Lightning Fast Grant Writing

MAY 12, 2025

Grant writers, raise your hand if youve ever opened an old proposal and discovered that the current executive director left two years agoand your orgs mission statement has since gone through three rewrites and a rebrand. Weve all been there. Lets break it down. Appoint a Grant Story Dream Team Dont go it alone.

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Center for Major Gifts

MAY 24, 2025

Meanwhile, my friend returned to his office to update Blackbaud and maybe expense a turkey sandwich from Paneraassuming Finance doesn’t reject it because he forgot to photograph the receipt from three angles while holding todays newspaper. Could be burnout. A year later. Could be institutional gaslighting. Not advocating.

Burnout

Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Nonprofit Grant Proposal Budget Calculations: A Road Map Whats the best way to make your nonprofits budget stand out on a grant application? Author Mary Diegert shares nonprofit grant proposal budgeting tips, and a road map for overcoming the challenges of calculating the revenue and expense numbers that will populate your one-page budget.

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Blackbaud

AUGUST 4, 2025

It can provide insights into whether your organization is scaling too quickly, causing you to eat into your margins, or running too lean, potentially causing burnout among your staff. Free White Paper Future-Proofing Your Organization’s Finances: Proactive Steps to Ensure Stability and Growth Download now 7.

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Just Write Grants

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

A professional grant writer brings a fresh perspective and expertise, tailoring your proposals to meet the funder's expectations and turning rejections into approvals. Funds are Drying Up When finances are tight, stress levels are high. You're a Jack-of-All-Trades Juggling multiple roles can lead to burnout.

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