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How Government Grants Are Changing Grant-Making Policies

GrantNews

In truth, this is one of the many reasons GrantWatch lists grants for nonprofits and businesses alike. Billions of dollars in Federal grants are awarded each year for programs and projects that benefit the public. This assistance is rooted in the Constitution and its call to “promote the general Welfare.”

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Responding to Federal Grant Pauses: Strategies for Nonprofit Stability

Just Write Grants

In the nonprofit world, federal grants often serve as a critical lifeline for funding essential programs and services. If your nonprofit is navigating a pause in federal grants, here are practical steps to mitigate challenges and continue delivering impact.

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Coping in Trying Times: Empathy + Innovation are Essential Nonprofit Philanthropic Strategies

Clairification

Do not send out an email, a newsletter, an appeal, a social media post or anything else without first running them through the screen of these two approaches. For example, if you give out loans and grants, but dont modify your website messaging, will constituents believe your program is still robust given recent federal grant cutbacks?

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Want Changes to Federal Grants? How to Make Your Voice Heard

ProposalPRO

On the 30th of every month I explain how you can use free government resources and other strategies to increase your chances of winning federal grant funding. Subscribe Subscribe to receive actionable insights that can increase your ability to win federal grant funding. LINKS: Costa, M., Desmarais, B. Grist.Org.

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Boost Your Fundraising Team’s Success with a Grant Consultant: Here’s How

Millionaire Grant Lady

Some organizations additionally have a social media manager, volunteer coordinator, or data analyst. Alex Dunn, CFRE, is a grant consultant who founded the company Millionaire Grant Lady and Associates to help busy nonprofits save time and money while maximizing their grant funding.

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3 common fundraising mistakes nonprofits make—and how to avoid them 

Candid

By themselves, social media appeals, fundraising letters, and other mass marketing efforts offer low conversion rates and contribute to message fatigue and information overload. Events, social media, and marketing are only small links in a much bigger chain of interactions with supporters.

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I Signed up for What?! A Primer for Pre- and Post-Award Grant Readiness

Blackbaud

In addition to risk, federal government agencies are asking applicants/recipients to demonstrate their ability to manage federal grants through a robust internal controls policy and procedures manual (sometimes during the pre-award stage) that outlines how organizations will be good stewards of government funding.