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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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The Holy Grail of Grant Writing Success: How to Write Goals, Outcomes, and Outputs

Think and Ink Grants

Learning the difference between goals, outcomes, and outputs is key to writing competitive proposals. The problem is that many nonprofit leaders and some grant writers do not have a clear understanding of the difference between goals, outcomes, and outputs. Goals A goal is a broad statement of what you are looking to accomplish.

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Writing About Need so Funders Will Get It

Grant Professionals Association

Check for logical fallacies, and make sure the evidence you’ve collected is clearly connected to the need you say exists. And make sure you tell the funder how all this fits with their stated goals and priorities. Duplication: Who else is doing this work, and why is there still a need for your work?

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Grant Outputs vs Outcomes: What's the Difference?

Think and Ink Grants

In logic model language (check this out to learn why logic models are essential), outputs are the direct results of your activities. R elevant - does this outcome align with the goals and mission of your organization? Shavonn Richardson, MBA, GPC is Founder and CEO of Think and Ink Grant Consulting™.

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Sabotage: Obstruction or Treason

Grant Professionals Association

The individual leading the charge wanted to nit-pick the goals and objectives every time we met. In week four, I put down my foot and said, we are NOT changing these goals and objectives again. Author Bio: Bonnie Houk, GPC, Director of Grants Management, Southeast Kansas Education Service Center.

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

Assel Grant Services

Reach out to the program officer (if allowed) and introduce yourself, the organization, and how you align with their goals. Create a logic model to outline the program components in a cohesive manner. Incorporating these strategies can help your team beat the competition and win grant awards!

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Collaboration—Love it or Hate it?

Grant Professionals Association

When I’m trying to balance a Logic Model, Work Plan, twelve attachments, budget narrative, project abstract, and a thirty-page narrative, the last thing I need are twenty-minute debates about “how come they are getting more than we are?” He has successfully written more than $70 million in awarded grants and received his GPC in 2016.