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. We will explore fun grammar insights that elevate the power of the written word in grant writing. Passive Voice, examines this grammatical choice that arises occasionally as we write grant documents.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Grant Writing Consultants Boost Your Fundraising Team’s Impact Many different staff positions fulfill fundraising duties. Alex Dunn, CFRE , is a grant consultant who founded the company Millionaire Grant Lady and Associates to help busy nonprofits save time and money while maximizing their grant funding.

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Just Write Grants

JANUARY 27, 2025

Understanding these changes and adapting your grant writing and fundraising strategies can position your organization for continued success while staying true to your mission. Consider exploring corporate sponsorships, individual donors, and private foundations in addition to government grants.

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Strategic Grants

JUNE 18, 2025

Using AI for grant writing is not a new topic. We know, through conversations with our clients and within the for-purpose community, that many are embracing it as an asset in their grant writing toolbox. What does it know about the grant and funder? Harness AI to structure your writing.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Current and potential MGL clients often ask me, “ If we are selected, how long will it take to get the grant money? ” Winning grants is a multi-step process. Whether you’re applying for a foundation grant or a federal grant, it’s not something you can casually sit down and complete. Where’s Our Grant Money?

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Think and Ink Grants

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Grant writing is a vital skill for local nonprofits seeking funding to support their missions. This blog will explore key strategies and tips to enhance your grant writing skills, helping your organization to secure the funding it deserves.

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Think and Ink Grants

DECEMBER 11, 2024

If you are a grant writer aiming to advance your grant writing career or a nonprofit leader striving to sustain your organization, this guide is for you. Here are five actionable strategies to enhance your grant writing expertise today: 1. Its where I significantly advanced my own grant writing career.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

JULY 9, 2025

If your grant proposals feel flat or overly formal, it’s time to rethink your approach. There’s one skill that sets successful grant writers apart … and it’s not perfect grammar or deep pockets. Why Storytelling Matters in Grant Writing Funders want to believe that their dollars are going to good use. It’s storytelling.

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Think and Ink Grants

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Professional Relationships in Grant Writing When it comes to professional relationships—particularly in grant writing—the same principles apply. At Think and Ink Grant Consulting, we emphasize the importance of stewardship. Schedule a complimentary consultation today: www.thinkandinkgrants.com.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Grant writing is a critical skill for securing funding for nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, businesses, and individuals. Understanding the average hours for grant writing can help you plan resources, set realistic timelines, and improve your chances of success. Lets explore these: 1.

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Think and Ink Grants

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Grant writing is a vital skill for nonprofits, artists, and educators in Atlanta, aimed at securing funding to enhance community projects and initiatives. This blog delves into the nuances of grant writing, exploring best practices, resources, and success stories from the heart of Georgia.

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Grant Professionals Association

MAY 1, 2025

Grant writing is a profession grounded in trust. Funders rely on grant professionals to present accurate, compelling narratives supported by credible data. However, in the competitive world of grant funding, it is easy, sometimes even natural, for well-meaning professionals to unintentionally misinterpret or misuse data.

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Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 21, 2025

In grant writing, we understand the importance of the 5 Ws: Who, What, When, Where, and Why. As grant professionals, we have a responsibility to keep Who at the center of every proposal we write because they are the very reason grants even exist. Compassionate grant writing even has the power to inspire.

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Think and Ink Grants

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The good news is that I am here to help you navigate this maze and get down to grant writing tips that will help you move the needle by defining which tips are true and valid and which tips are false. The bottom line is that it's against the Grant Professionals Association's Code of Ethics. This tip is TRUE.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Understanding Grants Grants serve as vital financial resources for various organizations and individuals. Understanding what grants are and their significance can empower non-profit and business owners, as well as students, in accessing necessary funding.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Decoding Grant Writing Understanding the Basics of Grants Grants are financial awards provided by government agencies, foundations, or corporations that do not require repayment. Understanding what constitutes a grant is essential for applicants. Understanding what constitutes a grant is essential for applicants.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 23, 2025

Ever skim the headlines and wonder, “Is AI coming for my grant writing job?” While the criticism and concerns over some aspects of AI—including environmental impacts and severe ethical and human rights violations—are entirely valid, today we’re zooming in on AI and grant writing. You’re not alone.

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Just Write Grants

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

When nonprofit organizations begin a new grant writing strategy, many expect to see results within a year. However, grant writing success often demands more patience and a long-term view. Here’s why the 12-month mark may not be the best time to measure the effectiveness of your grant writing fundraising strategy.

Grant Writing

Millionaire Grant Lady

JANUARY 24, 2025

The writing part of grant writing is a relatively small percentage of the actual work required to win grants at a high level consistently. To someone who is new to writing and submitting grants, the entire grant process can feel convoluted, overwhelming, and tedious.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

JULY 8, 2025

When is the best time to apply for a grant? Is there a “season” for grants? The tricky thing with grant funding is that funders do not work on one universal timeline. The tricky thing with grant funding is that funders do not work on one universal timeline. Here’s what you need to know about when to seek grant funding.

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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! First person singular (I or me) feels awkward (at best) in most grant writing.

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Just Write Grants

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Grant writing is a critical component of nonprofit fundraising, but it often comes with its own set of challenges. Understanding and addressing these common pain points can significantly enhance your nonprofit’s success in securing grants. Understanding Grant Guidelines 2.1 Time Constraints 1.1 Meeting Deadlines 6.1

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Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

during this time, yet foundation grants remained stable through economic changes. Writing grants requires organizations to analyze their audience, gather data, build compelling stories, and submit polished proposals. Grants go to organizations based on merit, not just need. What does a grant writer do?

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Just Write Grants

JUNE 13, 2025

Measurable outcomes and evidence-based data are essential for successful grant writing. Your grant writer is only as strong as the data you provide. You have to track it, analyze it, prove it, and present it. Funders want more than good intentions—they want proof your program works. Ready to turn your impact into funding?

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Bonterra

JUNE 26, 2025

A free Bonterra webinar on how to write grants that get funded and fuel long-term impact Getting your grant funded takes more than filling out a form. Join Bonterra and expert grant writer Sheleia Phillips on July 16 for a high-impact webinar built for nonprofits that want to secure smarter, more sustainable funding.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 13, 2025

Also, as grant writers, we must translate these objectives logically and explicitly into grant applications, so that our nonprofit can be awarded the funds needed to crush the objectives and transform lives! To do so, the most effective method for grant writers to use is the SMART framework. But First: Objectives or Outcomes?

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Just Write Grants

JUNE 13, 2025

Grant writing can be overwhelming—but it doesn’t have to be. We’ve answered 20 of the most common questions nonprofits ask about finding, writing, and winning grants.

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Grant Writer Team

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

As a grant writer, it’s important that to have the focus and commitment necessary to bring together the various components required to adhere to the framework of the grant and while preparing an effective proposal to give any organization the best possibility of being awarded the grant.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JULY 15, 2025

In a previous post, Part 1: Behind the Curtain , we shared some fundamental lessons from our experience serving as volunteer reviewers for Unfunded List grant applications, focusing on storytelling, ensuring realistic accuracy, and leveraging reviews. What exactly will this grant achieve?” ” Document what makes you special.

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Grants4Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

As we approach 2025 and the anticipated changes that a new federal administration will bring, nonprofit leaders, grant writers, and fundraisers must be proactive to safeguard and sustain their funding sources. is Owner and CEO of Grants4Good LLC ®, a grant writing training and consulting company based in New York.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

AUGUST 23, 2024

Top 3 Nonprofit Grant Acquisition Strategies We love helping nonprofit organizations win grants! When one of our clients attains a top-level grant after a highly competitive process, we celebrate! (My We look forward to watching TNOYS transform the lives of young people through the opportunities this grant makes available.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 29, 2024

For those of us whose work is creative, focusing in particular on the grant writing work of our team, using AI represents an ethical gray area. ICYMI: The Grant Professionals Association has been talking about this on an ongoing basis and has this current statement about the ethics of AI for our field.)

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Just Write Grants

JANUARY 9, 2025

As the new year unfolds, nonprofit organizations across the globe are gearing up for another cycle of grant opportunities. To stand out in the competitive grant landscape of 2025, aligning your proposals with your organizations strategic goals is not just advisableits essential. Provide grants at the funding level you require.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 20, 2025

Those best practices are the foundation of a successful and sustainable grant-seeking strategy. The state of nonprofit grants is in flux in 2025, as a U.S. government funding freeze threw a curveball for charitable organizations that rely on government grants. Research grant opportunities. Research grant opportunities.

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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. Nonprofit grantseeking, especially for grassroots teams or solo grant writers, often feels like an infinite cycle of scrambling and stress. The best part?

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Think and Ink Grants

OCTOBER 30, 2024

There are a few common questions grantmakers will ask to see how if a grant applicant is a high-performing nonprofit: "Tell us about your organization." After working with multiple high-performing organizations across the country, winning grant after grant, I have found that they all have the following five things in common.

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Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 3, 2025

Ghostwriting is one of the most common, yet least talked about, practices in grant writing, especially for consultants. But this behind-the-scenes role comes with big ethical responsibility: to support without overshadowing, and to write in a way that centers the clients voice, not our own. Thats where the magic happens.

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