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Five Steps to Creating a Winning Logic Model

Think and Ink Grants

Last year, I presented the session "Logic Model LIVE!". It shows how serious (or maybe crazy) I am about logic models. If you've followed me for any length of time, you will have come across a presentation or two about logic models. In logic models, each prior step informs the next step.

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Too Many Fingers in the Pie? Here’s a Surefire Recipe for Cross-Agency Grant Work

Grant Professionals Association

If Charlie was supposed to get the logic model to you two days ago, you need to be empowered to go to his boss about it. He now works for Wastyn & Associates in Davenport, Iowa, writing grants for food banks, educational programs, and capital projects nationwide. Most important: set interim deadlines and enforce them.

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Good, Better, Best: Three Tips for Transforming a Mediocre Grant Proposal into a Great One

Peak Proposals

Logic Model Another tool that you can use (and is frequently required by funders) is a logic model. A logic model is a way to show the relationship between project resources, proposed activities, outcomes, and the impact you hope to achieve. Example timeline.

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Grant Outputs vs Outcomes: What's the Difference?

Think and Ink Grants

I specialize in grants supporting women, children, health, and education, so some of my clients' outputs are similar to # of health training sessions provided, # of women helped, or # of students taught. In logic model language (check this out to learn why logic models are essential), outputs are the direct results of your activities.

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Good, Better, Best: Three Tips for Transforming a Mediocre Grant Proposal into a Great One

Peak Proposals

Example timeline Logic Model Another tool that you can use (and is frequently required by funders) is a logic model. A logic model is a way to show the relationship between project resources, proposed activities, outcomes, and the impact you hope to achieve.

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Maximizing Grant Writing Success: The Importance of Starting Federal Grants Early

Think and Ink Grants

In the realm of federal grants and education service grants, timing is everything. This includes: Crafting a comprehensive logic model to outline the program's intricacies and engage diverse organizational departments. The adage "the early bird catches the worm" couldn't be more applicable.

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Hard and Fast Proof: The Quest for Demographic Data

Grant Professionals Association

is a former K-12 educator and, since 2020, the owner-operator of EdPro Communications. measurable data points for long-term program and impact assessments. hard and fast proof to qualify a community for programming, such as when funds have to benefit “disadvantaged” or “under-resourced” communities. Author Bio: Keith Nickolaus, Ph.D.