Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 21, 2025

We’ve created a streamlined approach to grant writing with tools designed to help you leverage past efforts for future wins: the AI Grants Hub™, featuring the Standard Grant Narrative, the Grant Application Library, and the Organizational Documents Library. Every past application becomes a learning tool and a building block.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 23, 2025

However, if your organizational data, program descriptions, community quotes, and past applications are stored in a connected system, something powerful happens. At Grant Writing Made Easier, we don’t teach you to hand over your proposals to ChatGPT and hope for the best.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

APRIL 11, 2025

Grant writers need to master the difference between objectives and outcomes, because grant applications often require us to lay out our plan in detail to show careful and thoughtful planning, and funders almost always require them both. ” She makes an excellent point.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 7, 2025

AI tools like ChatGPT, Grammarly, and Notion are now standard in nonprofit offices. Some funders are experimenting with AI to pre-screen applications based on clarity and alignment. From eliminating writer’s block to generating compelling evaluation plans, AI is helping nonprofits save time and level up their writing quality.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 29, 2025

This happens when you’re constantly jumping around between your inbox, a shared drive, your calendar, Slack, a PDF guide, an old application… the list goes on and on. Your Standard Grant Narrative and application library are built-in and ready to pull from. You get it. It’s not just inconvenient. It’s exhausting.

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Blackbaud

JULY 8, 2025

These repetitive tasks can be even more prevalent in nonprofit organizations, where updating vendor records, tracking down donor agreements, or documenting grant applications are everyday occurrences. Application Programming Interface (API) An API is a set of protocols that creates a handshake between two different software platforms.

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2023

I’m referring to ChatGPT , a revolutionary language model developed by OpenAI that’s changing the game in every industry. ChatGPT is currently free to use, which means you don’t pay a dime to access the chatbot’s knowledge and expertise. What is ChatGPT? For starters, ChatGPT is an asset to boost workplace productivity.

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Qgiv

MARCH 27, 2023

ChatGPT and fundraising may not be two things you’d think would go together, but the combination works better than you’d expect. But ChatGPT has made AI an incredibly accessible and easy-to-use tool for anyone with an internet connection. Since its launch in November of 2022, ChatGPT has gained over 100 million users.

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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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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 3, 2023

By Emily Haynes The chatbot can automate mundane, time-consuming tasks like writing social-media posts, drafting thank-you notes to donors, and completing grant applications.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 4, 2023

The emergence of text generating artificial intelligence applications such as ChatGPT could significantly change philanthropy — for better or worse. By Daniel Hadley. Getty Images.

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GrantNews

MARCH 1, 2024

So, the question: How can you utilize ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence to enhance the promotion of your nonprofit? What Is ChatGPT and AI? Turn your attention to ChatGPT. ChatGPT is a technology function that “replicates human-like text generation and understanding.” What exactly is this AI Bot?

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 19, 2023

Enter AI solutions like ChatGPT – a powerful tool that can significantly streamline your grant writing workflow. The Power of AI: Streamlining Your Grant Writing Process with ChatGPT Artificial intelligence (AI) has been making waves in various sectors, and the nonprofit world is no exception.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Running these systems costs a fortune—OpenAI’s daily expenses for ChatGPT are astronomical ($700k per day), and their net loss in their last reported fiscal year speaks volumes ($540M). Let’s say you’re not subscribed to ChatGPT Plus and are using the free version. That’s the promise of CustomGPT.

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Grants4Good

AUGUST 25, 2023

I guarantee you’ll find something useful in the new AI technologies emerging such as ChatGPT, boodleAI, Grantable, and others. If you need a primer on AI, check out my blog on AI and ChatGPT: What is it and how do I use it? ] First, open your free ChatGPT account here. This is one way AI, such as ChatGPT can really help.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Will I be replaced by ChatGPT? Giving ChatGPT the prompt “Tell me why arts are important for youth development” generates two pages of text. Amid all the talk about generative AI, fundraisers, especially grantwriters, may be asking themselves: Am I out of a job? 

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GrantNews

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

What follows are usable writing samples for the many possible parts of a grant application. Finally, I end the book with a demonstration of an LOI letter of inquiry using ChatGPT as a refining tool and include my thoughts on Artificial Intelligence and the future of grant writing.

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Candid

AUGUST 22, 2023

When ChatGPT launched late last year, it widely became an instant sensation for its uncanny abilities to produce human-like text. Generative AI products, such as ChatGPT, are examples of a branch of AI called machine learning, which is concerned with learning from data to surface trends and predictions.

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Tools you are using may have already released AI-enhanced functionality, so some staff members may be comfortable using those features or common tools like ChatGPT. Empower your team with use cases and guidelines to incorporate AI-enhanced tools into their daily work so they can find the applications that work best for them.

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Strategic Grants

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The number of grant applications submitted does not necessarily equate to revenue and therefore should not be a KPI of your grants program. It is the quality and most definitely NOT the quantity of applications. If you are using ChatGPT, think of it as your handy personal assistant, rather than your writer. ” 13.

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Grants4Good

JUNE 17, 2023

If you need a primer on AI, check out my blog on AI and ChatGPT: What is it and how do I use it? Philip: Grantable helps nonprofits, especially small and over-burdened teams, to add an AI teammate that is very good at creating precise and well-written content for grant applications.

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Sharpshooter Communications

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Nonetheless, I am fascinated by ChatGPT and other emerging tools. This argument assumes the only reason nonprofits avoid grant applications is because they can’t come up with answers. If funders are overwhelmed with too many well-written applications, maybe they will start making the application process simpler and more trust-based.

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Nonetheless, I am fascinated by ChatGPT and other emerging tools. This argument assumes the only reason nonprofits avoid grant applications is because they can’t come up with answers. If funders are overwhelmed with too many well-written applications, maybe they will start making the application process simpler and more trust-based.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

But generative AI tools like chatGPT have different use cases from the predictive intelligence we’re exploring here as a component of your nonprofit’s technology strategy. We’ll look at examples, but note that they reference predictive intelligence, meaning they use machine learning models fed with data to predict something.

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Grant Consulting Services

JULY 31, 2023

Anybody who has written grants can confirm that the grant application can take anywhere from a few hours to 50-60 hours, depending on the funder, type of grant, and requirements. In my most recent Grantegy class, I purposely tested the viability of ChatGPT to help create a sample budget and corresponding budget narrative.

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Grant Professionals Association

MAY 1, 2024

To date, I’ve tried a variety of AI tools including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and Anthropic’ s Claude. My learning has been guided by advice of colleagues who use AI, Grant News posts, and other GPA resources, as well as other organizations’ low- or no-cost webinars and resources. My best advice is: Just jump in!

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Blackbaud

JUNE 20, 2023

Broader global standards exist in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, covering websites, applications, and other digital content: Level A is the minimum, but many organizations strive to meet at least Level AA to ensure they inclusively support – and retain – all their stakeholders, across employees, donors, grantees, and beneficiaries.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 18, 2023

When applying for grants it is essential to read the entire application form and follow the guidelines. With AI tools like ChatGPT writing emails, blogs, social media content and fundraising campaigns has gotten a whole lot easier. Candid’s Foundation Directory Online is a great tool for finding potential grants.

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DoJiggy

MARCH 18, 2024

As we delve into the rise of AI in the nonprofit sector, we will uncover the benefits, practical applications, and considerations of integrating AI into fundraising efforts. For instance, AI systems like ChatGPT are prone to errors, especially when faced with scenarios or data patterns not encountered during their training phase.

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The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 9, 2025

As artificial intelligence (AI), such as ChatGPT, continues to evolve and become more commonplace, many trade and professional associations and nonprofits are turning to AI technology to enhance their operations and decision-making processes and benefit their members and clients. By Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Esq. Tenenbaum, Esq.,

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Blackbaud

MARCH 4, 2025

We recently held a webinar for Blackbaud Champions featuring a longtime bbcon track leader and three experienced bbcon speakers to share their tips for a strong application, and weve put together a summary of that conversation to help all potential speakers. Don’t let insecurities hold you back. Then go for it!

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