Blackbaud

JULY 2, 2025

We’ve also seen growing interest across the sector in Grove’s simplified award letters and conversational practices. Over 70 funders have requested copies of our award letter templates, and hundreds joined sessions this year focused on aligning grantmaking practices with learning and equity. There cannot be any trust without honesty.

Burnout

Grant Professionals Association

JANUARY 28, 2025

It is the second priority that grips the attention of awarding agencies and recipients alike. Pre-covid, more than $750 billion was awarded annually with an unacceptable $175 billion in improper payments caused by unintentional errors or intentional acts of wrong-doing. The pressure is on for stewardship of federal funds.

Grant

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Ive been writing grant proposals since dinosaurs walked the earth and have seen various attempts to reform the federal grant-making process. Congress passed the Grants Transparency Act of 2023 (H.R. The Grants Transparency Act complements the Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency (GREAT) Act passed in 2019.

Federal Grants

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

OCTOBER 27, 2024

We get many calls from nonprofits and public agencies seeking federal grants to build or buy and renovate a building*—the proposed uses could be anything from a youth center to a SUD treatment facility to affordable housing. A similar process unfolded for many other federal grant programs for funding facilities. In FY ‘23, $3.8

Federal Grants

NonProfit PRO

JULY 29, 2025

The report, published by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Foundation for Philanthropy and GivingTuesday , aggregates data from a dozen donor databases, providing estimates that account for late data. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Retail

Center for Major Gifts

MAY 4, 2025

Viken Mikaelian Tweet Clear the Clichs: A Quick Nonprofit Writing Audit Before you hit send or publish, ask yourself: Did I name real people or faceslike Lilly? The Dunning-Kruger Award for Clarity We believe that believing in belief is the first step toward believing in what we believe in. Can someone picture whats happening?

Publishing

Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Former President Barak Obama once said: Elections have consequences and this is certainly true for recipients reliant on federal grants and loans. Frankly, its a shock to the intergovernmental grants system and, understandably, it has caused great consternation and confusion. 20, 2025), Unleashing American Energy (Jan. 24, 2025). [a][b]

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Grant Writer Team

JANUARY 23, 2025

At some point, every entrepreneur asks the same question: Is my business eligible for grant funding? Any professional grant writer will give you the same answer: Anyone can win a grant, but you won’t know for sure, unless you apply. Grants are never just free money. Is Your Business Eligible for Grant Funding?

Funding

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 6, 2025

He has authored more than 150 guest columns that have appeared in daily newspapers, business journals and blogs across the country, and publishes Stratagems, a monthly e-newsletter exploring timely issues and trends in philanthropy. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Retail

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Published: September 8, 2021 Grant Writing Classes Table of Contents SHOW MORE SHOW LESS Return to top In this 1-hour webinar (with 15 minutes Q&A), Teresa Huff will share with you how to simplify, streamline, and support your team. Find and win more grants for your nonprofit! She has helped nonprofits triple their funding.

Instrumentl

Bonterra

JULY 3, 2025

The simple to use, customizable event builder allows you to create, publish, and share events exactly how you want — no coding or tech savvy required. While pricing isn’t published, some reviews note Cvent may be prohibitively expensive for smaller companies.

Software

Peak Proposals

JULY 20, 2025

but rely on grants from private foundations and not federal sources, the closure of USAID might seem like an unfortunate event, but one unrelated to your grantseeking. USAID maintained a comprehensive website, published a variety of downloadable publications, and regularly posted updates on multiple social media accounts.

Policies

HSF House

JULY 24, 2025

Ford Undergraduate Research Award For context, I am working with the data from Hispanic voters from every edition of the Cumulative Election Study since 2012. My models have shown great promise and, if I can just reduce the amount of variance in them, I can publish some great findings. Miguel Arceo, Political Science major, David B.

Mentor

RBW Strategy

JANUARY 24, 2024

A Breakdown of Each Stage in the Grant Lifecycle The grants lifecycle refers to the entire process of a grant—from planning, to opportunity, to implementation, to closeout. The lifecycle of a grant has three major stages: pre-award, award, and post-award. The funds are then dispersed.

Grants.Gov

GrantNews

APRIL 25, 2024

Entrepreneurs often wonder: Am I eligible for a business grant? Researching and applying for grant funding can take dedication, time and effort. There are many vital points of information you should know before applying for grants. Grants are not just free money! Do not depend on a grant to save your business overnight.

Grant

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Each year the International Computer Refurbishers Summit awards a lifetime achievement award. This year the award went to Nancy Jo Craig who runs the nonprofit Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council (CACRC) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. CACRC is an social enterprise in that it does not need to rely on grants to keep operating.

Award

GrantNews

MAY 3, 2024

There are currently more than 1,000 grants available to small businesses. Even better, GrantWatch also lists grants specific to startups and entrepreneurs ! Kennedy in 1963, to honor the top entrepreneurs in every state with awards and special recognition. The following is a short list of grant we’ve mined for you.

Publishing

Peak Proposals

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Finding grant opportunities to apply to is of central importance to most non-profit organizations. While a grant database is ideal for conducting prospect research, many non-profits lack access to a subscription database and instead rely on free sources such as Google and other search engines. Use “awards” as a keyword.

Grant

Candid

MAY 9, 2023

Candid and ABFE partnered to create and publish Philanthropy and HBCUs: Foundation funding to historically Black colleges and universities. foundations steadily decreased their support of HBCUs, in terms of both percentage of total giving and grant dollars awarded. In fact, large U.S. HBCU staff insight 5.

Education

GrantNews

AUGUST 12, 2024

GrantWatch provides a comprehensive list of grants for Connecticut, designed to benefit individuals and communities across the state. These grants play a crucial role in strengthening Connecticut’s economy and supporting its local communities. Made part of the US Navy in 1954. The largest maritime museum in the US is in CT.

Publishing

Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

I am guilty of office-speak, especially that familiar standby, “Let’s get our ducks in a row,” usually when priorities begin to compete and grant deadlines are looming. I’ve found one of the best ways to keep myself from feeling overwhelmed is to invest some of my energy up front to organize tasks that support over-arching grants objectives.

Award

Candid

JULY 19, 2023

Last month, Candid published results from the Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, an annual survey of large U.S. Program staff exercised flexibility to increase grant amounts because of inflation.” “We We added 8% to each grant award.” We focused on operating and scholarship grants and less on capital grants.”

Award

Grant Writer Team

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Grant writing is a skill that requires careful planning and execution. For new grant writers, the journey often begins with an underestimation of the time and effort needed to craft a compelling proposal. New grant writers often underestimate the time needed to prepare grant proposals. How Much Time Do I Need to Prepare?

Grant Writing

Grants.gov

AUGUST 15, 2018

When you receive a federal grant, you are receiving taxpayer dollars with the expectation you will successfully implement a public-serving project. Such projects can range from publishing scientific research results to creating apprenticeship opportunities for underrepresented populations to providing foreign aid and democratic development.

Grant Writing

Grant Writer Team

APRIL 4, 2024

This has led to a sudden interest in side hustles like grant writing. So, can grant writing be a profitable side hustle? ” According to Salary.com , the average hourly pay rate for a grant writer in the U.S. Of course, there are experienced grant writers who would likely charge more than that. is $35 an hour.

Grant Writing

The NonProfit Times

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

10 post on publishing platform Medium , Scott announced another round of grants to nonprofits, however, this time the post was titled, “No Dollar Signs This Time,” and did not include a breakdown of organizations or grant amounts. -based advocacy group, which announced the gift today. billion to 786 organizations.

Metrics

The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will distribute $210 million in Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) funds through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as the second tranche of funding to protect faith-based institutions and nonprofits against targeted attacks.

Grant

Big Fundraising Ideas

MARCH 12, 2024

Other School Funding Sources: Grant Proposal Writing 101 How to Obtain Funds for Your School with Grant Writing. Grant writing is a supplemental way to raise funds for non-profit organizations and schools. Grant writing and fundraising have differing pros, cons, methods, and outcomes. Let’s examine each.

Grant Writing

Candid

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

On-demand trainings can be taken any time, with recent topics including fostering an inclusive culture , finding funding , and writing grant proposal budgets. Candid also offers a wide variety of borrowable e-books by topic: DEI, management, fundraising, grant writing, advocacy, etc. Grants to Individuals .

Letter Of Inquiry

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Like it or not, grants are a necessity for nearly all nonprofits to stay alive and do good work. One tip I could have used early on was to plan and design the grant project before writing up a query letter or proposal. To help you focus on why your grant project is needed in your community, answer these questions: a.

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GrantNews

JUNE 14, 2024

Did you know there are grants for schools and organizations encouraging young writers? Because of this, GrantWatch offers an easy-to-use database for organizations seeking grants for young writers to empower our youth. So why not give grants a shot?! Below are grants for young writers to help you start your grant research.

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Grants.gov

AUGUST 8, 2018

When preparing your federal grant application, you would do well to put yourself – and your team – in the shoes of the people who will be evaluating it. In this post, we will look specifically at grant opportunities that are evaluated (at least in part) with the aid of a peer review panel (Note: Not all are evaluated in this way).

Federal Grants

Tech Soup

APRIL 26, 2017

Talk to anyone associated with a nonprofit organization, and they will tell you that there isn't enough grant money. Be aware that grant funding is available. And the number of applications submitted increases the likelihood of winning awards. percent in 2017 and by 6.0 percent in 2018. This can be difficult to do.

Grantstation

Big Fundraising Ideas

OCTOBER 22, 2024

7 Ways Your School Can Leverage Grants for Success Applying for grants is an intimidating process for many schools. However, despite the complexity, grants are well worth pursuing-they provide an invaluable funding source your school can greatly benefit from.

Grant

Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

One such data story is this: Though long suspected, we finally have the data to confirm that 39 percent of our grant applications are duplicative across funders. Analysis of grant applications from 130 funders. Requested Grant Funding Related (20 percent). Miscellaneous (3 percent). What the Organization Does (22 percent).

Application

iGrantWriters

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

For grant writers, the future looks bright. In 2023, the grant writing industry will be worth estimated in billions. Step 1: Establish yourself as a thought leader in the field of grant writing Be the go-to person in your organization for knowledge about grant writing. And there is plenty of opportunity for growth.

Grant Writing

GrantNews

MAY 9, 2024

You know, you might do well to consider grant writing. And grant writing? You can write applications for grants and get paid for your work, all from the comfort of your own home. So, can grant writing be the perfect side hustle? The Perks According to Salary.com , the average hourly pay rate for a grant writer in the U.S.

Grant Writing