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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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Too Many Fingers in the Pie? Here’s a Surefire Recipe for Cross-Agency Grant Work

Grant Professionals Association

If Charlie was supposed to get the logic model to you two days ago, you need to be empowered to go to his boss about it. Authors Bio: Twenty years ago, Alex changed careers from college professor to nonprofit professional and never looked back. Most important: set interim deadlines and enforce them. Dont wait to ask for help.

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Writing About Need so Funders Will Get It

Grant Professionals Association

Author Bio: Amanda Acton, GPC (she/her) is a grant professional living in Central Iowa (unceded traditional lands of the Baxoje). After two decades as a staff writer at various nonprofit organizations, Amanda started “Acton Grant Consulting” so she can write about organizations across the country doing great work.

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

Think and Ink Grants

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. outcomes in our logic models. Our next article will bridge this information and communicate how goals, outcomes, and outputs inform logic models, so stay tuned.

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Grant Outputs vs Outcomes: What's the Difference?

Think and Ink Grants

The most common outputs in the nonprofit world are similar to the items my clients raised: # of volunteer hours, # of locations, or # of followers. In logic model language (check this out to learn why logic models are essential), outputs are the direct results of your activities.

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One Thing Every Nonprofit Must Do to Win Grants in 2022

Think and Ink Grants

Grants are time-consuming, very competitive, and after all the time, money, and energy spent writing grants, there is no guarantee that your nonprofit will be awarded. The one thing every nonprofit must do cannot be outsourced - the funder wants to hear directly from you. Tell me something new."

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Hard and Fast Proof: The Quest for Demographic Data

Grant Professionals Association

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. measurable data points for long-term program and impact assessments.