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Two years later: how our fundraising strategy changed overnight 

Candid

Our grants manager, Dawn, was determined to maintain operations. Fueled by passion for our mission, she made lists of the most likely supporters and then got to work, sending out 300 letters of intent (LOIs) to potential funders in New York with an interest in horses. This all happened within March 2020. .

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Throwback Tuesday – An A-Z Guide to Writing Grants

Cain Nonprofit Solutions

You need to make a list of Letter of Intent (LOI), proposal, meeting, and reporting deadlines and dates and then actually put these in your calendar along with any reminders or notifications you may need. PROPOSAL WRITING TIP #2: Set milestones and benchmarks for yourself if it’s a larger grant.

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Small Nonprofit Building Block Series: Tips for Staying Organized by Megan Campbell, MPA, GPC

Assel Grant Services

or XYZ Letter of Intent mc 2.05.24). Create a grant plan. There are many ways to create an organized grant plan using tools already at your disposal. Name and save documents consistently. One of the ways you can do this is by saving all documents with a relevant title, your initials, and a date (e.g.,

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