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

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

Its about presenting familiar challenges in fresh, insightful, and emotionally resonant ways. Got a logic model that looks like spaghetti? They even use FOIA requests to access funded applications from public agencies. Many are technically strong, but bland. Simple: they innovate. Got data buried in a paragraph?

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From Napkin to Narrative: How Program Design Powers Grant Success

Grant Professionals Association

Writing that convincing case meant organizing the program elements effectively, presenting it clearly, and using every ounce of skill (and elbow grease) to follow strict formatting guidelines. Program design tools help us structure our logic models and theories of change. A misplaced comma or smudged sentence could cost you.

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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? .

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Investigating and Improving the Questions You Ask Grantees

Blackbaud

I led a group of fellow volunteers who evaluated applications from diverse organizations. It was a comprehensive process including an open-call part 1, an invitation-only part 2, a site visit for finalists, and a presentation highlighting best practices. When was the last time your application was given a solid review?

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Juicing up Your Federal Grants to Engage Reviewers

Grant Professionals Association

A grant that moves effortlessly from one section to another and doesn’t simply present independent facts and figures can help your reviewer grasp the full picture and make them want to keep reading. The logic model. Have you ever used humor in a grant application? My outline? Don’t forget emotion : Emotion?

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Maximizing Grant Writing Success: The Importance of Starting Federal Grants Early

Think and Ink Grants

The adage "the early bird catches the worm" couldn't be more applicable. Crafting a winning proposal within such a narrow window presents considerable challenges. However, the most triumphant grant proposals are those that have been meticulously developed months or even years ahead of the application deadline.

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

Peak Proposals

As the applicant, it is your job to show the funder that your organization understands the central issues, possesses the knowledge and resources to carry out the project, and has the resources to measure the project’s progress and results (i.e., A simple logic model might look something like this table: Structure for basic logic model.