Lightning Fast Grant Writing

JULY 21, 2024

Now the presidential election is heating up, I find myself interested in the little tricks used by political consultants to influence voters. As a grant writer, I have applied a lot of their ideas to benefit the clients we serve at Drew & Associates. Some of the political consultants’ best ideas are the result of eye-tracking experiments. The question is how can we apply these ideas to improving a proposal cover letter?

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JULY 21, 2024

Happy Monday, Trailblazers! I had a great time presenting “Salesforce’s Nonprofit Cloud: A Feature Odyssey” at Midwest Dreamin’ last week! For folks planning on attending Tahoe Dreamin’ this week, what sessions are you most looking forward to? I’m also curious who I’ll be seeing at Dreamforce this September? Drop me a note! Keep scrolling for some excellent Trailblazer content!

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Lightning Fast Grant Writing

JULY 21, 2024

While I have not seen formal research on where a person’s eye travels when they first read a grant proposal, I paid attention to my habits and have generalized them to assist our clients. Ironically, if you understand how to speed read, you will also have clues about how to position your information so that it has the most dramatic impact on the reader.

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Assel Grant Services

JULY 21, 2024

Over the past year, you may have overheard grant professionals discussing potential OMB Uniform Guidance updates. If you are wondering what that means and what may apply to you or your organization, here is a quick look at what changes occurred and what you should know. What is Uniform Guidance? Office of Management and Budget (OMB), an agency within the Executive Office of the President, issues government-wide grants-related guidance for federal departments and agencies and is responsible for t

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This prompt guide for ChatGPT contains 20+ tested ChatGPT prompts, along with tips on how to use this tool the best way. Nonprofits can engage with ChatGPT to brainstorm ideas, refine project plans, and craft compelling narratives for grant proposals.

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Lightning Fast Grant Writing

JULY 21, 2024

As a political scientist, I have always been fascinated by the biographies of charismatic leaders like John Kennedy, Nelson Mandela, and Mahatma Gandhi. As I studied their speeches and other communications I began to note certain common themes that gave their communications greater urgency, effectiveness, and persuasive power. I will share one of their most compelling techniques in this article: They keep things simple.

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