Just Write Grants

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Detailed Proposals : Applications for capital grants often require detailed plans, cost estimates, and timelines. Develop a Strategic Approach Create a strategic plan that includes a mix of capital, program, and operating grants to ensure comprehensive support for your nonprofit’s activities.

Grants

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Why Diversifying Your Funding Is Essential With nearly 2 million nonprofit organizations in the United States, the competition for funding from all sources is stiff. But depending strictly on grant funding can be particularly challenging for a number of reasons.

Funding

GrantNews

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Funding supports community events that align with the funding source’s strategic plan. Successful applicants receive social media, digital, and broadcasting advertising services. Upgrade to a MemberPlus+ subscription to view the full grant details, including eligibility criteria and application information.

Media

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Note from Diane: You know how passionate our team is about thinking about your grant management work (your post-award work) to help strengthen your grant applications (your pre-award) work. Many grantmakers request a proposed budget along with grant applications to show youre thinking about these goals from the start.

Finance

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 15, 2025

Many of the professionals we’ve heard from and work with say they’re always behind schedule, often losing critical documents, and struggling to maintain consistency and quality across their applications. As grant experts who believe deeply in building sustainable systems, we knew there had to be a smarter way.

AI

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

Expert writers with over ten years of experience and many successful applications might charge up to $200 per hour. Smaller projects or specific parts of grant applications work well with hourly rates. Yet this payment structure can lead to unexpected total costs because grant proposals often take longer than planned.

Grants

GrantNews

JULY 7, 2025

Unlike traditional grants with fixed deadlines, rolling deadline grants accept applications year-round until funds are exhausted. Below are 25 rolling deadline grants currently accepting applications, covering a wide range of focus areas – from youth development and animal welfare to community services and environmental stewardship.

Grants

Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 23, 2025

Some grant applications require extensive attachments, audits, or years of financial history. Instead, seek out funders who explicitly welcome first-time applicants, smaller budgets , or grassroots initiatives. A strong mission match increases your chances of getting funded and helps build a foundation for long-term support.

Grant Writing

Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 11, 2025

Program design is the heart of any successful grant application. She helps nonprofits grow their impact through strategic planning, capacity building, grant development, and program design. Cloud-based collaboration lets our teams work from anywhere, editing in real time – no carbon paper required.

Logic Model

Candid

JANUARY 9, 2025

I truly hope that nearly five years after the entire sector was forced to navigate office shutdowns, shift programs and services online, and streamline grant applications and reporting, I dont need to make the case that technology is central to philanthropic and nonprofit organizations mission and programs.

Policy

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 27, 2025

Identifying More Potential Grant Applications The grant process is both time-consuming and critical for nonprofit leaders. While large grants may seem like the most efficient route, federal grant applications have a 25% success rate and provide only 15% of the requested aid, according to data from Instrumentl. About 30% of U.S.

AI

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

These funds may be used for training staff, improving technology, or developing strategic plans. Applying for Grants Submitting a grant application can be complex. Complete Application Forms : Ensure that all required forms are filled out correctly, supplying accurate data to support the proposal. Clarity is key.

Funding

Candid

JANUARY 28, 2025

Smaller shares of grantmakers providing technology and tools, unrestricted funding The good news is that a significant majority of funders are now committed to streamlining grant applications (67%) and reporting processes (56%). Demonstrate need: Tie your request directly to the organizations strategic plan and its capacity needs.

Funding

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 13, 2025

Also, as grant writers, we must translate these objectives logically and explicitly into grant applications, so that our nonprofit can be awarded the funds needed to crush the objectives and transform lives! Of course, you know this—we’re just laying the groundwork for the info that’s coming.

Grant Writing

Just Write Grants

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Build Relationships with Corporate Decision-Makers Corporate grants often stem from strong relationships rather than cold applications. Final Thoughts Corporate grants can be a valuable funding source for nonprofits, but securing them requires strategic planning and relationship-building.

Grants

Grant Writer Team

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

In this step, you should set organizational financial goals and clarify annual goals from the strategic plan. With careful planning and a clear understanding of income and expenses, your organization can set itself up for success. This means determining which program(s) you find most valuable and want to fund first.

Budget

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 11, 2025

Applications are open now through June 18, 2025. An estimated 3 million children participate in programs supported by the Foundation each year, and Sprouts expects to more than double its grant programs in the year ahead. For more information or to apply, visit Sprouts.com/foundation. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Award

NonProfit PRO

JULY 9, 2025

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AI

NonProfit PRO

JULY 17, 2025

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Funding

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 7, 2025

Some funders are experimenting with AI to pre-screen applications based on clarity and alignment. AI tools like ChatGPT, Grammarly, and Notion are now standard in nonprofit offices. They’re assisting with everything from content drafts to summarizing impact data.

Grants

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 4, 2025

Nonprofits often operate under the mindset that more applications = more chances of funding. Spending 15–20 hours on a complex application for a small grant can quickly become a losing proposition, especially when larger opportunities might require similar effort. 10% of applicants funded)?

Grants

Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Nonprofit Grant Proposal Budget Calculations: A Road Map Whats the best way to make your nonprofits budget stand out on a grant application? Most nonprofits want to include grants in their revenue streams but can often be overwhelmed by the time commitment and technical know-how a successful grant application requires.

Budget

Blackbaud

APRIL 22, 2025

Both types of organizations should leverage people-first recruitment software to improve the experience both for staff and applicants. For instance, you might detail how you plan to portray your mission in your recruitment marketing materials. Focus on skills and experience. Gauge candidates passion for your cause.

Nonprofit

GrantNews

APRIL 16, 2025

Specifically, to advance the understanding or application of biotechnology and the life sciences, and focus national and international attention. However, grant writing requires strategic planning, detailed research, and persuasive storytelling. Is it Time for Your Nonprofit to Hire a Grant Writer?

Nonprofit

Blackbaud

JUNE 19, 2025

Many seek further sector-wide discussions on AI applications and limitations that are relevant to fundraising and hope for industry bodies and technology vendors to provide resources to get them started using AI more effectively.

AI

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.

AI

Candid

JUNE 5, 2025

In alignment with your nonprofits strategic plan , set financial goals (e.g., In this video (and transcript), Tracy Kaufman, an educational programming manager at Candid, explains how demonstrating credibility is one of the most important factors in a grant proposal budgetthe section many funders look at first in an application.

Budget

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 31, 2025

During our Wednesday Grant Chats, this kept coming up: more funders are actively inviting applicants to tell the whole truth about barriers, community-led solutions, and the systemic conditions that drive need. One that sees grantwriting not as a transactional exercise, but as a practice of solidarity.

Readiness

GrantNews

MARCH 14, 2025

For example, grant-seekers use the Grants Calendar to schedule grant application submissions. Formats, such as websites, mobile applications and tours, interactive touch screens and kiosks, games, and virtual environments will be considered. Building a funding pipeline is the best way to stay organized. You dont want to miss this.

Applicant

Assel Grant Services

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Funders generally have clear guidelines about what they will and will not fund, so identifying your organization’s needs ahead of time will allow you to prioritize your search to those grant opportunities that will have the most impact on your organization’s strategic plan.

GPC

NonProfit PRO

JULY 3, 2025

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Retail

GrantNews

APRIL 3, 2025

Writing a grant requires strategic planning, in-depth research, and persuasive storytelling. Upgrade to a MemberPlus+ subscription to view the full grant details, including eligibility criteria and application information. Is it Time for Your Nonprofit to Hire a Grant Writer?

Grants

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 11, 2025

Keep a Federal Disruption Log Track every instance of: Delayed payments Cancelled or rewritten NOFOs Unanswered agency communications Use this internal log to bolster emergency funding applications, explain project delays in final reports, and document the broader landscape for future strategic planning.

Federal Grants

DoJiggy

APRIL 22, 2025

10 Effective Fundraising Ideas for Chambers of Commerce Here are some of the most successful fundraising ideas for Chambers of Commerce, applicable to both large and small communities. Start planning your next fundraiser today. Dont wait for dues alone to fund your chambers future.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 20, 2024

A world-class finance team will do all that and be a key part of your strategic planning, helping you identify opportunities and risks based on past performance and future scenario planning. How do you know the skill level of someone applying for your finance team, and if they are task-based or strategic?

Finance

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 30, 2025

The combined organization will offer an extensive range of philanthropic advisory services, including program strategy and design, and a set of services to deepen grantee relationships including sourcing and diligence of grantees, application support, grant structuring and impact measurement. Following the transaction, the CEO Charles R.

Retail

NonProfit PRO

JULY 23, 2025

” The HOME Agency Values in Action Award is now open for applications. Launching with this award is our way of putting our values into action and supporting those who are already making the world better.” All non-profits in good standing are encouraged to apply. setForceSafeFrame(true).addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Award