Think and Ink Grants

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The good news is that I am here to help you navigate this maze and get down to grant writing tips that will help you move the needle by defining which tips are true and valid and which tips are false. Now, the work of keeping a grant begins. This work is rooted in grant management, relationship building, and stewardship.

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Just Write Grants

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Grant writing is a critical component of nonprofit fundraising, but it often comes with its own set of challenges. Understanding and addressing these common pain points can significantly enhance your nonprofit’s success in securing grants. Understanding Grant Guidelines 2.1 Time Constraints 1.1 Meeting Deadlines 6.1

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JANUARY 13, 2023

We’re excited to announce the 2022 Top Grant Writing Blogs to Follow. With this mission in mind, our team put together a list of our top go-to grant writing blogs that share tips and tricks to help you as a nonprofit write strong, well written LOI’s and grant applications. 1832 Communications. (We

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Grant Professionals Association

JANUARY 17, 2025

Maximizing a consultants impact requires establishing a relationship that fits your teams needs. Development consultantsincluding grant professionals, major donor researchers, capital campaign pros, and morecan fill gaps, but it can be hard to see benefits over their fees. Get your consultant and teamand your board!on-board

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Just Write Grants

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

When nonprofit organizations begin a new grant writing strategy, many expect to see results within a year. However, grant writing success often demands more patience and a long-term view. Here’s why the 12-month mark may not be the best time to measure the effectiveness of your grant writing fundraising strategy.

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Grant Writer Team

MAY 23, 2024

In today’s fast-paced world, most established businesses and nonprofits hire professional grant writers to get the funding they need. They know that grant writing is a time-consuming process, usually best left to someone with the know-how to complete the job and get a favorable response. Grant Consultants are currently trending.

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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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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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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

If you are interested in flying solo in a consulting career path, you need to understand how you can help nonprofit organizations.

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Grant Writer Team

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

With their seasoned help, GrantWriterTeam’s writers can guide nonprofits through the complexities of grant applications, ensuring each element aligns with the specific requirements of the funder. To that end, GrantWatch is joining in to provide a list of technology-based grants for nonprofits.

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Lightning Fast Grant Writing

JULY 24, 2023

These grants can become quite technical and your ability to win may depend on the last-minute relationships you build with people who have very specialized expertise. Below, I will give you a peek at the techniques I use to manage these temporary but very important relationships. I do not need to become an expert in their field.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MARCH 4, 2024

Navigating the world of grant writing consulting often feels like juggling flaming torches while blindfolded. And, oh, project and time management? So, as we get into the question at hand–is grant writing consulting your next, best move?–let’s What a Grant Writing Consultant Needs to Succeed 1.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JANUARY 17, 2025

Our team loves sharing our knowledge when it comes to the 5 Rs of grant writing , and we cant wait for another year of resources to share with you. 2024 Top Grant Writing Blogs to Follow Grant Decision Making. How do you choose which grants to chase? Share below!

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 29, 2024

A well-prepared budget not only reflects the financial needs of the project but also demonstrates the applicant’s responsibility and capability to manage funds effectively. Personnel Cost Category Description Estimated Cost Project Manager Responsible for overall project management and reporting.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

That being said, each organization has a different staff structure related to grant writing and grant management/reporting activities. How does your organization keep the discussion about grant reporting/management present throughout all phases of the grant life cycle? I’d love to hear!

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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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RBW Strategy

JUNE 3, 2024

Outcome Maryland Nonprofits contracted with RBW Strategy starting in 2020, and our organization has provided extensive support, including strategic readiness, prospect research, and grant writing.

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Allied Grant Writers

MARCH 17, 2025

This article provides a detailed exploration of the world of grants for churches non profit organizations, highlighting the types of grants available, strategies for identifying and applying for funding, best practices for grant writing , and the challenges associated with grant compliance and reporting.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 31, 2023

They spend money on fundraising and overhead activities to secure individual donations, increase marketing, host fundraising events, and submit and manage grants. Yet these same foundations require hoop after hoop for nonprofits to jump through during the grant management process. Site visits happen.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 17, 2025

Myth #3: Organizational Culture cant be managed; it is something that happens organically in the workplace. Myth #5: Once a strong Organizational Culture is established, no further action is required by management. Indeed, what is practiced by management is always reflected by staff.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

APRIL 14, 2023

And I had to report that to the city manager and police chief. Thankfully, my city manager understood that no one is perfect, and mistakes happen. And don’t you feel better knowing I once lost a grant, but nearly 20 years later, I’m still plugging away and loving this messy work?

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 14, 2022

My buddy Lisa works for Westcare, which offers programs across the continuum of health and human services, programs that treat substance use, manage mental health disorders, and help those dealing with HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, and homelessness. No, we cannot do whatever we want with grant funding. Then we do it again.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

OCTOBER 6, 2023

While many nonprofits rely on grant funding for a significant portion of revenue, how nonprofits fill their grant writing needs varies significantly from organization to organization. Some nonprofits make grant writing a small part of someone’s job description. Can you hire a seasonal grant writer?

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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. This includes contributions on larger federal grant applications that were awarded.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

For a long time, I struggled with my work as a grant professional. I loved tackling a challenging federal grant proposal. Managing federal grants was my jam – I loved putting my organizational skills to work and totally geeked out about a well-put-together 3-ring binder. The post Grant Pros: What is Your Why?

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

AUGUST 5, 2022

Figure out the variety of platforms and software used to create and submit grant proposals for a variety of funders – even when the platform is new and does not work for anyone (i.e., Communicate with funders to keep them informed of your grant process. Grant professionals have skills galore. JustGrants).

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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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Think and Ink Grants

OCTOBER 15, 2024

One of the key avenues to secure this funding is through grants. But grant writing is no easy feat. From research proficiency to persuasive writing, from budgeting to relationship building, each skill plays a vital role. In this article, we'll delve into the top grant writing skills.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 12, 2023

Some metropolitan cities have grant professionals embedded in multiple departments – police, fire, parks and recreation, and transportation. Just as nobody puts baby in a corner, nobody should put their grant professional in a corner either! The post Where in the Organization Chart Does Your Grant Professional Belong?

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 9, 2022

They are catchy, plus I find myself constantly looking for that next tip, tool, or hack to make me a faster, better, more productive grant professional. But when I stop and think about it, do I really need five project management platforms, 86 ways to communicate with my clients, and 22 software programs to check my spelling and grammar?

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Yes, I have worked as a solo grant professional within a larger organization and as a lone grant consultant, working from home with no official colleagues to speak of. That leads to decreased burnout, higher success, and happier/healthier grant pros. [1] But that does not mean I work in a vacuum.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JANUARY 18, 2023

Over the past few years, we’ve done a Day in the Life of a grant writing consultant (both for me and one of my team members, Alisha ). But the truth is, I no longer do much grant writing consulting myself. What I want you to know is what it’s now like for me as a Grant Writing Boss.

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Just Write Grants

OCTOBER 16, 2023

(Originally posted June 2020 and updated October 2023) I've never "met" a nonprofit organization that had an excess of money to spend on hiring staff or paying a consultant. One of the questions I get most often is: " Is it okay to pay a grant writer a percentage of the grant award?"

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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. Don’t let grants stress you out, check out the helpful grant writing services our team has to offer here.

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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

JUNE 9, 2023

I knew she would be knowledgeable, but I had almost forgotten how well she boils a complex topic into simple, manageable bites. I love hearing from other grant professionals about the can’t-miss educational opportunities I should check out for myself. The post Grant Trainers – Who’s the Expert?

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 26, 2023

Back in the aughts, I was a newly hired manager of corporate and foundation relations at a food bank with the directive to aggressively grow grant funding—by at least 25% in my first year. The agency had a strong base of family foundation support, but my job was to bring in larger grants and bring them in fast.

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