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Is your nonprofit organization ‘grant-ready’? 

Candid

Candid offers many resources to support organizations in searching for funding opportunities, writing grant proposals, and standing out among applicants. From the first phase of writing a proposal to actually receiving a check could take six to nine months. Would you be comfortable inviting a funder for a site visit?

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The Professionalization of Grants: Scaling Your Grants Program Through Effective Infrastructure

Grant Professionals Association

If you havent already, now is the time to evaluate your organizations grant readiness from pre- to post-award, ensuring alignment with funders, competitive proposals, and strong fund stewardship. Understanding how your organization makes grant submission decisions is critical. What is the current post-award process?

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Building a Grant-Ready Organization

Grant Professionals Association

Is your organization grant-ready? When you’re an early-career grant writer or are building a grants program for the first time, this can be a daunting question; I know that it was for me. When it comes down to it, grant readiness comes from preparation in three main areas: Resources, Collaboration, and Alignment.

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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

While board members play an important role in assuring agency finances and grant funds are treated ethically, they are also partially responsible for resource development that is, ensuring their organization has the resources needed to fulfill its mission. certifications, grant agreements). braided funding strategies, direct v.

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Don’t let grants be the scariest thing this spooky season

Grant Writing Made Easy

I’ve written about this before, but creating a standard grant narrative is the best thing you can do to spend less time working on grants and get better results. A standard grant narrative is a generalized grant proposal that you can update and tailor to specific funding opportunities.

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Competition and Training: Not just skills for the court By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

Assel Grant Services

March Madness is in full swing, and all this talk about competition and brackets makes me think about how grant writing relates. Grants, much like professional sports, are competitive, and increasingly so. We can’t come in on gameday and put together a proposal without any preparation and expect to win big.

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How to Budget for an External Evaluator by AGS Grant Staff

Assel Grant Services

Drafting the Evaluation Budget Your first step in drafting an evaluation budget is to consult with finance staff and program staff. Finance staff familiar with contracts and procurement may be able to pass along cost-cutting information.

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