Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 29, 2025

For so many nonprofit professionals and grant writing consultants, the issue isn’t a lack of intention. If you’re a grant writing consultant, it’s buying you a one-way ticket to Grant Writer Burnout Land — a place you definitely don’t want to visit. If your grant strategy feels more chaotic than coordinated, you’re in the right place.

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 8, 2025

Second, I occasionally collaborate with agencies as their tactical consultant, helping to bring their strategies to life. Consulting: Although my advisory and coaching work with partnership teams is a smaller part of my business, Im excited to grow it this year. If I can help directly, Ill let you know.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 19, 2023

Enter AI solutions like ChatGPT – a powerful tool that can significantly streamline your grant writing workflow. The Power of AI: Streamlining Your Grant Writing Process with ChatGPT Artificial intelligence (AI) has been making waves in various sectors, and the nonprofit world is no exception.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Running these systems costs a fortune—OpenAI’s daily expenses for ChatGPT are astronomical ($700k per day), and their net loss in their last reported fiscal year speaks volumes ($540M). But here’s why I’m not panicking: despite its breathtaking capabilities, Generative AI isn’t yet a financial slam dunk.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 30, 2024

You may be most familiar with generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Bard, and DALL-E. For example, we asked ChatGPT to “Come up with three different ideas for an email subject line for an email series about a summer fundraising initiative.

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Gail Perry Group

MAY 23, 2024

Then, drop the text into your favorite FREE generative AI tool such as ChatGPT or Google’s Gemini. Send an email to coaching@gailperry.com if you’d like to schedule a strategy or consulting call with us. Hit return/update and watch the magic happen.

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Grant Professionals Association

JANUARY 3, 2024

To get started, open an account on any online platform such as ChatGPT or Google Bard, both of which have free versions. Try this prompt in ChatGPT: “Write a one-page letter of inquiry to the [name of foundation] to request $20,000 for the [name of your organization]. Question: How do you use generative AI in your work?

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Grants4Good

MAY 3, 2024

To get started, you can open an account on any online platform such as ChatGPT or Google’s Gemini, both of which have free versions. Try this prompt in ChatGPT: “Write a one-page letter of inquiry to the [foundation] to request $XXXX for [your organization]. We are focused on [your project purpose].” #2

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Gail Perry Group

MAY 23, 2024

Then, drop the green text into your favorite FREE generative AI tool such as ChatGPT or Google’s Gemini. Send an email to coaching@gailperry.com if you’d like to schedule a strategy or consulting call with us.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

No longer an abstract concept, many nonprofit staff are experiencing the “dividend of time” as they adopt tools such as Copilot and ChatGPT for scheduling and managing meetings, processing email, writing drafts, summarizing long reports, analyzing data, and creating efficiencies in other common workflows.

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Grant Professionals Association

MAY 1, 2024

To date, I’ve tried a variety of AI tools including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and Anthropic’ s Claude. Author Bio: Michaela Hayes, MHSA, CFRE, GPC is owner of Hayes Impact Consulting (formerly Hayes Marketing & Communications), based in California, where she has served as principal consultant for close to 30 years.

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Grants4Good

JUNE 17, 2023

If you need a primer on AI, check out my blog on AI and ChatGPT: What is it and how do I use it? Again, Grantable works best when the source material you give it is high-quality, which means it may still make sense to consult with grant professionals to make sure your foundational content is in good shape. Want to learn more?

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Tom Ahern

MARCH 16, 2024

Sometimes a straitlaced reporter. ———— A fundraiser was fooling around with ChatGPT and asked: "Chat, do you know who Tom Ahern is?" Through his consultancy and writing, Ahern has become a go-to resource for many in the nonprofit sector looking to enhance their fundraising efforts through better communication strategies.

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Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

This podcast founded by Mallory Erickson, an executive coach and fundraising consultant, helps nonprofits find the best practices for their fundraising strategy. This podcast hosted by Julia Campbell—digital marketing and fundraising expert, nonprofit consultant, and author—helps nonprofits build their communities. We Are for Good.

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Nonetheless, I am fascinated by ChatGPT and other emerging tools. You can start entering prompts and have ChatGPT find the answer! ChatGPT or Google Genesis could easily become another valuable tool for seeking alignment with funders. I wrote one letter, then asked ChatGPT to rewrite it four times.

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Grant Consulting Services

JULY 31, 2023

In my most recent Grantegy class, I purposely tested the viability of ChatGPT to help create a sample budget and corresponding budget narrative. Ultimately, the goal of ChatGPT is to “generate text based on patterns and structures it learns from input data. Resources Artificial Intelligence.

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Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

How to Use ChatGPT to Write Partnership Outreach Letters ? However, if you need ANYTHING over the next couple of weeks - questions or anything related to case studies, coaching, or consulting - don't hesitate to reply to this newsletter. Nonprofits, Take Note: Barbie is Ripe for Causejacking ? What Makes a Good Partnership Program?

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Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 5, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT have emerged as powerful tools in grant writing. Dr. Siller's consultancy, Ascend Nonprofit & Business Solutions (NBS), helps nonprofits, government entities, schools, small businesses, and academicians improve their grant writing skills and secure funding for their missions.

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Tony Martignetti

APRIL 18, 2023

Amy Sample Ward: #23NTC! Amy Sample Ward kicks off our coverage of the 2023 Nonprofit Technology Conference, hosted by NTEN. They cover the Conference details, and delve into weighing the benefits and risks of the fast-moving technology, artificial intelligence. They are the CEO of NTEN and our technology and social media contributor.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 4, 2025

As Carlene Johnson, who has spoken at multiple bbcons while in her previous role at a private K-12 school and now as the founder and principal consultant at Next Level Services, points out Just because somebody did a session on tips and tricks last year, there will be new people at bbcon who did not get to attend that extremely valuable session.

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