DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 6, 2024

However, proper financial oversight is critical to make the most of those vital funds. Effective grant management goes beyond tracking funds in your CRM its also about budgeting effectively, prioritizing programs that need financial support, and delivering timely reports to grantmakers. Focus on funding gaps.

Finance

GrantNews

JANUARY 2, 2025

Because of this, we expect 2025 to provide a platform for social funding on behalf of causes like equality, inclusion, mental health, and other support for underrepresented groups to use social media to increase awareness for their cause. For example, you can apply for grants to fund equality training for your team.

AI

Just Write Grants

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Solution To manage time constraints effectively: Develop a Grant Calendar : Create a detailed calendar with deadlines, submission requirements, and timelines for each grant application. Budgeting and Financials 5.1 Misalignment or errors in the budget can jeopardize your proposal. Meeting Deadlines 6.1

Grant Writing

Millionaire Grant Lady

MAY 5, 2025

Its two weeks before a federal grant deadline , and you just learned about the opportunity and that you are eligible to apply for grant funding. Doing your foundation or government grants keep falling off the bottom of the list, impacting your grant proposal submissions. What to look for in a grant consultant?

Grant Writing

Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 23, 2025

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. Start local.

Grant Writing

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

Regardless of the pricing model, it’s essential to note that paying a grant writer based on a percentage of awarded funds is both unethical and prohibited by industry standards. How grant writers are typically paid Grant writers employ several standard payment structures.

Grant

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 9, 2025

With competitive Q3 and Q4 deadlines on the horizon and public funding landscapes continuing to shift, organizations that pause, reset, and refocus are poised for success. This mid-year check-in is your opportunity to: Strengthen your nonprofit grant strategy by zeroing in on grants with the highest alignment and funding potential.

Grant

Grant Professionals Association

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

In the last few weeks of the year, ensure your final 2024 submissions are on time, needed funds are requested, and reports are in order. How did your team respond to changes in the grant profession, such as the new Uniform Guidance for federal funds? Prepare to request budget or timeline revisions as needed.

GPCI

Grant Writer Team

JUNE 12, 2025

What Do Grant-Makers Look for in Grant Applications? Grants offer essential, non-repayable funding opportunities, and GrantWriterTeam knows how to help you locate and apply to grant opportunities for your cause. In truth, securing funding is a highly competitive endeavor.

Applicant

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 23, 2025

And if you don’t have time to build that system from scratch, our Grant Launch service sets it up for you. You’ll get a fully customized grants system, tailored to your programs, funding strategy, and team needs. In a system like the AI Grants Hub ™ , grant readiness becomes built-in. No tech background required.

Grant Writing

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 29, 2025

This is especially true for those on small teams or managing grants alongside a dozen other responsibilities. Scattered deadlines, disjointed documents, and disconnected systems make it nearly impossible to stay on top of funding opportunities strategically. Most nonprofit teams utilize these kinds of tools to get started.

AI

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

​Teresa Huff is a nonprofit grant strategist and a grant writer mentor/coach. She has helped nonprofits triple their funding. Over 2,100 students have taken her grant writing courses. Teresa is a nonprofit grant strategist, grant writer, mentor, and coach. They may say, yeah, we fund anywhere in the US.

Instrumentl

GrantNews

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A key element of a business plan is, you guessed it, the budget. Plan a budget for marketing, payroll and overhead. How to Use a Business Plan to Build a Funding Pipeline Now that you have a professional business plan you can secure funding to build your business. Many grant applications require a budget to be submitted.

Grants Calendar

Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2022

To fully fund your nonprofit, you need a diversified fundraising stream. In other words, you need to get your money from many different sources, not just one awesome foundation, one government grant, or one generous donor. Diversified fundraising revenue creates stability and keeps you from being dependent on one source of funding.

Fundraising

GrantNews

JANUARY 16, 2024

There is always a learning curve when you are applying for grants. There are many reasons grant proposals are denied funding. In fact, they might help to increase the chances of your next grant application being awarded. Missed Deadline: Simply put, if the deadline has passed, look for another grant.

Applicant

GrantNews

JANUARY 9, 2024

Seeking Grants? Securing funding for any cause can be a daunting task. Using proven search tips & strategies yields big results when locating grants for your organization. Do not waste valuable time and resources when searching for grants. FIRST, Are You Indeed Grant-Ready? IF SO , Search For Relevant Grants 1.

Grant

Allied Grant Writers

OCTOBER 11, 2024

In the world of nonprofit organizations, securing reliable funding is crucial for sustaining and expanding your mission. Grants represent a powerful financial tool, offering resources to make a lasting impact without the burden of repayment. Types of Grants Available for Nonprofits 1. Walmart Foundation , Google.org ).

Funding

Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2017

And it is important to clarify your thinking as you consider establishing a solid grants program for 2017 and into 2018, especially in this time of uncertainty around government funding. Capacity-building grants are limited and very difficult to get. Your funding search can be defined by your mission or your location.

Grantstation

Grant Writer Team

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Profits provide the funding nonprofits need for their cause. The funds must support the outlined mission statement. Nonprofits Should Have Low Overhead The IRS regulates nonprofits to ensure funds are benefiting a cause. Any amount higher should prompt an audit to see how a nonprofit’s budget can be refined.

Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

But if you want to fully fund your nonprofit, you simply must have a plan. Basically, if you haven’t already taken the time to create an annual budget for your nonprofit, you need to do that first. If you depend on only one source for funding, you will put your organization’s future at risk. I’ve been there.

Fundraising

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JANUARY 6, 2023

Over the years, I have learned that our number one job as grant professionals is educating up. And by that, I mean teaching your boss, board members, and colleagues what grants can and cannot do. It does not mean you will win every grant you apply for, but it does lessen the time spent on grants that are a long shot, at best.

Grant

Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 3, 2024

There are many different tools and tactics to reset your grant strategy. My process starts with gathering essential materials including: (1) Agency’s updated strategic plan, (2) Agency’s updated annual budget, and (3) Last year’s grant calendar. Review current funders.

Readiness

Grant Writer Team

JANUARY 11, 2024

So, your grant application was rejected. There are a lot of reasons grant proposals may be denied funding and most of them are because of simple mistakes. When you are learning to write grants there is quite a learning curve. Do not be surprised if your first or even your tenth grant proposal is not awarded.

Applicant

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

It's because they have smaller budgets. Those smaller budgets translate to smaller staff sizes or heavier reliance on volunteers for all facets of program management, which result in less consistency in grantseeking. So, what does this consistent but bold grant management strategy have to do with age? I'm glad you asked!

Grantstation

Grant'd

MAY 31, 2020

As you sip at your umpteenth coffee for the day, you’re wondering why this is and how anyone could possibly create a compelling yet succinct case for funding in the heavily restricted, boxed world of an application form. Solution: Never make up funding asks on the fly. This will empower you in building a crystal clear case for funding.

Applicant

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

For example, most nonprofits will need grant management software that comes equipped with: . Grant calendars allow teams to visualize their grant applications’ timelines and ensure they have a sustainable plan for the year. Post-grant management. Restricted funds tracking. Bookkeeping.

Grant Management

Grant Writer Team

JANUARY 11, 2024

Was your grant application rejected? There are many reasons grant proposals are denied funding. When you are learning to apply for a grant there is a learning curve. Do not be discouraged if your grant proposal is not awarded. You Proposed An Unrealistic Budget – Is your proposal realistic?

Applicant

Grant Consulting Services

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Eligibility will need to be proven, organization’s history discussed, and current plans along with how funds the grantmakers provide will help to meet the need. Trying to find and acquire funding for your organization can be an intimidating task if you don’t have the right experience.

Proposal

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 10, 2023

You’ve seen our team share information from MyFedTrainer.com, podcasts on the topic from Fundraising HayDay, and our own team talk about and present on “How to Make Reporting to Your Funder a Snap,” so we’re excited to bring you this guest post today with some tactical tips to help with your upcoming grant report.

Grant

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 13, 2022

Let’s look at how SMART goals can help you row your boat toward your destination of a fully funded budget. Create a grant calendar by January 1 of the top 10 grants we’ll go after this year. Create a grant calendar. The good news is, you’re not alone…and we can help. Do Goals Really Work?

Goals

Fundly

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Campaign direction : Whether youre fundraising for your annual fund, a capital campaign, or another project, Averill will stay with you every step of the way to help your leadership make smart directorial decisions. Since 2007, this fundraising consulting firm has helped its nonprofit partners secure more than $300 million in grant funding.

Consulting

Strategic Grants

OCTOBER 1, 2024

These meetings continue to inspire me, and it is always interesting to learn how charities secure funds for their work and how they plan to maintain projects through what can sometimes be funding uncertainty. The amount of available funding out there often comes as a surprise.

Grants Calendar

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 20, 2021

Sometimes the only thing standing between you and launching a successful fundraising campaign to fund a new, needed program is an extra set of hands. Manage your grants calendar: Your VA can manage your grants calendar, including due dates and reporting deadlines. Be careful with VAs who say they can write grants.

Calendar

Grant Writer Team

MAY 22, 2025

Profits provide the funding nonprofits need for their cause. To illustrate, nonprofits typically spend 75%-80% of their total budget on programs. Nonprofits Should Have Low Overhead The IRS regulates nonprofits to ensure that funds are benefiting a cause. Any amount higher should prompt a budget audit.

Grants Calendar

Just Write Grants

JANUARY 16, 2025

Grant writing is an essential part of nonprofit funding, but keeping track of multiple proposal deadlines can quickly become overwhelming. Whether you're applying for a single grant or juggling several at once, staying organized and on schedule is key to your success. Trello , Asana ) to set reminders for each deadline.

Proposal