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Training Junior Grant Writers—Without Losing Your Mind or Missing Deadlines

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

Welcome to the wild world of mentoring junior grant writers. But heres the good news: with the right systems in place, you can train the next generation of grant rockstars without burning outor blowing a deadline. Step One: Build a Smart Training System (Not a Time Sink) Don’t reinvent the wheel every time a new junior shows up.

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5 Best Practices for Nonprofit Employee Onboarding

Ann Green's Nonprofit

Just as you start the year strong with clear goals and plans, help new hires step into their roles with clear expectations, training, and support. Use a learning management system. Complete compliance and technology training. Assign a mentor or buddy to new hires. Attend a virtual or in-person tour of the facility.

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Burned Out but Brilliant: 8 Smart, Sanity-Saving Strategies for Frustrated Grant Writers

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

But youre also exhausted, constantly chasing core operating support, wrangling impossible deadlines, mentoring green writers, and navigating post-award red tape that never seems to end. Use project management software like Trello, Asana, or ClickUp to assign tasks, track approvals, and communicate in one place. Sound familiar?

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15 Activities and Program Grants to Support At-Risk Teens and Their Families

GrantNews

Trained therapists can facilitate family counseling sessions, where teens and their parents learn healthier communication skills and coping mechanisms. Mentorship programs pair teens with mentors who understand their challenges and can provide ongoing support and advice.

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The Role of a Mentor: Effective Workplace Mentorship

GrantNews

Effective workplace mentorships improve employee morale, enhance work training, and more. The mentee and mentor connection is the most valuable professional relationship you can have. There is an array of mutual benefits of mentoring for both the mentee and the mentor. So why not give it a try?

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Small Business Starter Kit: Tools and Tips for New Entrepreneurs

GrantNews

Some Essential Small Business Startup Tools Project Management: Choose a platform that organizes tasks, tracks progress, and streamlines workflows to keep projects on schedule. Customer Relationship Management (CRM): Manage customer interactions, sales pipelines, and business relationships efficiently.

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Boost Your External Funding via Effective Leadership

Grant Training Center

Equally, leadership training has become increasingly significant for those who need to be successful at managing and implementing grants, for their leadership skills will have an important effect on their teams and their ongoing efforts to continue procuring external funding. These include: 1.

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