’t involved directly in the project or program development. Are you prepared to remind those who hold the answers – or the planning process - that you both want the same thing – a strong proposal?

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Grant Writer Team

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Crafting effective grant proposals can be a daunting prospect. Think about what makes your proposal unique. What makes it an effective grant proposal? GrantWriterTeam.com receives a high number of requests from organizations that seek qualified grant writers who can craft effective grant proposals. Imaginative?

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Lightning Fast Grant Writing

JULY 21, 2024

Now the presidential election is heating up, I find myself interested in the little tricks used by political consultants to influence voters. Some of the political consultants’ best ideas are the result of eye-tracking experiments. The question is how can we apply these ideas to improving a proposal cover letter?

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Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 4, 2024

It is the soul of your proposal, usually the first impression people have of your case, and the way you introduce your work to a funder. Everything should return to your stated need as it sets the tone for the rest of your proposal. And that is before you even get to character counts! Relevance: Why does it matter?

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Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 3, 2022

If you are preparing a proposal for a U.S. One of the reasons why USG funding opportunities are so daunting is that you usually need to consult multiple documents located across the funding agency’s website (and sometimes, several websites) to understand how to prepare and submit your application. What Is LiquidText?

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The Grantsmanship Center

AUGUST 15, 2023

Category: Program Planning and Design Proposal Writing and Grantseeking How much impact should you promise in your proposal? One of the criteria for evaluating your proposal is whether or not you’re proposing to bite off more than you can chew. You’re a $4 million-a-year agency in a major city. Probably not.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

AUGUST 23, 2024

To find the best fit, sometimes it can be beneficial to hire a grant consultant to identify opportunities and suggest funding requests. If the narrative of your proposal showcases what you do best, it will inevitably describe who your organization is at its heart.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 12, 2024

Exit 1: Disqualification Road Exit 2: Proposal Avenue Exit 3: The Stewardship Fork Once you know what road you’re on with a potential donor, you can decide to press the gas or to let it go and move on to a better-fit major gift prospect. The important point is to have a roadmap and a system in place for navigating it. All positive answers?

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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. Follow our for steps to create an effective nonprofit grant proposal.

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Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 3, 2022

December 03, 2022 If you are preparing a proposal for a U.S. One of the reasons why USG funding opportunities are so daunting is that you usually need to consult multiple documents located across the funding agency’s website (and sometimes, several websites) to understand how to prepare and submit your application. WHAT IS LIQUIDTEXT?

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Instrumentl

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Praised for its intuitive design, GrantHub is an online grant management software that helps nonprofits and grant consultants manage their proposals. But is GrantHub worth it, or would your nonprofit do better with an alternative?

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Instrumentl

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Praised for its intuitive design, GrantHub is an online grant management software that helps nonprofits and grant consultants manage their proposals. But is GrantHub worth it, or would your nonprofit do better with an alternative?

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 14, 2022

Nonprofit consultants specialize in a number of different aspects of nonprofit management from fundraising and accounting to web design. The right consultant can bring your organization new insights, leaping your nonprofit forward in terms of progress. What you need a consultant for . How to research consultants .

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JANUARY 18, 2023

I’d like to write grant proposals as a contractor, allowing me to choose proposals based on my time and schedule. Do you have suggestions for getting your name and expertise out there as a contracted proposal writer? appeared first on DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services. Any job boards you recommend?

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Millionaire Grant Lady

JULY 10, 2024

Our founder, Alex, has also spent time on grant review boards, which gives her unique insight into what it takes to create successful grant proposals that increase revenue for organizations. In this article: Mistake 2: Grant writers shouldn’t focus on minor distinctions within your work What is the purpose of a grant proposal?

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Think and Ink Grants

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Whether you're a nonprofit founder, manager, or consultant, this guide is for you. A proficient grant writer knows how to use this data to align their proposal with the funder's goals. This skill can significantly increase the likelihood of your proposal being accepted. But grant writing is no easy feat.

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Peak Proposals

JULY 17, 2022

Writing a grant proposal usually requires a significant amount of collaboration with others. For large, high-dollar value proposals, it’s necessary to assemble a team. These obstacles include different communication styles among team members or varying expectations regarding what the proposal process should be.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 22, 2024

Patient Grant Pro Answer: Dear Patient Grant Pro – Your challenge is one that we have heard from colleagues not just in the grant consulting space, but as employees as well. appeared first on DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services.

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Grant Writer Team

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

As a grant writer, it’s important that to have the focus and commitment necessary to bring together the various components required to adhere to the framework of the grant and while preparing an effective proposal to give any organization the best possibility of being awarded the grant. Empowering Technology to Improve Capacity!

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Millionaire Grant Lady

JULY 3, 2024

Other nonprofits do have a dedicated grant writer, grant consultant or grant writing team to handle this aspect of fundraising. We understand what it takes to create successful grant proposals that increase revenue for your organization. Foundation grant proposal readers are tired. What is jargon? Every field has jargon.

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Peak Proposals

JULY 17, 2022

July 17, 2022 Writing a grant proposal usually requires a significant amount of collaboration with others. For large, high-dollar value proposals, it’s necessary to assemble a team. These obstacles include different communication styles among team members or varying expectations regarding what the proposal process should be.

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Peak Proposals

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Preparing grant proposals isn't something everyone enjoys, feels confident doing, or has the time to do. This is where hiring a freelance grant proposal writer can help. Hiring a grant proposal writer can be a great solution for occasions when you lack the time or skills to write a particular proposal.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

JULY 20, 2024

And we have seen organizations go to great lengths to create the perfect proposal. Unfortunately, sometimes, the time and personnel resources organizations invest in foundation proposals are not worth it. Nonprofits should calculate the time and personnel cost to prepare a grant proposal. Grant money is not free.

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Grant Geek

JANUARY 10, 2022

It’s a new year and time to look at how successful your grant proposals were and, more importantly, identify how your organization can improve going forward. You’ll probably find a variety of reasons your proposals didn’t perform as well as hoped, ranging from obvious to subtle. . Let’s talk.

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Fundraising HayDay

JANUARY 19, 2023

Even if you are a grant consultant of one, a fellow solo-preneur may be the perfect solution. Even if you are a grant consultant of one, a fellow solo-preneur may be the perfect solution. What do you do if the perfect grant application comes along, but you don't have the bandwidth to tackle it all on your own?

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The Grantsmanship Center

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Category: Program Planning and Design Proposal Writing and Grantseeking There comes a time when a proposal needs to include a logic model. In proposals, you’re reassuring the funder that you’re not simply shooting an arrow, hitting something and calling it the target. How does it fit the bigger picture of our community?

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Blue Avocado

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Try a consultant with no guardrails. Little did I know that a consultant was overseeing the celebratory event and saw it as “her baby.” It turns out that the consultant not only never followed up with me about greenlighting the document — it never went out. Months later, the consultant again went catatonic for about six weeks.

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Peak Proposals

JUNE 20, 2020

To be considered for a grant, you need to submit your proposal by a specific date and time, no exceptions. Because of the time pressure, unless you have a plan for how you’ll meet the deadline, you run the risk of either submitting the proposal at the last minute or missing the deadline entirely.

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