Award Blog LOI 
Grant Training Center
JANUARY 16, 2023
In order to assess the validity of a proposal in relationship to the solicitation, many donors, especially foundations, request a Letter of Intent (LOI) from future applicants. Indicate awards, rankings, and tangible measures that set you apart from your peers. Review, if possible, other LOIs written to your donor.
Grant Professionals Association
AUGUST 20, 2024
Why then has the industry let “LOI” remain in use? Do you even know what LOI is short for? Confusion exists because LOI has three commonly referenced meanings. Let’s sort this out, LOI can be a Letter of Inquiry, a Letter of Introduction, or a Letter of Intent. Crafting the LOI is a great skill to master.
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Grant Writer Team
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Funding Period: The period of time during which a grant funding award is available for the recipient to utilize. Hedge: You should ‘hedge your bets’ by submitting multiple grant proposals to increase the chances of winning a grant award. Notice of Award (NoA): Official notice to grant applicants.
Grant Professionals Association
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
A year later we received the first million dollar grant award in the district’s history and I realized that my degrees in English and Education had accidentally perfectly prepared me for this job. That made me wonder – what if I had been purposefully prepared?
Candid
AUGUST 25, 2022
I have learned how to deep dive into Foundation Directory, align our grant asks with funders’ typical award amounts, and use Candid Learning’s sample letters of inquiry (LOIs). The post Autism After 21 Utah Project: Lessons from a first-time fundraiser appeared first on Candid Blog.
Cain Nonprofit Solutions
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
That's a cruddy day to release a blog post so I'm switching things up a bit and doing it on Tuesday this week. And I'm throwin' it back to a previous blog post that is an oldie but a goodie. This is going to be a longer blog post than I normally write. You can subscribe to almost any website that has a blog or posts articles.
Grant Professionals Association
MAY 29, 2025
Corporate Partnerships are Key A huge portion of animal-related grants are awarded through corporate partners with nonprofit foundations, such as Petco, PetSmart, Hills, Pedigree, Petfinder, OxBow, and Tractor Supply. In Letters of Inquiry (LOIs), I weave the stories and photos right into the letter.
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