Remove Applicant Remove Logic Model Remove Proposal
article thumbnail

Bored Funders Don’t Fund—Keep Your Proposals Fresh or Risk the Trash Pile

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

Lets face itmost grant proposals sound the same. But if your proposal doesnt feel human, its already behind. Propose Bold, Data-Backed Ideas Funders love innovationbut only when its smart and supported. Instead of recycling last years program model, propose something novel with evidence. Simple: they innovate.

Proposal 100
article thumbnail

Logic Models, in Plain English

The Grantsmanship Center

Category: Program Planning and Design Proposal Writing and Grantseeking There comes a time when a proposal needs to include a logic model. A logic model is a picture of how your program is intended to work. A speed bump for a lot of people is the “outputs vs. outcomes” element of a logic model.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

From Napkin to Narrative: How Program Design Powers Grant Success

Grant Professionals Association

Or the time we used carbon paper to create multiple copies of a grant proposal, leaving our fingers stained and our drafts smudged beyond recognition? Program design tools help us structure our logic models and theories of change. Online submissions eliminate the risk of losing a mailed proposal to the abyss.

article thumbnail

The Competitive Advantage and Head Start of Pre-planning for Large Grants

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

Pre-planning activities are designed to help your grant team and your organization sort out some of the key details that are likely to be needed for a large and highly competitive grant application without as much pressure as the time period between when the grant application opens and when it is formally due.

article thumbnail

From Good to Better to Best – Telling a Compelling Story of Impact

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

So it makes sense that they would want to know how the work of applicant organizations is making a difference in those same communities and how it is impacting the issues about which the funder is passionate. . How were the results you expected different from what actually occurred? What did you learn? .

article thumbnail

Telling a compelling story: Communicating program impact in a grant proposal

Candid

But if you want to stand out in a crowded applicant field, it’s essential to communicate your impact clearly and compellingly. Funders seek a return on investment With so many applicants and limited funding to go around, foundations view a grant as an investment. The narrative of your proposal should be a story with a linear plotline.

article thumbnail

Good, Better, Best: Three Tips for Transforming a Mediocre Grant Proposal into a Great One

Peak Proposals

Like many of you, we’ve worked on grant proposals that have not come together easily, and the final product feels mediocre at best. Despite their weaknesses, sometimes the proposals still get funded, but that’s the exception, not the rule. However, this is telling the funder that your proposed project fits within their interests.