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

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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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Nonprofit Grant Strategy: Recalibrate for Year-End Success

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Elevate your proposals using refreshed templates, updated data insights, and a stronger commitment to equity, ensuring your applications stand out in a crowded grant space. Audit your wins and misses Look at which grant proposals were funded, which were declined, and why. Were the successful ones better aligned with funder priorities?

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

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With a clear strategy and a few innovative systems, even the smallest teams can write competitive, compelling grant proposals. But applying for every opportunity is a fast track to burnout, not funding. It spreads your limited time and resources too thin, often resulting in rushed, unfocused proposals that don’t stand out.

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Philanthropy’s Reckoning Is Here. Is Your Grant Strategy Ready?

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One that centers transparency, flexibility, and truth-telling in your proposals. we end up with technically correct proposals, but spiritually vacant. And when your process is scattered, your proposals follow suit. These shifts call for more than a new vocabulary. They require a new posture. It’s not that you’re disorganized.

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

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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. But in practice, this approach can backfire. If something is ambiguous, don’t guess.

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Why We Get Stuck in Status Quo: 4 Pitfalls to Addressing Dysfunction and Opportunity in Grantmaking

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While it might sound simple to pick a challenge, three of the top five perceived dysfunctions in the sector, Resistance to Change and Rigid Structures, Lack of Inclusion and Empowerment in Decision-Making, and Staff Burnout and Unrealistic Expectations, are connected to how challenges are named, selected, and addressed.