Budget Narrative Consulting Grant Writing 
Grant Writing Made Easy
MAY 20, 2025
When youre the only one writing grants, you dont have time to start from scratch every time a new application comes up. Thats where a Grant Writing Toolkit comes ina collection of reusable content, data, and templates that make the grant writing process faster, smoother, and less overwhelming.
Grant Writing Made Easy
JULY 2, 2025
But when it comes to grant writing, your budget isn’t just an attachment or requirement to fulfill. Grant budgets are a crucial part of the story you’re telling funders. For better or worse, your budget can make or break your chances of funding, despite the quality of the grant narrative itself.
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Grant Writing Made Easy
JUNE 25, 2025
Provide clear justifications: Briefly explain each line item (e.g., “$3,000 for evaluation consultant at 30 hours @$100/hr”). Pro Tip: Use a separate budget narrative page to explain your numbers. Explore Grant Writing Made Easier —our course and community for nonprofit professionals who are ready to write smarter, not harder.
Allied Grant Writers
JUNE 8, 2025
How grant writers are typically paid Grant writers employ several standard payment structures. Each structure offers unique advantages based on an organization’s needs and budget constraints. A nonprofit can make better budget decisions for grant writing services by knowing these payment models.
Grant Consulting Services
JUNE 29, 2023
(The portion being requested from the grantmaker) Some Federal reviewers or foundation board members will look at the budget first and then the narrative. Budget narrative Driving the explanation behind the budget is the budget narrative. They need to be aligned.
Grant Consulting Services
JULY 31, 2023
Anybody who has written grants can confirm that the grant application can take anywhere from a few hours to 50-60 hours, depending on the funder, type of grant, and requirements. In my most recent Grantegy class, I purposely tested the viability of ChatGPT to help create a sample budget and corresponding budget narrative.
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