Sharpshooter Communications

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Are you grant ready? As a 35+ year veteran of nonprofits, including the last 17 years as a full time grant consultant, I have celebrated many successes and cried over some spectacular failures. There are some specific reasons and I break them into two main categories: Grant Readiness and Grant Strategy.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

According to Pamela Jacques, MS, CPW, CHES, manager of Grants Administration at Kettering Health in Kettering, Ohio, here are eight things you need to know to get started. To get started: Before applying for grants, assess your organization’s level of grant readiness. Sometimes this is on the agency website.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

After more than 28 years in grants and fundraising, I have found that about 20% of grant writing is actual writing. Much of the remaining 80% goes toward wrangling attachments of required documents, hashing out budgets, and designing meaningful goals and objectives.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 23, 2023

So, what should you expect when you hire a grant consultant? Certainly, your mileage will vary depending on your organization’s grant readiness and fundraising goals, as well as the methodology your consultant employs to kick off the work. Second, everyone thinks their organization is grant ready.

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Grant Professionals Association

OCTOBER 17, 2024

As you decide if your organization needs the infrastructure to manage federal grants, remember, many grants from states and local governments are from federal sources (pass through grants), so you have to manage them as federal dollars. Grant readiness is your organization’s ability to apply for, manage and report on funding.

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Fundraising HayDay

JANUARY 6, 2022

But to be competitive in the grant funding world, you need all your ducks in a row to ensure your organization is grant ready. But to be competitive in the grant funding world, you need all your ducks in a row to ensure your organization is grant ready.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 24, 2022

Take the time ensure your organization is grant ready. Before you waste time going after grants that require documents and certain specifications, make sure your organization has what is needed. Unsure if you’re grant ready? Check out this Grant Readiness Assessment Tool.

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Assel Grant Services

APRIL 7, 2024

Even if you are not a member of the Grant Professionals Association or another grant-related membership organization, the GPA Standards of Professional Practice provide excellent guidance for nonprofit professionals throughout the grant cycle including solicitation, record keeping, and use of funds.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 3, 2024

Creating content that pushes industry norm, A/B testing email blasts or ads and simplifying the onboarding process while documenting fluctuations in their conversion rates are all are all examples of the nonprofit marketing experiments you will see trend in 2024. Then, decide what types of grants you are eligible for.

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Grant Writer Team

JULY 25, 2024

To get grant ready as a nonprofit, start by clearly defining your mission and goals. Gather essential documents such as your IRS determination letter, financial statements, and organizational budget. You need a solid business model and budgeting plan. Ensure your organization is legally registered and has a solid business plan.

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Grant Consulting Services

MARCH 28, 2024

We are sharing our proprietary assessment tool that is designed to help you take a deep look at your organization to determine your grant readiness and ability to take on the arduous process of applying for grant funding. The Feasibility study analyzes the potential for your organization to successfully secure grant funding.

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

JANUARY 14, 2021

If you're reading this in time, you can register here: ​ ​ [link] ​ March 14, 2021 UPDATE: The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) has officially been passed and with it comes important updates to Save Our Stages (SoS), Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG), and PPP Part 2.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

*Diane’s note: You are used to our team talking about how both pre-award and post-award work connect to create an organization’s overall grant readiness. In fact, we were just talking about this in our most recent webinar about How to Be Exceptionally Grant Ready with Lucy Morgan from MyFedTrainer.com.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

OCTOBER 30, 2022

7 Keep a document with relevant and updated statistics. Additionally, in the case of turnover in your organization, having a system for where everything is will keep the organization from losing more institutional knowledge. #7

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Grant Writing Made Easy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Consider that grants often require years of financial statements, submitted 990s, and numbers that indicate programmatic success. If you are a leader of a new nonprofit, you can set yourself up for success by keeping up with your financial documentation and IRS reporting requirements.

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Grant Consulting Services

MARCH 26, 2023

Part of this process involves accessing required documents that most funders will need to see in order to make sure organizations are eligible to apply. If not, recommendations are made and we work in partnership to help the organization become more optimized. Are the organization’s finances in order?

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Assel Grant Services

MAY 6, 2024

Audited financials are a common component of grant readiness discussions and are often requested by funders. Nonprofits should know that these documents are not the same as an audit. Competency #2: Knowledge of organizational development as it pertains to grant-seeking Skill 2.1: Why Do I Need an Audit?

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Grant Writing Made Easy

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

But the annual report is an important document. Not only does it share important information about your work with prospective donors, but frequently, grantmakers will also request one as part of a grant application. Now, you don’t have to worry about designing a nice-looking document. Save time and stress with this template.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

AUGUST 21, 2023

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. In-depth research will always be an essential aspect of grant and technical writing. Cultivating creativity will help you craft unique proposals and documents.

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Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Reporting and Dissemination: As reporting and dissemination requirements increase, so do costs, as evaluators spend significantly more time and resources documenting results and/or findings in reports, presentations, or other deliverables. document transfer, accuracy in post-award fiscal and activity reporting).

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

that auto-save your work so you literally can’t lose it, and you can even collaborate and edit documents in real-time with other team members right inside of the document. The following is a list of resources and FREE tools I have personally created that I think can help you better achieve your grants goals.

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GrantNews

APRIL 9, 2025

In addition, you’ll improve your chances of success on your next grant application! 5 Grant Writing Mistakes 1. Did You Include Supporting Documents? Supporting evidence is a crucial part of your grant application. This grant funder requires applicants to submit a letter of inquiry before applying.

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