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

Grant Writing Made Easy

Across the nonprofit sector, countless small nonprofits and grassroots organizations do life-changing work with limited staff, tight budgets, and never enough daily hours. Instead, seek out funders who explicitly welcome first-time applicants, smaller budgets , or grassroots initiatives. You’re not alone. Start local. and availability.

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Choosing a Grant Database Based on Your Needs and Budget

Peak Proposals

To answer these questions, below we discuss several types of grant databases and provide an overview of three specific databases— GrantStation , Foundation Directory Online (FDO) , and Instrumentl —to give you a sense of what grant databases can offer. GrantStation and FDO , described below, are two databases that fall into this category.

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For Grantseeking, a Nonprofit's Age Matters — but It Isn't Everything

Tech Soup

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. Now, we at GrantStation do suggest that you take a bold approach to your grantseeking. Very Young.

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How Does a Nonprofit Find Funding to Keep the Lights On?

Tech Soup

GrantStation's founder and CEO, Cynthia Adams, recently gave a free 30-minute webinar on the Zen of Grantseeking. In the webinar, she focused on the importance of embracing grantseeking as an integral part of the overall financial approach for your organization. Capacity-building grants are limited and very difficult to get.

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Is There Any Grant Money?

Tech Soup

According to early results from GrantStation's Spring 2017 State of Grantseeking™ Report, 75 percent of those organizations that submitted just one grant application won an award. In the spring 2017 report, the budget entry point to participation in collaborative grantseeking was $25 million.

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3 Ways to Get Great at Grantseeking

Tech Soup

Funders look for sustainability as demonstrated by budget, people (staff/volunteers), and years of organizational age. So if you ensure that you are recording your volunteer hours as gifts in kind, you will more accurately reflect (and increase) your actual budget, and show funders that your organization manages many people.

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3 Grantseeking Trends Your Organization Should Know About

Tech Soup

Does my budget, location, or mission affect my organization's ability to be awarded grants? There are many sea changes in the world of grants and funding, and we at GrantStation are here to assist you in navigating the increasingly bumpy waters of grantseeking. Learn More at Our Free Webinar. Image: GrantStation.