Think and Ink Grants

JANUARY 9, 2024

As grant professionals, we have dedicated our careers to mastering how to write grants and completing competitive proposals. They may find it overwhelming to learn and use the same grant writing approach as professional grant writers. If this is accomplished, congratulations.

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Think and Ink Grants

JANUARY 9, 2024

As grant professionals, we have dedicated our careers to mastering how to write grants and completing competitive proposals. They may find it overwhelming to learn and use the same grant writing approach as professional grant writers. If this is accomplished, congratulations.

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In this brief article, I aim to touch upon some of these challenges and propose potential solutions. Language Proficiency: Organizations led by non-English speakers often struggle with English proficiency when completing grant applications independently. GPC Competences: 3 and 8

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Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 10, 2024

Stewardship is arguably the most important but underrated strategy in grant writing. We can define stewardship as the ongoing commitment to remain connected with funders, keeping them apprised of organizational progress long before grants are submitted. Based on your input, we'd like to submit a proposal aligned with your goals.

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Assel Grant Services

DECEMBER 2, 2024

After reviewing the foundation’s recent priorities, it became clear that their focus had shifted, and the grant proposal they submitted no longer aligned with their new direction. Some funders require a letter of inquiry (short or detailed) before inviting full proposals. GPC first appeared on Assel Grant Services.

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Grants4Good

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Join me to discover how businesses and nonprofits can access grant funding on Ben Albert‘s fantastic podcast series! You may already be half-way to having a grant proposal ready and don’t even know it…tune in here: [link] From the host , Ben Albert: “Grant Writing For Dummies” w/ Margit Brazda Poirier, M.S.,

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Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 13, 2024

As grant directors, managers, and writers we need to understand what we are writing about in our proposals, especially if we aren’t involved directly in the project or program development. If we don’t understand it in writing, potential funders won’t understand it in review either.

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Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 28, 2024

Denial can be challenging, especially when your grant proposals seem to be on a losing streak. Before you start rethinking your grant strategy or wondering if you’re doing something wrong, there may be other proactive steps and factors to take into consideration. Grant funding is complex.

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Assel Grant Services

JULY 14, 2024

Understanding the intention and need for a program will strengthen a proposal as well as help an organization identify when mission creep is treading the ethical line. Some opportunities or renewals may allow grant writing compensation; however, these need to be in writing and not in violation of 2 CFR 200.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 22, 2024

Dear Experienced Grant Writer: I’ve been developing my grant writing business for about a year and a half. Patient Grant Pro Answer: Dear Patient Grant Pro – Your challenge is one that we have heard from colleagues not just in the grant consulting space, but as employees as well. Thanks so much!

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Assel Grant Services

APRIL 29, 2024

Below is an overview of professional credentials related to the grants profession and the requirements for obtaining them. Certified Grants Management Specialist (CGMS) There are just over 300 CGMS professionals at the end of 2023; only five have also received their GPC, including two AGS staff. There are 1.4

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Fundraising HayDay

JULY 25, 2024

In 2023, today’s guest ( Laura Chynoweth ) penned the blog post “Disrupting the Development Hierarchy” in which she spells out why grant writing so often is found at the bottom. The truth is, those who conduct prospect research, develop grant proposals, and manage grant awards play a vital role in the fundraising arm of organizations.

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Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 6, 2024

Their findings were published in the Fall 2020 Journal of the Grant Professionals Association, showing a gap in available information as well as initial research indicating more than three in four grant professionals experience physical symptoms, socio-emotional symptoms, or both, of burnout. And that “the flow of work never stops.”

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Think and Ink Grants

OCTOBER 18, 2022

If you have not yet had any “ah-ha moments” when it comes to learning how to write grants, you are in for a real treat. Learning the difference between goals, outcomes, and outputs is key to writing competitive proposals. This is the holy grail of grant writing. Save this for the outcomes).

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Assel Grant Services

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

If you are gift-giving for fellow writers or want to send a subtle hint to someone, here is a list of items to surround yourself with to create the perfect grant-writing atmosphere. A Branch Ergonomic Chair Writers spend many hours behind a desk, piecing together proposals and researching new opportunities.

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The NonProfit Times

JULY 9, 2024

By Shavonn Richardson, MBA, GPC There’s nothing quick about the grants process. Here are five things to know that will help you revamp your grant-seeking strategy: #1. Grants Are Not a Quick Fix. While grants might constitute a significant revenue stream for some organizations, relying solely on them is imprudent.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

In fact, that fundamental training allows me still today to be independent and not to rely on office assistants, and it helps make grant writing a snap. I read about various subjects and shared my discoveries in a logical fashion, in writing. Q: What are the best grant writing courses?

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Grant Professionals Association

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

A year later we received the first million dollar grant award in the district’s history and I realized that my degrees in English and Education had accidentally perfectly prepared me for this job. A little over 20 years later I was asked to teach an undergraduate grant writing class at my alma mater. GPC Competencies: 1, 4, 9

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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. Opportunities to invest in your nonprofit can include strategy, marketing, organizational effectiveness, grant writing and fundraising.

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Assel Grant Services

MARCH 31, 2024

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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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 20, 2024

The letters are most often a two-page “brief” proposal that contains the information that your organization wants to convey to a foundation, while also acknowledging their giving pillars. Are you ready to re-kindle a strategy for “unsolicited proposals? ”. GPC Competencies: #1, 8, 9

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Grant Consulting Services

JUNE 27, 2024

Just when you thought Grantegy: Don’t Leave Your Grants To Chance could not get any better, Grantegy has been accepted into the GPCI Accepted Education Program. CEUs towards acquiring the GPC (Grant Professional Certified) or maintaining your GPC certification when you complete all seven courses in the Grantegy program.

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Assel Grant Services

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

In the meantime, check out the AGS Grants 101 series available on demand. Grants are about so much more than just grant writing. This blog post is aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills.

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Assel Grant Services

MARCH 3, 2024

“I don’t want to do any grant writing on the actual day. I want to spend time celebrating with my fellow grant professionals.” A Seat at the Table: Grant professionals want to be part of higher-level discussions. Here are some of the top pet peeves grant professionals deal with.

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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. This changed the language in other sections we had spent the previous week working on to align throughout the proposal. PLEASE SHARE : Have you identified a key sabotage vulnerability in your grants process?

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Grant Professionals Association

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

You can feel good about submitting a clear and well-defined proposal, and the reporting process becomes stronger too. You’ll still have meetings and still collaborate on new ideas, but in-between you’ll be able to write a few extra grants. GPC Competency: #2 Everybody is on the same page from the beginning.

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Grant Professionals Association

JULY 2, 2024

You might be tempted to paste the narrative part into your grant proposal as is!) Keith supports nonprofits and small and large businesses with professional grant writing and digital content writing needs and challenges, including county, state, federal, and foundation grants as well as web pages and online articles and blog posts.

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Grant Professionals Association

JANUARY 3, 2024

Here are three practical ways to leverage AI for fundraising and grant writing in 2024: #1 Written communications Are you spending too much time writing letters of inquiry to funders, thank you notes, or email communications with your staff, board or volunteers? Author Bio: Margit Brazda Poirier, GPC, M.S.

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Grants4Good

MAY 3, 2024

3 Write sections of grant proposals While AI cannot even come close to replacing your depth of knowledge and experience, it can help you write sections of grant proposals. Margit Brazda Poirier, GPC, M.S. Margit Brazda Poirier, GPC, M.S. Try this prompt in Gemini: “Which U.S.

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Grant Professionals Association

MAY 29, 2024

Here's a breakdown of indirect costs in grant proposals: Direct Costs: These are expenses directly related to the specific project or activity for which the grant is sought. In grant proposals, organizations often include a request for funding to cover their indirect costs. Unlike those tied to direct costs (i.e.,

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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. With so many organizations relying on grants and so few grant dollars available, a high failure rate is inevitable. Completing a grant application is itself a learning process.

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Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 28, 2024

As we strive to create high-quality, competitive grant proposals for the organizations we serve, grant professionals are engaged in advocacy for their missions and communities with funders. How do you see yourself as an advocate in your work as a grant professional?

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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 7, 2024

But by cutting out the information that is VITAL to grant seekers, the IRS is only hurting charitable organizations and the communities they serve. Author Bio: Amanda Day, GPC, is the cofounder and cohost of Fundraising HayDay, a podcast about grants and such. GPC Competency: 1. Have you noticed this new Form 990?

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Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 25, 2024

As grant professionals, we know these are more than buzzwords: they are essential nonprofit values, proven strategies for successful grant-seeking, and the means to improve outcomes for those we serve. However, the process of building appropriate alliances and collaborating on grant proposals can seem intimidating or even risky.

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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 22, 2023

“Where do you think we should put this session on grant writing?” Seems like a beginner session to me,” Sven, my fellow board member with no grant writing experience, chimed in. You and I both know grant writing is not simply drafting persuasive proposals. Don't say it. Don’t say it. Don’t say it.

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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. However, especially for federal grants, it is equally essential to set your organization up for post-award success during the application stage.

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