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Blog Series- An In-Depth Look At Common Segments Of Grant Proposals Part 4: Measurement/Outcomes And Evaluation – Are Numbers Set In Stone?
Most grant proposals are divided into sections. Each section serves a specific purpose in convincing funders that your organization is a strong match for their funding priorities, a good steward of their dollars, and is meeting a critical need in your community. This...
Common Mistakes in Grant Applications
Grant writing is hard work. The last thing you want is for your work to be wasted! Here are some of the most common grant writing mistakes to watch out for, and rules to help you avoid them in your grant writing. Mistake 1: Barking up the wrong tree Before you begin...
Blog Series – An In-Depth Look at Common Segments of Grant Proposals
Most grant proposals are divided into sections. Each section serves a specific purpose in convincing funders that your organization is a strong match for their funding priorities, a good steward of their dollars, and is meeting a critical need in your community. This...
Blog Series – An In-Depth Look At Common Segments Of Grant Proposals Part 2: Organization History And Background – Developing A Narrative That Appeals To Funders
Grant writing is hard work. The last thing you want is for your work to be wasted! Here are some of the most common grant writing mistakes to watch out for, and rules to help you avoid them in your grant writing. Mistake 1: Barking up the wrong tree Before you begin...
Assessing Your Organization For Grant Readiness
Part 3: Need Statements – Making the Case for Your Organization Most grant proposals are divided into sections. Each section serves a specific purpose in convincing funders that your organization is a strong match for their funding priorities, a good steward of their...
Blog Series: An In-Depth Look at Common Segments of Grant Proposals
Part 1: Cover Letters – What to Include and What to Leave OutMost grant proposals are divided into sections. Each section serves a specific purpose in convincing funders that your organization is a strong match for their funding priorities, a good steward of their...
7 Tips for Writing an Exceptional Grant Report
A parent and a nonprofit founder have many things in common. They are both passionate about (and sometimes passionately annoyed with) the thing they have “created.” It is exhilarating (and exhausting!) to be in charge of its growth. They are also both concerned with...
Outcome Measures – Using Data to Tell Your Story
Most grant proposals are divided into sections. Each section serves a specific purpose in convincing funders that your organization is a strong match for their funding priorities, a good steward of their dollars, and is meeting a critical need in your community. This...
Building Relationships with Funders Outside of Grant Applications
In our last blog post, The Seven Steps of Effective Grant Writing, we talked about the importance of building relationships with funders throughout the grant writing process. This includes reaching out to grant officers while you are writing grants and keeping in...
The Seven Steps of Effective Grant Writing
Many nonprofit organizations have members of their staff or contractors who assist with grant writing. The position title implies that writing grants consumes the majority of time for this position. In reality, grant writing is a 7-step process, and steps 2-7 are on a...
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