Cain Nonprofit Solutions

MARCH 4, 2021

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. First up, a disclaimer: Some of you reading this are not ready for NEA grants. I’m going to apply.

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Professional Grant Writers

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Across a range of sectors, grant funding can be a critical factor in turning visions into reality. And professional grant proposal writing services. The post What is included in grant proposal writing services? appeared first on Professional Grant Writer.

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Candid

AUGUST 15, 2024

These articles explain, for example, how to overcome fundraising challenges during an election year, how to make sure your nonprofit is “grant-ready,” and how even the smallest nonprofits can get noticed by potential donors and build those relationships. Is your nonprofit organization ‘grant-ready’?

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Pamela Grow

JULY 10, 2024

Develop a system where you’re sending out proposals or letters of inquiry to new foundations on a weekly basis. Important: If yours is a small, community-based nonprofit AND is grant-ready, consider outsourcing. Not if you keep your eyes and ears peeled and engage in consistent research. Build relationships.

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Assel Grant Services

APRIL 7, 2024

All the time and effort you put into designing a great project and developing a clear, well-written grant proposal has paid off and you’ve received a notice of award from the funder. Now, it’s time to ensure that you are a great steward of the grant funds that you have received.

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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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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. Let’s get started. What is a goal?

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 23, 2023

So, what should you expect when you hire a grant consultant? Certainly, your mileage will vary depending on your organization’s grant readiness and fundraising goals, as well as the methodology your consultant employs to kick off the work. Second, everyone thinks their organization is grant ready.

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Assel Grant Services

MARCH 10, 2024

The six-session course focuses on key elements that will prepare a new or small organization for grant readiness. Sessions are tailored to help participants build their knowledge and skills to create pathways to success for grant-seeking. Registration is live!

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Sharing the actual questions, attachments, and format with those you report to can go a long way to illustrate the breadth and depth of information needed to create a competitive grant proposal. Offer to present a lunch and learn, a section of board member orientation, or other brief informal talk about how grants work.

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Fundraising HayDay

JANUARY 6, 2022

But to be competitive in the grant funding world, you need all your ducks in a row to ensure your organization is grant ready. Is your organization actually ready for you to write a grant, or do you need to jump through a few hoops first?

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GrantNews

MAY 23, 2024

The best opportunities your organization have to qualify for capital funding grants include: Proposed projects that address root problems with substantive solutions. Proposed projects in rural communities that face more significant challenges to access funds for capital projects. Grants to nonprofits social justice programs.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 9, 2024

FIRST, Are You Indeed Grant-Ready? Assess your grant readiness Assessment take a moment to discover what type of grants you are eligible for. After all, there is no reason to apply for a grant you are not eligible for. GrantWatch provides direct links to request for proposals (RFPs).

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Grant Writer Team

JULY 25, 2024

Most grant opportunities have a yearly funding cycle, so it is never too late to apply. When you are ready to dive into the world of grants, GrantWriterTeam is here to help. With a professional team of experienced grant writers, GrantWriterTeam makes researching and applying for grants easy!

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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. With AI, you could be crafting your proposal in under an hour! Join me for my 7-Day, Learn to Write Grants with AI challenge.

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

But it’s going to be absolutely packed with my best tips, strategies, and hacks for finding, writing, and editing grant proposals that get funded. If you’ve ever wanted a start-to-finish rundown of the grants process, this is it. Grant writing is half art, half science. Let’s start with the half that’s “art”.

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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. Another grant readiness factor is whether the organization’s financial management practices are able to track and report on the use of funds.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 19, 2023

” Step 4: Drafting Your Proposal When you’re ready to start drafting, use ChatGPT to create a basic structure for your grant proposal. Input prompts related to your proposal, such as “Draft an introduction for a grant proposal focused on environmental conservation,” and let the AI generate a draft.

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Assel Grant Services

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

The six-session course focuses on key elements that will prepare a new or small organization for grant readiness. Sessions are tailored to help participants build their knowledge and skills to create pathways to success for grant-seeking. Registration is live!

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 7, 2023

This tool enables you to incorporate credible, relevant research into your grant writing, significantly improving the quality of your problem statements and the overall grant proposal. To effectively incorporate research into your statement of need, you can start by asking WebChatGPT your research question.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 17, 2023

This secret recipe will jump-start your grant writing journey without the years typically required to master the process. Our Secret Recipe Gone are the days of struggling to understand complex grant requirements and the torment of writing to conform to a grant proposal’s strict guidelines.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 12, 2023

AI: The Ultimate Sidekick for Nonprofit Work AI can be your sidekick, taking over the tedious bits of grant writing, like research, program design, drafting, and revising proposals. Beyond Grant Writing: How AI Can Transform Your Nonprofit Leadership But AI doesn’t stop at grant writing. Let’s do it together.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

AUGUST 1, 2022

You can write a short email to them thanking them for the opportunity to apply and for reviewing your proposal. Dear [name], Thank you for your consideration of our recent proposal. I know that your time is valuable, and asking for feedback after a grant rejection might seem like an extra step you don’t have time to do.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 2, 2023

What’s more, it’s this roller coaster that keeps us on our toes, ready to innovate, adapt, and seize opportunities when they arise. Perfection is Overrated, It’s Persistence That Pays In the world of grant writing and online education, it’s easy to fall into the trap of chasing perfection.

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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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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

How do you write a grant and win tons of funding? Preparation, or in the grant writer’s case “Readiness”. Readiness is all about preparing your organization to write a grant proposal and creating a strategy for ensuring you are pursuing the right funding sources to help your organization meet its mission.

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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. (A

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Here are a few circumstances when grants are NOT the best solution: When you’re getting started When you need money fast For ongoing funding For urgent needs For administration/payroll To read more about these reasons (and a few others) why grants aren’t ideal for those situations, click here. And here’s how you can do just that.

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

DECEMBER 18, 2020

One foundation told a client of mine recently that they want to see proposals for “sexy programming” again. Have a plan for what you will propose to them, even if the programming is altered or entirely virtual.

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

APRIL 29, 2021

That’s what this blog post is about: my top tips for improving your grant writing skills: Tip #1: READ The best way to be a great writer is to be an avid reader. Whether it’s a fiction novel, a memoir, an article, or a grant proposal you’re reviewing for a colleague, it’s all valuable. Read everything you can get your hands on.

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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

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

As you’re setting yourself up for long-term success with grants and securing funding for the here and now, I also want to encourage you to think about your plan for learning how to write grants. Most of us weren’t born knowing how to put together a strong grant proposal. It takes time to learn how to write grants.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

AUGUST 7, 2023

Create a Portfolio A professional portfolio is a powerful tool for demonstrating your skills, experience, and success in grant writing. Showcase your well-crafted grant proposals, letters of inquiry, and the successful grants you’ve written.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

OCTOBER 30, 2022

I’ve written about this before, but creating a standard grant narrative is the best thing you can do to spend less time working on grants and get better results. A standard grant narrative is a generalized grant proposal that you can update and tailor to specific funding opportunities.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 30, 2022

But the reality is that it takes a lot more to write successful grants than just knowing where to look for them or having the writing skills to craft a compelling proposal. It elevates one or two actions as quick fixes.

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Assel Grant Services

MAY 6, 2024

Audited financials are a common component of grant readiness discussions and are often requested by funders. Proposed Uniform Guidance revisions in 2024 include increasing this amount to $1 million. Audits may be required by private foundations when submitting a grant proposal or by banks as a loan requirement.

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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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