DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JULY 15, 2025

” Document what makes you special. The post Part 2: Advanced Tips for Stellar Grant Applications appeared first on DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services. Don’t assume reviewers know your unique value. TLDR: Be crystal clear about your goals, how you’ll use the grant, and what makes your approach unique.

Applicant

Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Alice Rossignol, Nonprofit Consultant Avoid AI Shortcuts and Put Yourself in the Donor’s Shoes Some suggest grant writing can be done by AI. Collect and organize all necessary documents and have them ready, this will make the process smoother. A missed comma will be forgiven, I promise! Spend time researching your options.

Grant Writing

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Supporting Documents: 2-5 hours. Submission (2-5 Hours) Preparing submission documents. Consult Professional Grant Writers Working with experts like Allied Grant Writers can save time and improve the quality of your proposals. Project Description: 8-15 hours. Budget Justification: 3-5 hours.

Grant Writing

Millionaire Grant Lady

JANUARY 24, 2025

If you are preparing grant applications or working with a consultant to submit applications, heres what you need to know about required attachments: Why all the extra stuff? Prior Years Financial Documents : Foundations sometimes ask for the prior years statement of activities and/or statement of financial position. How do we get help?

Funding

Millionaire Grant Lady

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Gathering all of the necessary financial documents, compiling the required data, and submitting it in the correct form takes time and energy. In many cases, partnering with a proven grant consultant can be a better fit to save time and money in the short term while you wait for funds to arrive. Winning grants is a multi-step process.

Grant

Millionaire Grant Lady

MAY 5, 2025

What does a grant consultant bring to the table? What is the process to work with a grant consultant? What to look for in a grant consultant? The right grant consultant provides rapid support, funding results Conclusion When do nonprofits need urgent grant help? What is the process to work with a grant consultant?

Grant Writing

Candid

JANUARY 8, 2025

Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Colmena Consulting, in partnership with Philanthropy Together, collective giving through giving circlesinformal convenings of people with aligned values, identifying and collectively deciding where to direct pooled fundstotaled more than $3.1 But what makes giving by women unique?

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Welcome to “Grammar Kerfuffles,” a blog series from DH Leonard Consulting that you will see here on the semi-regular. This inaugural installment of the series, Active Voice vs. Passive Voice, examines this grammatical choice that arises occasionally as we write grant documents. If you do not (yet), hang out here with us for a bit.

Grant Writing

Grant Professionals Association

DECEMBER 4, 2024

While launching my unbelievably blessed journey as a consultant, I honestly never considered the compounded needs my numerous clients would face following natural disasters. An office or facility may have been destroyed, roofs caved in, and computing equipment and documents may have been destroyed by water and wind.

Utilities

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 29, 2025

Document your answers to these questions, as these will become your internal notes for defending your proposal if auditors have some later as well. Have program staff review the documents and ask their own questions. Throughout the grant cycle, review your documentation and run mock audits every six months to spot any holes.

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Grant Professionals Association

MAY 14, 2025

I started consulting part-time and slowly took on grant writing and management work. When I stepped into the role, there werent any templates, process documents, or systems to guide me, just a dozen open tabs and a handful of old applications that I kept scavenging for useful language.

GPC

Millionaire Grant Lady

JULY 2, 2025

If you partner with a proven grant consultant who can help you to focus your efforts only on the grant applications that are the best fits and give you the best chances to succeed, your potential return on investment increases exponentially. You will also need to gather essential information, including data and financial documentation.

Grant Writing

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

This preparation involves gathering the required documents, developing a comprehensive grant proposal, and budgeting for the funds requested. Gathering Required Documents The gathering of necessary documents is a foundational step in the grant application process.

Grant Writing

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Track and Document What Works Processes work best when they are documented, however they are sometimes held in the braintrust of a few tenured employees who have been leading those processes for a number of years and could execute the tasks in their sleep. Don’t have your year-end fundraising processes currently documented?

Fundraising

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JULY 8, 2025

.” TLDR: Have someone unfamiliar with your project and the proposal documents review your application. The post Part 1: Behind the Curtain: What We Learned from Playing the Role of Reviewer appeared first on DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services. They’ll spot areas that might be unclear or incomplete.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 6, 2024

If you’re unsure how to categorize or record a grant properly, consult with an accountant to ensure compliance with accounting standards and funder requirements. This is why its important to create a grant calendar that pre-plans each grants application deadline, reporting schedule, required documentation, and any contingencies.

Finance

Strategic Grants

JUNE 18, 2025

We recommend having an organisational policy that documents what you CAN and CAN’T put into AI, and which tool/s to use. Think about the security of your data and do your research as to what tool is right for your organisation’s needs and budgets.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JANUARY 9, 2025

Grammar Kerfuffles: Second Installment ( View the other installments here ) Welcome to installment #2 of the grant writing blog series Grammar Kerfuffles, presented for you by DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services! And then be sure that the organization name is regularly present throughout all documents.

Grant Writing

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

Many consultants set minimum retainer amounts between $1,500 and $3,000 per month. They create various documents like full proposals, letters of intent, and application templates that fit different opportunities. Independent consultants charge much more because they bring specialized knowledge to high-stakes applications.

Grant

DoJiggy

MAY 8, 2025

Required documentation: A detailed description of your mission, activities, and financials. These documents should explain how funds will be used and what, if any, recognition or terms are attached. Maintain a system for documenting all donations, including donor names, amounts, and any restrictions or preferences.

Fundraising

Center for Major Gifts

JULY 10, 2025

Always consult a tax professional or legal advisor before acting on these provisions. Consult qualified advisors for counsel tailored to your situation. Note: This summary reflects our best understanding as of July 2025 and will very likely evolve as Treasury issues implementing regulations.

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Blackbaud

MAY 19, 2025

The Executive Director whose husband is a cybersecurity consultant and can identify any potential issues with the organizations data collection. When youve documented and implemented a strong conflict of interest policy, you protect your team, ensure ethical decision-making, and strengthen your reputation among grantees and stakeholders.

Policy

Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 25, 2025

Provide clear justifications: Briefly explain each line item (e.g., “$3,000 for evaluation consultant at 30 hours @$100/hr”). Missed details can derail your proposal: Important components—like letters of support or compliance documents—can be overlooked or improperly formatted. If allowed, include both direct and indirect costs.

Proposal

Blackbaud

OCTOBER 25, 2024

At the same time, our Professional Services group can directly help consult on an integration you’re trying to develop or build an integration for you outright. Read the documentation available and brainstorm what integrations and connections would be most helpful to your organization and processes. So, what’s next?

Software

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

For example, you may note that a donor contributed 3 bags of womens clothing or 7 hours of consulting services over a two-month period. Generating donation tax receipts for corporate sponsors also makes it easy for your team to succinctly document sponsor contributions and evaluate which sponsorships are most valuable for your organization.

Donation

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 15, 2025

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed juggling grant deadlines, endless document requests, and repetitive tasks, you’re not alone. Many of the professionals we’ve heard from and work with say they’re always behind schedule, often losing critical documents, and struggling to maintain consistency and quality across their applications.

AI

Millionaire Grant Lady

MARCH 3, 2025

More Stable Year Over Year Foundation giving is governed by the individuals running the foundation or by the original documents forming the foundation. You can schedule a no-obligation consultation call with a member of our team. Foundation grants typically dont require organizations to hire additional staff just to manage them.

Government

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Appendices Additional supporting documents, such as letters of support or organizational charts. For more on this subject, consult our article on budgeting for grants. Use headings, bullet points, and tables to make the document easy to read. For budgeting tips, refer to budgeting for grants.

Grant Writing

Greater Giving

JULY 23, 2025

For nonprofits with complex databases or particularly complex data hygiene problems, it may be best to work with a nonprofit technology consultant. When assessing consultants to help with your database, review what tools they frequently work with to ensure you collaborate with an agency familiar with your specific platforms.

Management

DoJiggy

JANUARY 8, 2025

Consult a tax professional if needed. With a background in advertising, she has created SEO-optimized content contributions, blog articles, and documentation for various fields, specializing in link building, WordPress, and sales. These tools help you track every dollar spent and earned, making reporting easy.

Fundraising

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 21, 2025

We’ve created a streamlined approach to grant writing with tools designed to help you leverage past efforts for future wins: the AI Grants Hub™, featuring the Standard Grant Narrative, the Grant Application Library, and the Organizational Documents Library. Want to see all of The Hub’s features? Check them out here.

Grant Writing

The Grantsmanship Center

MARCH 5, 2025

to review and document the problem with both statistics and, if possible, examples. Patty Wolfe is an independent consultant to nonprofit organizations. Then the questions: Why do we believe this is a problem? What is the frequency or incidence of the problem? Pull the statistics together and see if the reality makes sense.

Proposal Writing

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 9, 2025

We have seen lists of words leaked from certain federal organizations disallowing the use of certain words in certain documents, within certain organizations, and in certain circumstances or banned words. These next steps can help you with all your (Google) grant documents (also see the note about budget spreadsheets a little later).

Grant Writing

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Gather Supporting Documents : Collect financial statements, organizational charts, and board member lists as required by the specific grant guidelines. This includes signing and returning any necessary documents, such as grant agreements, which outline the terms and conditions of the funding. Step Description 1.

Funding

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

Grant writers serve as documentation specialists and salespeople for their organizations. The document presents a logical flow that explains your project’s need, describes your approach, and details who’ll do the work. Grant writers earn approximately $75,853 annually, while consultants can make $100,000+.

Grant Writing

Allied Grant Writers

MARCH 24, 2025

Specialized funds like the Disabled Consultant Futures Fund enhance career opportunities for disabled artists by providing fair compensation and investments in their personal projects. These grants reimburse creative consulting offers for projects lacking disabled writers and directors, ensuring representation in storytelling.

Grant

Blackbaud

APRIL 21, 2025

For this reason, nonprofits often seek expertise from external consultants and vendors. An RFP is a formal document that outlines your organizations needs, expectations, budget, and selection criteria when hiring vendors or consultants for a task.

Proposal