Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 31, 2025

Ever feel like philanthropy is entering a new era, but your grant writing process is stuck in 2005? And while many nonprofits cling to outdated, compliance-focused grant practices, there’s a better way, especially when you equip your strategy with tools built for this moment. You’re not imagining it. Let’s dive in.

Readiness

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 29, 2025

If your grant strategy feels more chaotic than coordinated, you’re in the right place. For so many nonprofit professionals and grant writing consultants, the issue isn’t a lack of intention. This is especially true for those on small teams or managing grants alongside a dozen other responsibilities. It’s exhausting.

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Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Published: March 2, 2022 Grant Writing Classes Table of Contents SHOW MORE SHOW LESS Return to top Want to go from Rejected to Accepted? ​In this 1-hour webinar (with 15 minutes Q&A), Teresa Huff will share with you 9 reasons your grants are getting rejected, and how to fix them. Look no further! That is amazing.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 4, 2025

Whether you’re a solo grant writer or part of a small, multitasking team, developing a clear process to evaluate grant opportunities can help you write stronger proposals, avoid burnout, and focus on the funding that truly supports your mission. Is the grant renewable or one-time only?

Grants

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

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 11, 2025

Executive orders, delayed disbursements, judicial interventions, and administrative overhauls have left grant writers navigating what experts are calling a “ tsunami of uncertainty. ” In this federal grant update, we’ll break down what’s changing, what’s at risk, and how you can adapt your grant writing strategy to stay resilient.

Federal Grants

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Readiness is all about preparing your organization to write a grant proposal and creating a strategy for ensuring you are pursuing the right funding sources to help your organization meet its mission. Here are 5 tips for grant writing readiness. Program/ Project: Describe your program or project in detail.

Grant Writing

Cain Nonprofit Solutions

MARCH 4, 2021

If you’ve ever read any of my other articles you probably already know how much importance I place on being “grant ready”. For those of you who don’t know, I recommend reading up on grant readiness, particularly if you are a newer or smaller nonprofit. You can use my Grant Readiness Toolkit to help you get it done.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Most people fall into grant writing almost by chance. Maybe someone recognized your writing skills and voila! Either way, those writing skills drew you in. It makes sense, given the most common way to describe the process is “grant writing” – which only tells part of the story. You were “voluntold.”

Grant Writing

Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 15, 2024

Organizational development plays a crucial role in the process of becoming grant-ready by providing the foundation and framework necessary to effectively pursue and manage grant funding. It provides the essential infrastructure, capabilities, and processes needed to become [and stay] grant-ready.

Grant Readiness

Grant Writing Made Easy

OCTOBER 30, 2022

This is my favorite holiday, and in honor, I’m sharing 10 grant writing tips to help you make sure your grants aren’t the scariest thing this spooky season. #1: 1: Keep a grant prospect sheet & update it regularly. One of the best things you can do is to make time regularly to search for grant opportunities.

Grant Writing

Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 12, 2023

AI: The Ultimate Sidekick for Nonprofit Work AI can be your sidekick, taking over the tedious bits of grant writing, like research, program design, drafting, and revising proposals. Beyond Grant Writing: How AI Can Transform Your Nonprofit Leadership But AI doesn’t stop at grant writing.

AI

Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 19, 2023

Introduction In the world of nonprofits, grant writing is both a lifeline and a challenge. Enter AI solutions like ChatGPT – a powerful tool that can significantly streamline your grant writing workflow. It can be an invaluable aid in making your grant writing process smoother, quicker, and more efficient.

ChatGPT

Grant Writing Made Easy

AUGUST 7, 2023

As a seasoned grant writing consultant, I’ve been privileged to learn the ropes of this unique, highly-demanding, and satisfying profession over the years. Today, let’s tackle a subject that I frequently encounter: How to get started with your very own grant writing business? Network, Network, Network!

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Grant Writing Made Easy

AUGUST 21, 2023

With AI’s rapid advancement, the landscape of traditional roles is changing, not least in technical and grant writing. Here’s how you can ready yourself for the coming changes and ensure your skills remain relevant. The unstoppable march of technology continues to forge new pathways, creating a dynamic shift in the job market.

Grant Writing

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 24, 2022

Anytime I lead a grant writing workshop, I always ask the attendees to share their grant experience – whether they’ve been a grant professional for years and are looking for a refresher or if they’ve been voluntold that grants are now under their preview. Take the time ensure your organization is grant ready.

Grants

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 23, 2023

So, what should you expect when you hire a grant consultant? Certainly, your mileage will vary depending on your organization’s grant readiness and fundraising goals, as well as the methodology your consultant employs to kick off the work. Second, everyone thinks their organization is grant ready.

Consulting

Grant Writing Made Easy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The two most common paths I see folks taking to learning grants is through lots of trial and error (this is the hard way) or by learning in an online course (not exactly a cakewalk, but much easier and less time consuming). The post A guide to nonprofit start-up funding appeared first on Grant Writing Made Easy. Register today!

Funding

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

To get started: Before applying for grants, assess your organization’s level of grant readiness. Grant readiness is your organization’s ability to apply for, manage and report on funding. Find your local chapter of the Grants Professional Association (GPA). Attend every free webinar you can find.

Grant Management

Grant Professionals Association

OCTOBER 17, 2024

To get started: Before applying for grants, assess your organization’s level of grant readiness. Grant readiness is your organization’s ability to apply for, manage and report on funding. Find your local chapter of the Grants Professional Association (GPA). Attend every free webinar you can find.

Grant Management

Grant Writing Made Easy

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

When I hear from Grant Writing Made Easy students about their grant wins, they invariably share what a difference that money makes in their day-to-day operations. While many grants still place limitations on how much they will fund administrative expenses, there is a simple work-around. And I’m talking about more funding.

Funding

Grant Writer Team

JULY 25, 2024

The nonprofits who set the pace are those who choose the right grant-writing partner. With a professional team of experienced grant writers, GrantWriterTeam makes researching and applying for grants easy! You need a solid business model and budgeting plan. It takes time, hard work, and, most importantly, funding.

Organizational Budget

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 7, 2022

Small nonprofit leaders, watch this video to find out: + The #1 piece of advice that I give to folks who want to work with me who have budgets under $50k (and which they sometimes don’t want to hear.). + Why I recommend that leaders of small nonprofits spend 50% of their time learning to write grants and then writing grants.

Grant Writing

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 17, 2023

Have you ever felt like you’re navigating a complicated maze when it comes to grant writing? Artificial Intelligence (AI) What if we told you that a proven strategy exists that can halve your grant writing time and significantly increase your success rate—and that this method is absolutely free?

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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 14, 2023

The grant proposal and its many components, such as the workplan, objectives, evaluation metrics, and budget, will serve as the blueprint for measuring post-award progress and set important perimeters for project completion. is a grant writer and advisor at Baker Tilly’s Tribal Services practice and Development Advisory team.

Federal Grants

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

*Diane’s note: You are used to our team talking about how both pre-award and post-award work connect to create an organization’s overall grant readiness. In fact, we were just talking about this in our most recent webinar about How to Be Exceptionally Grant Ready with Lucy Morgan from MyFedTrainer.com.

Grant Management

Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 30, 2022

I want to help you write successful grants because I know the work you do matters. And I know that a lot of the grant writing advice out there isn’t going to get you the results you want. My 3-step framework to get grant funding that will help you win more grants and scale your impact. Save your spot!

Grants

Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 7, 2023

The world of grant writing has evolved with the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in recent years. AI-based language models such as ChatGPT have been assisting grant writers with their tasks, making the process more efficient and effective.

ChatGPT

Grant Writing Made Easy

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

How much of your time do you spend on grant writing and fundraising? Do you have a standard grant narrative ? How many grants have you received in the last year? That is exactly what I teach inside Grant Writing Made Easy. 2: Download The Roadmap to Grant Funding. And then look at your results.

Grants

Assel Grant Services

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Defining Small Nonprofits: Whether a nonprofit or not-for-profit , a charitable organization’s “size” is not determined by its facility, number of staff, or services to the public but by the size of its operating budget. The six-session course focuses on key elements that will prepare a new or small organization for grant readiness.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

JULY 14, 2024

This includes writing outcomes into an application that the organization is capable of tracking or has a plan in place to do so if awarded, a process for tracking time and effort of grant-funded staff, and following the organization’s policy for soliciting bids related to the project.

Ethics

Cain Nonprofit Solutions

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

A “Throwback Tuesday” post to one of my most popular grant writing guides. It's my complete A-Z guide to grant writing 101. Grant writing is half art, half science. First and foremost, work on your writing skills. If you have the budget, go for QuickBooks. And you will get it down.

Grants

Millionaire Grant Lady

MAY 21, 2025

Grant writing isnt just about putting together a compelling proposal. Its about proving (on paper and in practice) that your organization is ready to handle funding responsibly and effectively. Most nonprofits arent actually ready. What Does Grant-Ready Really Mean? And the truth? Thats not shade.

Grant Readiness

GrantNews

APRIL 9, 2025

Grant Writing Mistakes are more common than you might think and many of them are easily avoidable. Funding sources often encounter these errors during the grant review process. Today, GrantWatch will highlight the top five mistakes that can derail your grant application. 5 Grant Writing Mistakes 1.

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Grant Professionals Association

MAY 7, 2025

They often use word of mouth or google the best way to find grants, fundraise, and manage their non-profit. Without practical information, knowledge, and experience, these organizations lack the infrastructure to be grant ready. Additionally, many grant professionals are hesitant to work with organizations under three years old.

Grant Readiness