Red Tape Busters

JANUARY 26, 2024

Whether you’re a nonprofit, a small business, or an individual with a brilliant idea, securing grants can be a game-changer. But before you dive into the world of grant applications, it’s essential to ensure that you’re grant ready. Why Should You be Grant Ready?

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

APRIL 29, 2021

Whether you’re a newbie to grant writing or you’re a veteran in the nonprofit grant writing arena, no one should ever really be done improving and learning. But part of what I try to do is to pass on the things I’ve already learned to other grant writers – especially those who are newer to the profession.

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Professional Grant Writers

JULY 18, 2023

The post Use data to strengthen your grant writing appeared first on Professional Grant Writer. All nonprofits and their programs should track basic demographics of clients that participate in their programs at a bare minimum. More and more.

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Looking for the biggest key trends in grant writing for 2021? It’s almost the New Year (thank goodness and good riddance to the dumpster fire that is 2020) and that means a whole new year of grants! That means that most nonprofits will need to plan accordingly when it comes to pursuing grants. Look no further.

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RBW Strategy

JUNE 3, 2024

RBW Strategy has partnered with Maryland Nonprofits since 2020 on several grant projects and grant trainings, to support the organization, component organizations under its umbrella, and its member entities. All of this support has helped build the organization’s grant-seeking capacity.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 31, 2023

This transition holds particular promise for individuals in specialized writing fields like grant writing, where conventional roles offer limited potential for growth and less than a living wage. In the grant writing field, the shift to independent work is becoming increasingly appealing.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The Future Regarding the future of our signature course, Grant Writing Made Easy, we’ve carefully considered it over the past year. During this time, I also needed the opportunity to explore and contemplate the next phase of grant writing. Initially, I announced its closure on Dec.

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GrantNews

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The Queen of Grants: From Teacher to Grant Writer to CEO I’m thrilled to announce the release of my debut book, The Queen of Grants: From Teacher to Grant Writer to CEO. The narrative begins with my early days as an NYC Department educator, securing my initial grant, and evolving into a successful grant writer.

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Tech Soup

JULY 22, 2022

For most nonprofits, the grant writing season never actually ends. As you complete one grant proposal, you may have to write another. In truth, the grant writing season is more of a cycle than anything else.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 21, 2022

Are you struggling to get the grant funding you need? Most of the grant writing advice out there elevates one or two actions as quick fixes. I want to help you break out of the quick fix mindset and start building a winning grant strategy. Let’s talk about it.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 19, 2023

Introduction In the world of nonprofits, grant writing is both a lifeline and a challenge. Enter AI solutions like ChatGPT – a powerful tool that can significantly streamline your grant writing workflow. It can be an invaluable aid in making your grant writing process smoother, quicker, and more efficient.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

AUGUST 7, 2023

As a seasoned grant writing consultant, I’ve been privileged to learn the ropes of this unique, highly-demanding, and satisfying profession over the years. Today, let’s tackle a subject that I frequently encounter: How to get started with your very own grant writing business? Network, Network, Network!

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 5, 2023

Ever felt bogged down by the tedious task of writing grant proposals? AI + Grant Writing = A Match Made in Heaven Artificial Intelligence (AI) is like your secret weapon for grant writing. Quality**: AI has learned from countless successful grant proposals. You’re not alone.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 2, 2023

I’m coming at you today with some real talk about my journey running this crazy, amazing venture – Grant Writing Made Easy. Eight years of grant consulting, developing online education courses , drinking way too much coffee, and learning a whole bunch of lessons along the way. But let me give you the lowdown.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

APRIL 16, 2023

As grant writers, we know that delivering successful grant proposals for our clients is crucial to their success. That’s why implementing effective strategies can help you improve your work with grant writing clients and ensure that you deliver the best possible results.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 5, 2022

When I founded my grant writing consultancy back in 2015, I knew that I wanted to serve the small nonprofits that make a big impact in our communities. That’s the whole reason I got into teaching grant writing online – this is a system that needs to go. I want to help you get the grant funding you need and deserve.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

AUGUST 21, 2023

With AI’s rapid advancement, the landscape of traditional roles is changing, not least in technical and grant writing. Here’s how you can ready yourself for the coming changes and ensure your skills remain relevant. Grant proposals often require an emotional appeal to connect with the reader.

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

MARCH 4, 2021

They have several grant opportunities each year and most arts nonprofits usually want a piece of that pie. Of course, whether or not you actually get a piece depends on several factors and to give you a better understanding of those and a better shot at an eventual award, I want to break down how to get started with NEA grants today.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 24, 2022

Anytime I lead a grant writing workshop, I always ask the attendees to share their grant experience – whether they’ve been a grant professional for years and are looking for a refresher or if they’ve been voluntold that grants are now under their preview. But that dream world of mine does not exist.

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Professional Grant Writers

MAY 14, 2024

The grant writing world is wide and diverse. The post What are the four types of grants? appeared first on Professional Grant Writer. There are scores of funders, foundations, and groups seeking funding for all manner of activities.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 23, 2023

Many agencies hire a grant consultant to start or help grow their grant portfolio. And while that may seem like a simple solution to your grant woes, a they do not magically appear and take all the work off your plate. So, what should you expect when you hire a grant consultant? First, grant work is a team sport.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

OCTOBER 30, 2022

This is my favorite holiday, and in honor, I’m sharing 10 grant writing tips to help you make sure your grants aren’t the scariest thing this spooky season. #1: 1: Keep a grant prospect sheet & update it regularly. One of the best things you can do is to make time regularly to search for grant opportunities.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 17, 2023

Have you ever felt like you’re navigating a complicated maze when it comes to grant writing? Artificial Intelligence (AI) What if we told you that a proven strategy exists that can halve your grant writing time and significantly increase your success rate—and that this method is absolutely free?

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 12, 2023

Every day is a new challenge, a new grant to write, a new initiative to launch. I’d love to rest, but who’s going to write all those grants?” Beyond Grant Writing: How AI Can Transform Your Nonprofit Leadership But AI doesn’t stop at grant writing.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 27, 2022

There are some grant writing experts and instructors who believe that the key to getting grant funding is to… …Do more. In my grant writing consulting work, I take an entirely different approach. The post The 3-Step Framework for Getting Grant Funding appeared first on Grant Writing Made Easy.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

As we all begin planning for 2023, I want you to pause for a moment and consider how more grant funding could change your day-to-day nonprofit operations. When I hear from Grant Writing Made Easy students about their grant wins, they invariably share what a difference that money makes in their day-to-day operations.

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

A “Throwback Tuesday” post to one of my most popular grant writing guides. It's my complete A-Z guide to grant writing 101. This is going to be a longer blog post than I normally write. If you’ve ever wanted a start-to-finish rundown of the grants process, this is it. And you will get it down.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

AUGUST 1, 2022

Today I want to share why you need to take the time to track your grant pipeline (and by that I mean all the opportunities you want to apply for, the ones you have applied for, the ones you’ve been awarded, and even the ones you had rejected). with grants. And one of these actions is tracking your grant pipeline. It’s FREE! ?

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 30, 2022

I want to help you write successful grants because I know the work you do matters. And I know that a lot of the grant writing advice out there isn’t going to get you the results you want. Want to write successful grants? Instead, I want you to take a moment to consider your grant strategy.

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

All grant proposals are different. But regardless of what type of proposals you may be working on at this moment in time, there is one thing I can say with certainty: You will run into proposals that ask you to write out the goals, objectives, and outcomes for your program or project. It can be a lot to keep track of. Don’t worry.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

“Can I really stabilize my nonprofit’s finances with grants? If you’re not having the grant success you want, if you’ve been struggling to piece together a successful grant strategy or trying to learn to write grants through tedious trial and error. What’s possible with more grant success?

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Professional Grant Writers

MARCH 5, 2024

Organizations looking to hire a grant writer all ask the same question: What is a good cost estimate to write a grant? The post Cost estimates to write a grant appeared first on Professional Grant Writer. Applicants.

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Grant Writer Team

JULY 25, 2024

The nonprofits who set the pace are those who choose the right grant-writing partner. These wallflowers need an invitation to the dance that only the right grant writer can provide. and one thing can take any nonprofit to the next level — a grant writer who can secure you grant funding. There are over 1.5

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

*Diane’s note: You are used to our team talking about how both pre-award and post-award work connect to create an organization’s overall grant readiness. In fact, we were just talking about this in our most recent webinar about How to Be Exceptionally Grant Ready with Lucy Morgan from MyFedTrainer.com. Accounting Tools.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

AUGUST 1, 2022

I think we can all agree that there’s no feeling quite like finding out you won a grant. When we find out that grants we’ve written for our clients are awarded, we are THRILLED. You should also track and respond to grant rejections. Grant rejections are valuable feedback too. Download The Roadmap to Grant Funding today ?

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Grant Writing Made Easy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

One of the questions I get the most from y’all is whether I know of any nonprofit start-up grants. Are there nonprofit start-up grants? Generally, nonprofits do not support their start-up phase with many grants. How new nonprofits can set themselves up for long-term grant success.

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Assel Grant Services

JULY 14, 2024

Within the grant profession, the Grant Professionals Association (GPA) has defined a clear code of ethics for members to abide by and establish boundaries within practice that uphold the integrity of the industry. Mission Creep Organizations often see grant funding as an opportunity to launch a new program.

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