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Most Common Grant Proposal Errors (and How to Fix Them)

Grant Writing Made Easy

Even seasoned grant writers make grant proposal errors, but small changes can be the difference between a funded project and a missed opportunity. Funders review hundreds of applications, and issues such as unclear objectives, vague budgets, or an ineffective statement of need can easily push your proposal to the bottom of the pile.

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Grant Writing for Small Nonprofits: How to Do More With Less

Grant Writing Made Easy

Struggling to keep up with grant writing as a team of one, or as part of a small nonprofit where everyone wears multiple hats? Across the nonprofit sector, countless small nonprofits and grassroots organizations do life-changing work with limited staff, tight budgets, and never enough daily hours. You’re not alone.

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A disturbing trend in Notices of Funding Availability (NOFOs): the incredible shrinking grant proposal

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

This post could lead to a 2025 sequel: The Incredible Shrinking Grant Proposal. Faithful readers also know that I started writing grant proposals shortly after the last Ice Age ended. Case in point: when S + A started in 1993 and began writing SAMHSA proposals, the narrative max was usually 25 single-spaced pages.

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How to Evaluate Grant Opportunities: When to Say No to a Grant

Grant Writing Made Easy

The pressure to pursue every funding opportunity can feel overwhelming, especially in today’s environment of shrinking public resources and steep competition for private grants. But here’s the truth: not all grants are worth your time. Use this checklist to evaluate grant opportunities effectively and make informed decisions.

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Collaboration—Love it or Hate it?

Grant Professionals Association

But long before this impact occurs, when the grant is still just an idea, the grant writer is trying to wrangle three or four other non-profits to all work together on this “collaborative project.” Has there been a grant or two that we ended up passing on because the group could not agree on splitting the funding?