Think and Ink Grants

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Stewardship in grant writing means maintaining an ongoing connection with funders, updating them on your organization’s progress, and demonstrating your impact long before submitting a grant proposal. I’ll explain everything in our proposal.” We’re impressed with your impact and look forward to reviewing your next proposal.”

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Grant Professionals Association

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

As you’re pondering this, think about how many times you’ve needed information: a program timeline, goals, design, learning moments, the list goes on. You can feel good about submitting a clear and well-defined proposal, and the reporting process becomes stronger too. GPC Competency: #2 You can just start writing!

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Grant Professionals Association

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Internal reviews offer: Fresh perspectives: Outside eyes catch what we miss When staring at a proposal for hours, days, or weeks, it's easy to miss things. They can also give you a heads-up on how the actual review panel might see your proposal, helping you address potential concerns before they become issues.

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Think and Ink Grants

JANUARY 13, 2025

Todays environment demands more than just a well-written proposal. Create a cohesive strategy that aligns with your organizations goals, strengths, and resources. Richardson, MBA, GPC Shavonn is the Founder and CEO of Think and Ink Grant Consulting. The challenge lies in the evolving funding landscape. About Shavonn V.

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Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 6, 2024

Once there is an understanding and approach, reach out to a supervisor or development director to have a conversation about realistic goal-setting for grants. Consider outsourcing special opportunities to a consultant to prepare a proposal and respect grant professional’s capacity. However, sometimes it is a great fit.

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Think and Ink Grants

OCTOBER 18, 2022

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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Assel Grant Services

JULY 6, 2024

Yet data helps leadership and the board of directors quantify the year-to-year success and progress toward department goals. All too often, an organization will set unrealistic goals without adequate resources or available opportunities or set unreasonable expectations for the number of applications an individual needs to submit.

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Assel Grant Services

DECEMBER 15, 2024

It is no secret that teams often struggle with unfocused vision, lack of clarity and communication related to goals or deliverables, and waiting for other team members to do their part. Identify project management strategies for submitting high-quality and complete proposals on time 6.02.

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The NonProfit Times

JULY 9, 2024

By Shavonn Richardson, MBA, GPC There’s nothing quick about the grants process. Aligning your organization’s goals with those of potential funders increases the likelihood of successful grant applications. First, there must be strategy. Here are five things to know that will help you revamp your grant-seeking strategy: #1.

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Assel Grant Services

MARCH 3, 2024

At the least, we want to sit in on these meetings so we can understand the broader organizational context and frame our grant proposals and reports appropriately within this context. If you expect me to help you meet the organization’s fundraising goals, invite me to be an active participant in strategic planning.”

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Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 21, 2024

Have you encountered inefficiency, frustration, or even conflict when working with a group to develop a grant proposal? This blog will briefly describe Tuckman’s framework and then apply these ideas to grant proposal development. The team must explicitly define its strategy and may reevaluate goals. Take heart. This is normal.

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Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 4, 2024

It is the soul of your proposal, usually the first impression people have of your case, and the way you introduce your work to a funder. Everything should return to your stated need as it sets the tone for the rest of your proposal. And make sure you tell the funder how all this fits with their stated goals and priorities.

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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 27, 2024

Early career experiences supporting corporate responses to competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) opportunities for business contracts provided insights into how to read, understand, and respond to RFPs. Later service as an external reviewer for government agency grant programs provided further insights into grant proposal best practices.

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Grant Professionals Association

JULY 10, 2024

Despite our best efforts and knowledge, sometimes sabotage can sneak in to derail progress on a project or proposal. The individual leading the charge wanted to nit-pick the goals and objectives every time we met. This changed the language in other sections we had spent the previous week working on to align throughout the proposal.

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Do you have the goal of obtaining your GPC TM soon? Grant professionals cannot successfully and ethically develop grant proposals and applications without learning “tricks of the trade.” Scholarships are also available for current GPCs renewing their credentials through the Certification Maintenance Program (CMP Renewal).

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Assel Grant Services

APRIL 7, 2024

All the time and effort you put into designing a great project and developing a clear, well-written grant proposal has paid off and you’ve received a notice of award from the funder. Now, it’s time to ensure that you are a great steward of the grant funds that you have received.

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Assel Grant Services

MARCH 31, 2024

We can’t come in on gameday and put together a proposal without any preparation and expect to win big. First, you want to look for open opportunities, commonly referred to as requests for proposals (RFP), notice of funding opportunities (NOFO), grant or funding cycles, or simply funding opportunities.

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Grant Professionals Association

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The university course catalog includes this description of the grant course: Writing Grant Proposals is designed for students who hope to enter professional careers requiring knowledge of grant writing. The final product will be a complete submission-ready grant proposal packet. GPC Competencies: 1, 4, 9

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Think and Ink Grants

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A proficient grant writer knows how to use this data to align their proposal with the funder's goals. It involves demonstrating how your nonprofit's mission matches the funder's goals. This skill can significantly increase the likelihood of your proposal being accepted. Treat them as such.

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Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 10, 2024

We need to reapply for this funding and can tell you all about our work in our proposal. Based on your input, we'd like to submit a proposal aligned with your goals. We look forward to submitting a proposal." Author Bio: Shavonn Richardson, MBA, GPC, is the Founder and CEO of Think and Ink Grant Consulting.

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Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 3, 2024

From there, the steps I take are: Review agency/client goals and any updated strategic plans. I review the updated strategic plan to understand the high-level, overarching goals as I begin to create my grant calendar for 2024. Ideally, I am doing this follow up throughout the year with each denied proposal (hey, I said ideally).

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Think and Ink Grants

JANUARY 2, 2023

As the new year approaches, we start to think about new potential funding opportunities and new and existing relationships that need to be built and maintain to make your funding goals a reality. Don't be afraid to share program ideas with a funder to get their feedback before submitting a proposal. People give to people."

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Grant Professionals Association

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

According to Career Explorer , “…Grant writers are skilled at communicating an organization's mission and goals compellingly to potential funders. Celebrate Small Wins Incremental progress—meeting a new funder, successfully submitting a Letter of Inquiry, getting invited to submit a proposal—these are all wins to be celebrated.

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Grant Professionals Association

MAY 22, 2024

Complete the application in ninety days, and we will present your proposal at the next board meeting.” Providing this guidance at the start ensures that grant proposals have the right expertise at the table, and the proposed work is vetted be the most appropriate staff at your organization. A decision tree is a great first step.

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Think and Ink Grants

DECEMBER 2, 2022

It's because I believe doing the work of a logic model is the difference between a winning proposal and an unfunded proposal. How and when outcomes are measured totally depends on the organization and how long it will take to see the proposed change.

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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 14, 2023

This often leaves only a thirty- to ninety-day window to adjust plans and priorities, identify organizational projects that align with program office goals, and develop a competitive proposal. Assembling the Team Projects aren’t meant to be completed by a single individual working alone, and neither are federal grant proposals.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 10, 2024

– Beth Archer, GPC, RSM Incorporating movement throughout the day like yoga/stretching, walking on my treadmill desk, and physically playing with my kids for a few minutes when they get home from school. – Diane Leonard, GPC, RST Before work, I start the day with a short walk. – Megan Martin.

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Think and Ink Grants

MAY 19, 2022

There is nothing worse than being three or four weeks into writing a proposal and you realize you have less than six weeks to fundraise new money to meet a match requirement. Your goal is to try to get a seat at the table (many tables) and be the name that everyone thinks of when a potential project comes along.

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Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 19, 2023

Have you ever gotten a call for proposals from a funder that fits your organization’s mission, and you have some ideas, but you don’t know where to start with the actual writing of the proposal? We start with asking three questions that will end up being the foundation for the proposal. GPC Competencies: 1,3,4,9

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Think and Ink Grants

MAY 24, 2021

R elevant - does this outcome align with the goals and mission of your organization? It isn't easy to write a competitive proposal without them. Shavonn Richardson, MBA, GPC is Founder and CEO of Think and Ink Grant Consulting™. T imebound- the outcome statement includes a target date to achieve the outcome ("By December 31st").

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Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Review NSF’s proposal and award policies and procedures guide (PAPPG) for detailed eligibility information. There are several types of funding that correspond with those goals. Proposals are due on January 17, 2024. How do I learn more about federal grant proposal writing, so my application is more likely to be successful?

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Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

To determine the extent to which a program met goals, make implementation refinements for improvements, or monitor activities for reporting, the evaluator should be skilled in both quantitative and qualitative analysis, as well as communication and innovation. You might interview those who make the final list if it is difficult to select one.

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Assel Grant Services

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is now accepting proposals for its Youth and Homelessness Systems Improvement (YHSI) Grant. Proposals are due on Thursday, February 15, 2024, through Grants.gov. How do I learn more about federal grant proposal writing, so my application is more likely to be successful?

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Assel Grant Services

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Using grant funds for anything outside of the project’s goals or funder restrictions could lead to compliance issues. Always read the request for proposals (RFP), notice of funding announcements, or funder guidelines to ensure that you follow the funder’s specific terms of funding. GPC first appeared on Assel Grant Services.

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Grant Professionals Association

DECEMBER 19, 2024

These shifts provide a unique opportunity for nonprofits to make more concerted efforts to cultivate relationships with corporate and foundation leaders, especially as these sectors seek to align their grantmaking with social responsibility goals. Let us share ideas and insights that help ensure we will all thrive in the year ahead!

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