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The Competitive Advantage and Head Start of Pre-planning for Large Grants

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

The rest of the field will be hot on your heels, and some may catch you, but definitely not all, and your competitive advantage by starting early is seen by all as you cross the finish line. Then they point at you and say, BUT, before I do that, YOU get to start NOW before the rest of the field.

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Juicing up Your Federal Grants to Engage Reviewers

Grant Professionals Association

I definitely fall into the former category when creating fiction, but I am firmly among the latter when I write a grant. The logic model. Developing a logic model before I start writing tells me who my characters are, what’s going to happen, and what the end result will be. My outline?

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Six Signs Your Nonprofit Isn't Ready to Apply for Federal Grants

Think and Ink Grants

Although applying for federal grants may be tempting, they are definitely not for every nonprofit organization. Some may require developing a logic model, which is even more difficult. Winning grants for nonprofits offered by government agencies do take time. When done right, the benefits for the local communities are priceless.

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Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change

Blackbaud

However, in the push towards impact, philanthropy has adopted a laundry list of activities—landscape scans, focus groups, case studies, logic models—to help in figuring out what is important to know to “do good” better. These are often perceived as disconnected from and less important than grant strategy. Fast forward to today….

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