Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Instrumentl team Instrumentl is the all-in-one grant management tool for nonprofits and consultants who want to find and win more grants without the stress of juggling grant work through disparate tools and sticky notes. Start saving 3 hours a week and increase your grant applications by 78%. Try 14-days free No items found.

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Fundly

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

10+ Top Fundraising Consulting Firms: Find the Best Partner! Similarly, when your nonprofit organization has a problem it cant solve on its own, your best bet is to turn to a nonprofit consulting firm! But one of the most common types of consulting nonprofits seek is fundraising consulting.

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Candid

JANUARY 17, 2024

That’s why we freely share our expertise with the sector through a variety of channels: Live and on-demand trainings : Learn about a range of topics from starting a nonprofit to proposal writing, management, governance, sustainability, and transparency.

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CauseVox

MAY 27, 2021

This e-guide includes sample fundraising asks, sample major donor funding proposals, and more. Use these items as templates to create successful proposals and major donor asks for your non-profit! He has served as a Development Director, Executive Director, board member, and consultant to hundreds of organizations.

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Candid

MARCH 26, 2025

Three nonprofit fundraisersMorgan Carpenter of Carpenter Nonprofit Consulting in Indiana, Jamie Rasmussen of By the Brujas, a coaching and consulting firm in Colorado, and Zahra Bokhari Hassan, Candids own senior development manager working in Pittsburgh and New Yorkshared their biggest fundraising mistakes and what they learned from them.

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Grant Writers’ Seminars & Workshops

AUGUST 29, 2018

Submitting a maximally reviewer friendly grant application is essential to developing advocacy among the assigned reviewers of your proposal. This blog post concentrates on text alignment, and future posts are planned to address other tips to make your proposal reviewer friendly. Which is better for a grant proposal?

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Just Write Grants

MARCH 13, 2024

Picture this: You've poured your heart and soul into a grant proposal — fueled by questionable late-night snacks and bottomless cups of coffee. Streamlining the Process Tired of juggling grant research, deadlines, and scattered proposal drafts? to managing proposals with team collaboration tools. But then, dread sets in.

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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 28, 2023

But with proposal narratives that can reach 60+ pages in length, adding creative touches to break up a heavy narrative can make a federal proposal more readable and thus easier for reviewers to assess. The following summarizes ways in which I try to make my proposals stand out. Have you ever used humor in a grant application?

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Grant Writer Team

JANUARY 25, 2024

Even More Accuracy: Make sure that spelling, punctuation, and all information regarding your proposal is 100% correct. Your proposal reflects your general attitude towards your work and a funder might view careless mistakes as your attitude toward your cause. Invite the individual to see your program firsthand. But, be careful!

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Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 6, 2024

Consider outsourcing special opportunities to a consultant to prepare a proposal and respect grant professional’s capacity. Personally, I’m having a slow morning, reading a good book, and going for a hike. However, sometimes it is a great fit. One strategy is to take one day a month or quarter just for relaxation.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

M&G is not a problem to be solved after the proposal has been submitted and approved. Since there are six case managers in the original program and three in the proposed program, two-thirds of the supervisor’s salary (and fringe) will remain in FS1 and one-third will go to FS2. Remember, your CFO is a resource.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 20, 2022

Consider consulting a qualified attorney if there are some sticky or confusing issues to resolve. Step #5: Revise the bylaws with proposed language. Share with the full Board the proposed changes. The Bottom Line Your bylaws are your rule book for governing your nonprofit. Revise your bylaws with the committee.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 13, 2022

Yes, I’m looking at you consultant who decided to build your own business, be your own boss. And this was on top of my part-time job at a consulting firm, my own small (but mighty) consulting work, podcasting, and GPA Board work. What do you do if the boss in that scenario is you? Essentially, I am looking in the mirror.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

In this session, you’ll learn how to do grantwriting effectively, from researching potential funders to putting together a proposal. We’ll also talk about how to effectively follow up whether the answer is “Yes” or “No” to your grant proposal. You’ll get dozens of tips on how to create a winning proposal and traps to steer clear of.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 30, 2024

M&G is not a problem to be solved after the proposal has been submitted and approved. Since there are six case managers in the original program and three in the proposed program, two-thirds of the supervisor’s salary (and fringe) will remain in FS1 and one-third will go to FS2. Remember, your CFO is a resource.

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Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Nicole was asking: she's a consultant, and she was asking if she should create multiple accounts per client, or if you can have multiple missions under one account. So we have some consultants who will have their non-profits create their own accounts. And the answer to that is it really depends on your case.

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Tech Soup

MAY 17, 2011

This article is a chapter in the forthcoming book Nonprofit Management 101: A Complete and Practical Guide for Leaders and Professionals. Read more about the book here.).

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Tech Soup

MAY 10, 2011

This article is a chapter in the forthcoming book Nonprofit Management 101: A Complete and Practical Guide for Leaders and Professionals. Read more about the book here.).

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 12, 2010

By the same token, in nearly every nonprofit position that I have held, I have paid out of pocket for books and training (for shame!). I once proposed setting up an eBay account for a nonprofit organization I was working with. Thanks to her leadership, staff was always up to date on the latest software and business techniques.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 29, 2021

So to figure that out, you’d start with a market study proving there are people living around and driving by the proposed donut shop who would want to buy donuts. You’ll know you’re managing the business aspects of the organization properly, and you’ll be comfortable opening your books to anyone who asks.

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Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 13, 2021

That's the subject of an article Dan Cohen (aka the pleasantly persistent corporate partnership consultant) sent over to me: 5 Ways to Handle the Prospect Who Won’t Respond. Paul talked about his new book, Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive By Giving More Than They Take. The question is, what should you do?

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 10, 2024

I focus on prioritizing doing something to take care of myself for *at least* a few minutes to start every day – a run, a bike ride, meditation, reading a book, playing with Ollie (our mini Goldendoodle), etc to help recharge my own batteries so I am able to give to and support others. I don’t mean monetarily but in terms of energy.

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Tech Soup

MAY 24, 2011

This article is a chapter in the forthcoming book Nonprofit Management 101: A Complete and Practical Guide for Leaders and Professionals. Read more about the book here.).

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GrantNews

MAY 6, 2024

The Twilight Saga is a series of books by Stephanie Meyer that takes place in the rainy town of Forks, Washington. Eligible proposals are for medium and small local flood reduction projects. Applicants must consult with program staff prior to submitting an application. Washington is home to the fictional cast of Twilight.

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Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

And number one step back and evaluate your grant proposals. Does Instrumentl have a way to track two-tier submissions, for example, LY and full proposal. Discover how funders evaluate proposals, avoid common pitfalls, and tailor your application to funder priorities for a higher chance of success.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 6, 2022

There is an old but wonderful and still-relevant book called, “The Millionaire Next Door,” which shows how wealthy people live. Make time every day to consult your major gifts spreadsheet and check to see steps you need to take with each person on your list. The Bottom Line. What tours do you need to set up?

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Grant Writing Made Easy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Because my job was exclusively teaching – I taught four sections of writing courses every fall and spring semester – I didn’t have much time to continue pursuing research or turning my dissertation into a book project, the usual next step in my field. We even started working on the website together.

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Tech Soup

JULY 11, 2017

The American Civil Liberties Union received $24 million in online donations in the weekend that followed the news of Trump's proposed Muslim travel ban. The nonprofit Meals on Wheels, which delivers food to families in need across the country, took in more than $100,000 in donations after Trump proposed federal budget cuts.

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Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

JULY 4, 2024

Still, as a grant writing consultant, I must stay current with public policy news and, like many of us, am experiencing enervating uncertainty*. While I’ve never read it again, the book’s themes of friends growing apart before eventual reconciliation has stayed with me. Feel free to steal it.

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