DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 20, 2025

Over 35,000 nonprofits rely on government grants for over half their total revenue. If your organization relies partially or heavily on grant funding to stay in business, reevaluate your grant writing and management approach to ensure more of your proposals are accepted. Research grant opportunities.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Whether you’re applying for a foundation grant or a federal grant, it’s not something you can casually sit down and complete. Gathering all of the necessary financial documents, compiling the required data, and submitting it in the correct form takes time and energy. Where’s Our Grant Money?

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Yes and yes—a solid grant writing process often includes both copy editing and mock review , but from separate reviewers and at different milestones in the timeline. All types of grant documents that you create should go through a copy edit. Foundation grants certainly benefit as well. Copy Editing The purpose.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

JULY 3, 2024

With federal grant writing help, our client secured a $2.5 Million HUD grant to address homelessness in HIV population. Every grant writer understands exactly what this means. At Millionaire Grant Lady and Associates, we love to celebrate every one of our clients’ funding accomplishments. Find a good fit.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

JANUARY 24, 2025

The writing part of grant writing is a relatively small percentage of the actual work required to win grants at a high level consistently. To someone who is new to writing and submitting grants, the entire grant process can feel convoluted, overwhelming, and tedious. What attachments will we need?

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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. There are four major documents that you may need to create if your nonprofit is looking for funding. To see this in practice, review our proposal budget sample documents.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Understanding the various types of grants can help applicants focus their search and develop tailored proposals. For those seeking assistance, resources such as grant writing workshops and grant writing services can provide valuable insights into crafting effective applications.

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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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RBW Strategy

MAY 14, 2024

Beginning in 2013, the AAMC first contracted with RBW Strategy to provide supplemental grant writing support during an especially busy time to increase staff capacity. Since then, the AAMC has begun to work to center its efforts into a prioritized mission-critical, mission-focused, and mission-supportive framework.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 31, 2023

Yet these same foundations require hoop after hoop for nonprofits to jump through during the grant management process. Foundations usually request additional documentation (IRS letters, audits, financial statements, annual reports, etc.) Foundations require regular (sometimes monthly) reports. An accounting of every penny is necessary.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 23, 2023

Many agencies hire a grant consultant to start or help grow their grant portfolio. And while that may seem like a simple solution to your grant woes, a they do not magically appear and take all the work off your plate. So, what should you expect when you hire a grant consultant?

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Whistleblower Frances Haugen, a former product manager at Facebook (now known as Meta Platforms), released thousands of company documents last year that she said described the company’s failures to protect teen girls on Instagram and clamp down on vaccine misinformation, among other alleged wrongdoing. Y’all be careful out there!

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 7, 2022

But the fact is, successfully securing and implementing grant funding takes time and effort; to be successful in the business of grants, you need to put equal emphasis on the 5 Rs of Grant Writing : Readiness, Research, Relationships, wRiting, and Reporting. Download our free Grant Research Guidebook.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 29, 2024

For further resources, consider exploring articles like how to apply for a grant or grant writing workshops to enhance skills in effective budgeting for grants. Documenting Justifications : Clearly articulate the rationale behind each proposed change, referencing both internal assessments and feedback from stakeholders.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Whether you’re a grant writer, fundraiser, development director, or consultant who works with them, you can play an essential role in helping prepare a nonprofit to accept unexpected, larger donations and build sustainability for the communities served. Russel James’s PowerPoint on planned giving and annual giving.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 21, 2022

No one can quite remember where it came from, and the only existing documentation of the recipe is a text message with the ingredients – no instructions. For me, being successful in grant writing isn’t unlike following a recipe. So how can you use this “ingredient” to lead to grant writing success?

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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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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

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Most people fall into grant writing almost by chance. Maybe someone recognized your writing skills and voila! Either way, those writing skills drew you in. It makes sense, given the most common way to describe the process is “grant writing” – which only tells part of the story. You were “voluntold.”

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Grant Professionals Association

JULY 30, 2024

In response to recent GPA membership survey results showing that 37% of us are grant consultants, a discussion of business development may be helpful. As consultants, we are, in fact, running a business. There’s no doubt that independent grant writers and grant writing firms are on the rise.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Seriously though, in my 25+ years in nonprofit fundraising, I have met many more introverts than extroverts who gravitate toward grant writing and management versus individual donors or special events. Communicate outside the grant cycle with foundations new to your organization and those who are steady supporters.

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Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 21, 2024

The odds of securing grant funds are considerably increased by organizations using the following strategies: Managing Documents. Management of documents can be a tedious chore when available staffing is minimal. The time it takes to manage documentation can impinge on an organization’s ability to afloat.

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Just Write Grants

MARCH 13, 2024

Grant writing can be a battle against the clock and self-doubt. So, put an end to all-nighters and lukewarm coffee — let's dive into some of my favorite grant-writing tools! Streamlining the Process Tired of juggling grant research, deadlines, and scattered proposal drafts? The struggle is real, my friends.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 26, 2023

The agency had a strong base of family foundation support, but my job was to bring in larger grants and bring them in fast. Between long-term funders requesting basic letters as proposals to more complex, more extensive applications, I soon averaged more than 80 grant proposals a year.

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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

JULY 21, 2023

First, know that you will read the document more than once. DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services, LLC is so excited to be season 6 sponsors for Fundraising HayDay , a podcast about grants and such. RFPs are the first step toward a successful proposal. And believe me, there is an art to reading them.

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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. Ensure your nonprofit’s DEI efforts are well-documented and highlighted in your grant proposals.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Grant Writing Boss Club 2023 enrollment opens January 3rd! You are a skilled writer (not necessarily with grant writing experience). When you have to get down to the billable work of being a Grant Writing Boss, we’ve got you covered. It’s the one and only chance to join in 2023.

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Candid

JUNE 14, 2023

So, we asked you on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook: What red flags do funders look out for when reading a grant proposal? Here they are in this crowdsourced list of grant writing red flags. Your proposal is unrealistic It’s great to dream big, but grant proposals aren’t the best place for that. Did we miss a red flag?

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Allied Grant Writers

MARCH 24, 2025

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and other grant programs provide critical financial support ranging from micro grants to substantial fellowships for disabled writers, empowering them to pursue their creative endeavors. With the NEAs extensive support, disabled writers can confidently pursue their artistic projects.

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Allied Grant Writers

OCTOBER 19, 2021

To answer all of this, let’s get into the deeper details of grant writing for nonprofits. What is Grant Writing? Grant writing for nonprofits is an essential element to the success of an organization’s fundraising efforts. This should be the case when you are planning to start grant writing for nonprofits.

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Allied Grant Writers

OCTOBER 19, 2021

To answer all of this, let’s get into the deeper details of grant writing for nonprofits. What is Grant Writing? Grant writing for nonprofits is an essential element to the success of an organization’s fundraising efforts. This should be the case when you are planning to start grant writing for nonprofits.

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GrantNews

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

When you hire a grant writer, the first logical question is, “How much will it cost?” ” It is only natural to to worry about the price tag involved with hiring a professional grant writer since many of us see grant writing through a fog of confusion. Veteran grant writers know the process.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The application period never feels like quite enough, whether 30, 45, or 60 days, given all the other commitments that your key grant team members will still have on their plates during that time period. Learn more about that 30 minute FREE session here.

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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. By harnessing prompt engineering, you could ask an AI to draft a document following a specific format, style, or tone, significantly reducing the time spent on first drafts.

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Grant Professionals Association

DECEMBER 5, 2023

My options were: Should I resign from my full-time job as a nonprofit employee and start consulting full-time? After several months of reflecting on my values and goals, crunching numbers, watching every GPA consulting webinar available, and asking for guidance from trusted peers and family, I decided to take a risk and become a solopreneur.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Some foundations have adopted more complex applications that require more documentation and analysis to complete. Instead of hiring a full-time grant writer or doing it themselves, nonprofits can hire a grant consultant. With a grant consultant, you select the package that fits your organization’s needs and budget.

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