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Organizational Development in Becoming Grant-Ready

Grant Professionals Association

This entails creating clear program logic models, outcomes frameworks, and evaluation plans that align with the organization's mission and vision.Partnerships and Collaborations: It cannot be emphasized enough that building partnerships and collaborations with other organizations, stakeholders, and funders is crucial.

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Why are grantmakers stuck in separate siloes?

Candid

New to the world of corporate philanthropy, I dove into the complexities of grants management, logic models, and theories of change. I worked with an array of practitioners—grants managers, program officers, finance experts, and others—and learned everything I could about corporate social impact.

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Six Signs Your Nonprofit Isn't Ready to Apply for Federal Grants

Think and Ink Grants

Reporting requirements for federal and some government grants require the right people and systems for proper grant management. Some may require developing a logic model, which is even more difficult. Not all federal grants require a match. We talk more about this and the related consequences here.

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Sabotage: Obstruction or Treason

Grant Professionals Association

When I get overwhelmed in the grant process, I sometimes delay challenging tasks or spend time honing a narrative instead of focusing on undone tasks. PLEASE SHARE : Have you identified a key sabotage vulnerability in your grants process? By doing so, I mentally allow myself the gift of productivity, which spurs more effectiveness.

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One Thing Every Nonprofit Must Do to Win Grants in 2022

Think and Ink Grants

You can download your complimentary e-guide and logic model template: " How to Design a Fundable Nonprofit Program " Shavonn Richardson, MBA, GPC is Founder and CEO of Think and Ink Grant Consulting™. She is a grant professional, an active speaker, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Grant Professionals Association.

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Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change

Blackbaud

However, in the push towards impact, philanthropy has adopted a laundry list of activities—landscape scans, focus groups, case studies, logic models—to help in figuring out what is important to know to “do good” better. These are often perceived as disconnected from and less important than grant strategy.

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