Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Ive been writing grant proposals since dinosaurs walked the earth and have seen various attempts to reform the federal grant-making process. Congress passed the Grants Transparency Act of 2023 (H.R. The post The Grants Transparency Act of 2023: Good idea or spitting in the wind?

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Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

OCTOBER 27, 2024

We get many calls from nonprofits and public agencies seeking federal grants to build or buy and renovate a building*—the proposed uses could be anything from a youth center to a SUD treatment facility to affordable housing. billion in grants and direct/guaranteed loans* were made. In FY ‘23, $3.8

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Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Published: September 8, 2021 Grant Writing Classes Table of Contents SHOW MORE SHOW LESS Return to top In this 1-hour webinar (with 15 minutes Q&A), Teresa Huff will share with you how to simplify, streamline, and support your team. Find and win more grants for your nonprofit! She has helped nonprofits triple their funding.

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GrantNews

MAY 1, 2025

in 2023, a 5.3% Is it Time for Your Nonprofit to Hire a Grant Writer? Grant writing is a complex process that involves data reports, planning, and a sustainable outline of your projects projected impact. Pick a grant writer with the skills needed to craft compelling proposals aligned with your cause.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 30, 2023

As we prepare for the second half of 2023, it’s vital to take a moment and consider the exciting developments on the horizon in the realm of ChatGPT and generative AI, and more specifically, how these advancements could influence the landscape of grant writing.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

JULY 24, 2024

We have been in the grant writing business for a long time, and one important shift we have seen over the last several years has been that funders are requiring more data from more nonprofits. Millionaire Grant Lady and Associates has helped nonprofits earn more than $100 million in funding.

Grant Writing

iGrantWriters

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

For grant writers, the future looks bright. In 2023, the grant writing industry will be worth estimated in billions. If you're looking to grow your business in 2023, here are steps to help you get started. And there is plenty of opportunity for growth. Offer classes at libraries or community centers.

Grant Writing

RBW Strategy

MAY 14, 2024

Challenge While the AAMC is a large organization with large federal and foundation grants supporting several key initiatives, they comprise only a small percentage of the overall organization budget. The grants office consists of just two staff members. This includes contributions on larger federal grant applications that were awarded.

Grant Writing

Millionaire Grant Lady

JULY 3, 2024

Grant writing is a tough job, even for full-time grant writers. Other nonprofits do have a dedicated grant writer, grant consultant or grant writing team to handle this aspect of fundraising. Millionaire Grant Lady and Associates has helped nonprofits earn more than $100 million in funding.

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Instrumentl

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Knowing grant writing best practices can make or break your application. In this post, we explore best communication practices to follow with funders, best grant writing practices for proposals, what to do when updating or repurposing proposals, and more.

Grant Writing

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

For a long time, I struggled with my work as a grant professional. I loved tackling a challenging federal grant proposal. Managing federal grants was my jam – I loved putting my organizational skills to work and totally geeked out about a well-put-together 3-ring binder. The post Grant Pros: What is Your Why?

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Is it just me, or are grant professionals obsessed with numbered lists? Top 8 ways to ruin a grant proposal. And listen, I’m just as guilty for writing and reading said lists. As we wrap up 2022 and start planning for 2023, I’d like to make a suggestion: SIMPLIFY. Top 25 tech tools to improve your productivity.

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Grants4Good

JUNE 17, 2023

Philip: Grantable is a world-class grant writing assistant for any organization, powered by generative AI language models. It has the ability to help take existing written content and quickly draft responses to grant proposal prompts, and to rework responses to adjust things like length and tone. Want to learn more?

Grantable

Just Write Grants

OCTOBER 16, 2023

(Originally posted June 2020 and updated October 2023) I've never "met" a nonprofit organization that had an excess of money to spend on hiring staff or paying a consultant. The myth of the guaranteed grant No grant writer, whether a full-time employee or contractor, can guarantee successful grant requests.

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Grant Geek

MARCH 7, 2023

Department of Health & Human Services Just Released the 2023 Teenage Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Grant RFP! Due April 18, 2023 GrantWriters.net is the #1 Source for Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program Grant Proposal Writing. TPP grant proposals are enormous and complex.

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Fundraising HayDay

JULY 25, 2024

In 2023, today’s guest ( Laura Chynoweth ) penned the blog post “Disrupting the Development Hierarchy” in which she spells out why grant writing so often is found at the bottom. It’s time that is understood. It’s time that is understood.

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Grants4Good

AUGUST 25, 2023

To make it easy for you, here are 5 prompts that you can use to save time and effort in your organization’s fundraising and grant writing work right now. Ask ChatGPT: “Help me write a compelling needs statement for a grant proposal. And they’re often required in grant applications and case statements.

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Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 28, 2024

Denial can be challenging, especially when your grant proposals seem to be on a losing streak. Before you start rethinking your grant strategy or wondering if you’re doing something wrong, there may be other proactive steps and factors to take into consideration. Grant funding is complex. charities in 2022 was down 3.4%

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Grant Consulting Services

JUNE 29, 2023

And, when it comes time to report on your grant activities, you will have already established funding categories and expenses (Instrumentl, 2023). This narrative will further explain how you arrived at the proposed budget and expenses while expanding on line item details and additional funding sources. Don’t make stuff up.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 18, 2023

According to our 2023 Giving Study , 64% of donors expressed a desire for automated charitable giving. Developing Strong Grant Proposals Making a case for support is at the foundation of a strong grant proposal. Mixing both story and statistics will help you create a powerful proposal.

Fundraising

Grant Consulting Services

JULY 31, 2023

What is Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI), is the ability of a digital computer or computer-controlled robot to perform tasks commonly associated with intelligent beings (Britannica, 2023). Grant professionals using AI should try to determine if using AI is part of their organizational strategy. 2023, May 11).

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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 28, 2023

I’ve written grants, primarily federal grants, for more than 30 years, but my love is creative writing. Some might see creative writing as antithetical to federal grant writing. After all, we’re not writing fiction, and we can’t make things up. Have you ever used humor in a grant application?

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Just Write Grants

MARCH 26, 2024

billion in 2023, there's a concerning trend: ,, the number of new donors dropped by 18.% Your Website is a Powerful Tool In today's competitive grant landscape, securing funding requires a multifaceted approach. A well-written grant proposal is essential but only part of the equation.

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Grants Plus

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

The 2023 State of Grantseeking report highlights that 40 percent of nonprofits nationwide rely on federal grant funding. Laura Altieri is an Assistant Director at Grants Plus and leads the firm’s Government Grant Writing services.

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Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Still, many regional, statewide, and national foundations will abandon their normal criteria and start accepting disaster relief proposals which will help nonprofits to help residents outside the foundation’s usual geographic area of interest.

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Assel Grant Services

APRIL 29, 2024

Below is an overview of professional credentials related to the grants profession and the requirements for obtaining them. Certified Grants Management Specialist (CGMS) There are just over 300 CGMS professionals at the end of 2023; only five have also received their GPC, including two AGS staff. There are 1.4

GPC

Just Write Grants

JULY 10, 2024

According to Independent Sector, in 2023, the estimated value of a volunteer hour reached a staggering $33.49. Securing the grant funding to support your impactful programs and initiatives requires another kind of expertise. Just Write Grants can help!

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Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

JANUARY 2, 2024

As 2023 has stumbled to a close, a grant writing post-mortem is in order. Having written grant proposals since dinosaurs walked the earth (mid-70s, but close enough), the process remains relatively the same, except now we use computers instead of a legal pad* and the Internet instead of endless trips to the library.

Grant Writing

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

MAY 15, 2024

Seems odd, since Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) says there were at least 3,200,000 migrant encounters nationwide in 2023, not counting the millions of gotta-ways, compared to just 314,000 in 2013. With a 10-fold increase in only a decade, one would think S + A would be doing lots of proposals for migrant services, but this is not the case.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Nonprofits have long called for more unrestricted funding, and since 2020, many foundations have committed to making grants as flexible as possible. In the 2023 Foundation Giving Forecast Survey , 90% of respondents awarded some general operating support (GOS) in 2022, but fewer than 5% said all their grants were GOS.

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