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More Than Fiduciary Oversight – How Board Members Can Support the Grant Writing Team by Megan Campbell, MPA, GPC

Assel Grant Services

Offer to write letters of support for proposals and be flexible when needed to sign grant documentation (e.g., Further, introducing agency staff to friends and colleagues can support partnerships and collaborations that are often a boon to grant-seeking efforts. certifications, grant agreements). braided funding strategies, direct v.

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Applying The 10 Stages of Group Development To Grants

The NonProfit Times

By Shauna O’Toole, CFRE, GPC You encountered inefficiency, frustration, or even conflict when working with a group to develop a grant proposal. It is a good idea to document anything that may have previously been assumed or implied so everyone can refer back to the working norms. What worked well?

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Small Nonprofit Building Block Series: Tips for Staying Organized by Megan Campbell, MPA, GPC

Assel Grant Services

As you develop or receive documents, they can be saved in folders accordingly for easy access. Name and save documents consistently. One of the ways you can do this is by saving all documents with a relevant title, your initials, and a date (e.g., ABC Foundation draft mc 1.15.24 or XYZ Letter of Intent mc 2.05.24).

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Applying the Stages of Group Development to Grants

Grant Professionals Association

At this stage, it is a good idea to document anything that may have previously been assumed or implied so everyone can refer back to the working norms. The appropriate personnel closes out the project by documenting the work and saving final copies for posterity. GPC Competency #2, #3, and #4 You can be that leader.

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Wrapping up 2024

Grant Professionals Association

Spend some time to update and refresh your toolkit of grant templates and answers to commonly asked questions as well as your organization's supporting documents. Author Bio: Jillain Veil-Ehnert, EdD, GPC, is the Director of Foundation Relations & Research Grants at Concordia College, Moorhead, MN.

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Grammar Kerfuffles: First Person vs. Third Person in Grant Writing

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

Before you begin writing the documents in your application, choose the voice you will use throughout, either first or third person. From team member Beth Archer (GPC, RST), one of our clients builds a lot of storytelling elements into their proposals and that approach lends itself to using first person. (3) About first person.

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If You Want to Go Fast and Far, Create Efficient Systems

Grant Professionals Association

It’s one concise document created by staff who will be responsible for the work and approved by leadership. GPC Competency: #2 It can include things such as: A Program Summary Program Timeline Outcomes Partnerships Data Tools Too much to list here, but you can see how it works, and you can tailor it to your needs.

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