Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 31, 2025

What a future-ready grant strategy looks like, and how Grant Writing Made Easier supports it through equity, efficiency, and relationship-driven practices. You can build the AI Grants Hub™ yourself through our course, or you can work with us directly through Grant Launch. Let’s dive in. Either way, the result is the same.

Readiness

Big Fundraising Ideas

MARCH 18, 2025

Whether you aim to purchase new sports equipment, fund a class trip, or renovate the library, your fundraising efforts can gain a major boost through sponsorships. It is easy for a message to slip through the cracks. Lasting relationships are formed through regular communication, recognition, and follow-up.

Fundraising

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 4, 2025

Nonprofits often operate under the mindset that more applications = more chances of funding. When you evaluate grant opportunities first through the lens of alignment, you protect your organization’s integrity and ensure that funding supports your mission rather than distracts from it. But in practice, this approach can backfire.

Grants

Bonterra

JULY 3, 2025

Nonprofit event management software streamlines event planning, logistics, and execution, letting you focus on furthering your mission or successfully raising funds through your event , instead of manual event tasks. We considered their features and functionality, positive ratings and reviews, and application to the nonprofit world.

Software

GrantNews

APRIL 22, 2025

If you’ve ever found the perfect grant only to realize the deadline had already passed, you know how frustrating that can be. Grant funding will be to order books at a discount through a partner vendor. Eligible applicants will be post-doctoral researchers.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Remote medical consultations through telehealth allow seniors to receive prompt medical advice and treatment from home. To obtain this certification, candidates must pass a comprehensive exam within a year of application and complete an ethics module, ensuring they adhere to the highest ethical standards.

Transportation

Strategic Grants

JULY 31, 2025

Read more: [link] An article by Paul Ronalds from Save the Children Global Ventures discusses the concept of how funds can be invested through impact investing with charitable organisations where social returns can be as high as $13 for each $1 invested. trillion by 2050. Source: The Bequest Report 2025). Currently, only 1.3%

Pass-Through

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 11, 2025

Budget Developments and the Debt Ceiling In late June, the Senate narrowly passed its version of a sweeping spending and tax package known among Republicans as the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” While the House passed its version in June, the two chambers must now reconcile differences before anything reaches the President’s desk.

Federal Grants

Blackbaud

JULY 23, 2025

Keeping your community informed through frequent updates can make it easier to ask for additional support. Look at all financial support you get through your local education agency (LEA), school choice funds, any government grants, and all Title funding. Where applicable, institute or review spending limits for purchase types.

Policy

The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The White House has proposed an AI Bill of Rights , and in March 2024, the European Parliament passed the world’s first comprehensive AI law, the Artificial Intelligence Act. These frameworks guide organizations through the ethical and operational complexities of AI integration. UNICEF has developed guidelines for AI use.

Policy

Planned Giving

JUNE 10, 2025

Estate planning involves critical decisions about who will inherit your assets after you pass away. One effective method to ensure your wishes are honored is through a per stirpes distribution. The assets designated for the deceased beneficiary are passed down to their direct descendants in equal parts.

Pass-Through

GiveSmart

OCTOBER 23, 2023

However, writing grant applications can be a very time-consuming and stressful process. Even the most experienced writer may feel pressure to be chosen by grant funders out of dozens or hundreds of applications. This crucial information will help you tailor your grant application to stand out.

Applicant

RBW Strategy

JANUARY 24, 2024

Phase 1: The Pre-Award Phase The pre-award phase includes the grantor announcing the funding opportunity all the way through the application submission and review of grant applications. The grant-making agency announces the funding opportunity and advertises it to applicant communities. The funds are then dispersed.

Grants.Gov

Cain Nonprofit Solutions

JANUARY 14, 2021

Last year many arts and culture nonprofits struggling to cope with closures and restrictions in the wake of COVID-19 were able to take advantage of multiple relief grants and funding, chief among them funds made available through the CARE Act and forgivable loans that were part of the Paycheck Protection Program (known as ‘PPP’).

Funding

Grant Writer Team

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Given that you are competing with other applicants, it’s imperative to make your foundation stand out from the crowd. Application: Thoroughly review to ensure proper steps and guidelines are followed when writing the grant proposal. Always submit our grant application by this date. Budget: Be clear in advance.

Grants

Grant'd

MAY 31, 2020

You’ve now spent hours writing an application – but it still doesn’t seem to really gel with your vision and what you’re asking. Recently the Grant’d team took the time to reflect together on the hundreds of applications that have come across our desks in our various roles across the years.

Applicant

Blackbaud

MAY 23, 2024

Initiatives like the American Rescue Plan, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, and other pass-through funding to states and local governments have spurred a surge in nonprofits seeking federal funding. Program Analysis – what will happen to the program to accommodate the growth?

Grant Readiness

ProposalPRO

MAY 1, 2022

Nonprofits – and everyone else – have a voice in the process today through the Public Comment process. The text also talks a lot about inconsistent application of the Office of Management and Budget’s Uniform Guidance, and the need to identify and correct inconsistent requirements and regulations regarding administrative costs.

Grants

RBW Strategy

JUNE 11, 2024

Objective 4: Rewriting Applicable Sections in Plan Language : For those who have read NOFOs, this can sometimes lead to additional questions and confusion, and another team member must review it to maintain a shared understanding of the guidance. I co-led a session through MyFedTrainer in which we discussed these topics more in-depth.

UEI

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 22, 2024

I’m wondering if you have a resource you can pass along? Communicating the potential consequences of delays, such as the increased likelihood of errors that could compromise the grant application’s success, helps underscore the importance of timely information submission. Thanks so much!

Grant Writing

Strategic Grants

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Through its latest IPAP (Impact Philanthropy Application Program) insights , Perpetual Trustees reported $32 million committed to charities through the IPAP process. trillion will pass to the next generation. Perpetual reports distributing around $120 million annually to charities across the country.

Pass-Through

The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Passed in 2021 , it establishes a new statutory framework regulating online charitable fundraising platforms. The exception is if notification was already provided through the platform charity’s registration as a trustee/charity, or through registration of the partnering platform.

Fundraising

GrantNews

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Since then, the conservation movement has continued to grow and expand its mission to include restoring endangered species, removing toxins from the environment, and ensuring our nation’s natural resources are passed on to future generations. For more information, you can also visit the GrantWatch FAQ page.

Grants

Blackbaud

APRIL 11, 2024

The low-code, no-code revolution has made it possible for anyone at your organization to create software applications without all the extra overhead of traditional software development. How does the SDLC process for low-code applications differ? How can you help low-coders keep security considerations front of mind?

Application

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Having raised more than $101 million “the hard way” through 90% private foundation and individual fundraising over the last 20+ years, I have experienced my share of rejections. Don’t pass up the chance to learn. Many federal agencies and most state governments have formal grant reviewer application processes. Why so many?

Grant Writing

Blackbaud

JANUARY 17, 2024

Work with your team to review and document each of your funding programs, including the number of grantees, timelines, and applications for each. Include who is involved in those application reviews and how decisions are made. Also look for ways your system can tap into repositories such as Candid to simplify your application process.

Grant Management

Candid

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

When applicable, this information is included in Candid’s data sets. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , Ford Foundation , and Hewlett Foundation ) share such data with Candid. Other public information. Candid staff also scan websites, press releases, social media, and news sources for grantmaking information.

Grants

Blackbaud

MAY 8, 2023

Fill out a quick application and boom! If this is your first time applying for a nonprofit grant, expect to spend up to 50 hours gathering information for and submitting a foundation grant application. Because they are easier to find through grants.gov, government grants tend to be highly competitive. If only it were that easy.

Grants

The NonProfit Times

MAY 6, 2024

By Olga Moshinsky Woltman “The growth mindset is based on the belief that your basic qualities are things you can cultivate through your efforts.” – Carol Dweck It is a truth universally acknowledged that employees who are motivated to continuously learn and grow will be the ones to take on new challenges, innovate, and problem-solve.

Pass-Through

Millionaire Grant Lady

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Grant applications typically involve a lot of writing and research. Also, the grant application process is time consuming, and maybe you don’t have the time to dedicate to the task. If you are considering hiring a grant writer, you likely understand that the writer will be submitting grant applications to multiple foundations.

Consultant

Tech Soup

JANUARY 27, 2014

Your nonprofit is getting ready to lead an important advocacy campaign: a key bill central to your mission has just been introduced in the state legislature, but the process of getting it passed is fraught with uncertainty. In part 2, we'll walk you through some basic data formats. Using APIs for Political Advocacy.

CRM

Grant Professionals Association

JANUARY 25, 2024

With the ever-changing needs of the labor market, employers are increasingly looking to credentials as a way to find qualified applicants and hires. To become GPC-certified, individuals must pass an exam testing their knowledge across the entire grant life cycle.

GPC

Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 20, 2024

When I wrote my first grant application 10 years ago, I did not know I was embarking on what would become my dream job. I enjoyed securing those resources by preparing grant applications. Maxwell, MPH MSW founded Ark Advising, LLC in 2019 with a vision to strengthen families and support communities through partnership.

Pass-Through

Fundraising HayDay

MAY 13, 2021

With backing by the state’s legislature, this new unit worked with stakeholders, creating a streamlined grant process for all state grant programs, including federal pass through funding. Imagine a one stop shop for grant prospect research, grant application portals, and grant management regulations for every state agency.

Pass-Through

Allied Grant Writers

MARCH 19, 2015

If you are to apply for one, be sure you have a good grasp of the whole application process, including the crucial documents you need to submit and the eligibility conditions you have to pass. Are you doubtful about your application? Federal grant application demands patience and sweat. Expertise is a necessity.

Federal Grants

Allied Grant Writers

MARCH 19, 2015

If you are to apply for one, be sure you have a good grasp of the whole application process, including the crucial documents you need to submit and the eligibility conditions you have to pass. Are you doubtful about your application? Federal grant application demands patience and sweat. Expertise is a necessity.

Federal Grants

Grant Consulting Services

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

While identifying the best candidates for a grant, the RFPs are known for being tailored to specific goals so potential applicants avoid wasting time and resources on grants that are unlikely to be approved. Geographic scope: National opportunities typically attract more applicants than state or local ones. Who else might be applying?

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