Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Definition of Grants A grant is a financial award provided by a government agency, foundation, or corporation to fund specific projects or programs. This section provides an overview of grant writing, key elements of a grant proposal, and common mistakes to avoid. Refer to basics of grant writing for more insights.

Grant Writing

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 24, 2025

Treasury Department introduced proposed regulations to address some concerns surrounding DAFs. These include: Updated definitions: Changes to the definitions of DAFs, donor-advisors, and distributions aim to ensure that more DAF funding goes directly to charities rather than personal investment advisors or administrative costs.

Funding

Blue Avocado

JULY 1, 2025

And while I’m certainly not proposing that nonprofits ignore the importance of fiscal stability; I would propose that it’s more important (and more financially beneficial) to have more facilitated, scheduled dialogue regarding a vision statement and how you might get there — regardless of perceived financial constraints.

Strategic Plan

The Grantsmanship Center

MARCH 5, 2025

Category: Program Planning and Design Proposal Writing and Grantseeking The heart of program planning is problem analysis. Problem analysis includes the definition of the problem along with why it is happening. What does this problem mean for the people we propose to serve? Are we on track, or are our assumptions unfounded?

Proposal Writing

HSF House

APRIL 17, 2025

With a definition originating in biology, hybridity has historically referenced the crossing of two unlike species to create a unique offspring. I am exploring similar themes in my research towards a BFA thesis, and the application process for this grant will help me immensely in the development of future proposals and grant applications.

Utilities

Millionaire Grant Lady

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

While we definitely understand the all-hands-on-deck mentality of nonprofits, this doesn’t necessarily yield the best results. Maybe a helpful board member has decided to tackle some applications, or maybe an intern wants to get into grant writing.

Consultant

Millionaire Grant Lady

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

While we definitely understand the all-hands-on-deck mentality of nonprofits, this doesnt necessarily yield the best results. Maybe a helpful board member has decided to tackle some applications, or maybe an intern wants to get into grant writing.

Consultant

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 29, 2025

The Hidden Cost of Scattered Systems: Decision Fatigue and Avoidance Behind every missed deadline or abandoned proposal is something deeper: cognitive overload. 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.

AI

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 17, 2025

The relentless demand to produce fresh, compelling proposals every time creates an unsustainable mental load. Each grant proposal demands hours, sometimes days, of focused mental energy, often making grant writers feel as though they’re continuously starting from scratch. This cycle leads directly to cognitive overload.

Burnout

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

I use a lot of Google sheets, Asana, Instrumentl, definitely. I definitely have always kind of had a weak spot for office supplies. First of all, definitely look for the best matches. I have to have it set to remember to pick up my kid from school every day. Spreadsheets. I like the visuals of Trello. Lots of good systems here.

Instrumentl

Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

They might bury the ask in the appeal or think donors dont want to give during uncertain times, such as when there are proposed cuts in federal funding or a recession (absolutely not true). You should definitely thank your donors in your newsletters and other updates. Other organizations are skittish about asking for money.

Donation

Blackbaud

MARCH 7, 2025

In my experience, the process begins with analyzing what has gone on in the past fiscal year (or two) and culminates with proposing budget amounts that are reasonable and a bit of a stretch goal. Every situation is different so, again, if you have any doubts about how much to communicate, definitely do your due diligence.

Budget

Candid

JUNE 5, 2023

Based largely on input we’ve received from individual organizations and partners, we’re proposing 205 changes to the PCS. Starting today and through August 5, 2023, we are making the proposed changes available for public comment. These recommended changes then went through multiple rounds of internal review.

Proposal

Cain Nonprofit Solutions

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

All grant proposals are different. But regardless of what type of proposals you may be working on at this moment in time, there is one thing I can say with certainty: You will run into proposals that ask you to write out the goals, objectives, and outcomes for your program or project. Let’s get started. What is a goal?

Goals

ProposalPRO

MAY 1, 2022

Grant writers – have you ever seen language like this in a NOFO, issued under a heading that reads: Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking? In order to ensure timely grant awards, the Secretary has decided to forgo public comment on the priorities, requirements, and definitions under section 437(d)(1) of GEPA.” (For

Grants

Allied Grant Writers

MAY 17, 2021

Agencies announce open grants, review, and choose the proposals that meet their criteria. As such, you have to compete and do your best in writing a proposal since there’s a limit. To earn government grants funding, researchers from institutions for higher education are invited to submit unique research proposals.

Government

Allied Grant Writers

MAY 17, 2021

Agencies announce open grants, review, and choose the proposals that meet their criteria. As such, you have to compete and do your best in writing a proposal since there’s a limit. To earn government grants funding, researchers from institutions for higher education are invited to submit unique research proposals.

Government

Grant Training Center

MARCH 30, 2020

A 2015 meta-analysis of more than 1000 articles with advice to proposal writers showed that most of the top 10 recommendations focus on strategic positioning and project design. 1 I’ve seen scores of presentations advising faculty how to write more competitive grant proposals and I rarely hear anything besides these.

Proposal

ProposalPRO

AUGUST 1, 2021

If you’re won a federal grant, you know you owe your good fortune to the independent grant reviewers who highly rated your proposal. Reviewers also have issues with the process, including “reviewer fatigue” from having too many proposals to review and too little time in which to do it (Bendiscioli, 2019). What other options are there?

Grants

ProposalPRO

JUNE 30, 2021

NIH also found that scientists who were the most experienced at proposing and implementing grants were also disproportionately more likely to be funded, and to be White. Of course, all processes are biased in that, by definition, they include some things and exclude others. But is the process biased?

Federal Grants

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 13, 2023

But relentless perfectionism can definitely stand in the way of sound, quality grant proposals delivered on deadline in two primary ways. Because a “perfect” proposal submitted late is worthless next to a good grant that comes in on or before the deadline. So, what’s a dedicated grant pro to do?

Grant Writing

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The rest of the field will be hot on your heels, and some may catch you, but definitely not all, and your competitive advantage by starting early is seen by all as you cross the finish line. Then they point at you and say, BUT, before I do that, YOU get to start NOW before the rest of the field.

Logic Model

Grant Writer Team

JULY 18, 2024

Grant Writers: A Quick Definition A grant writer researches, drafts, and submits proposals to help organizations or individuals receive grant funding. Your writer will then draft a proposal and assemble the support documents needed based on the funding requirements of the organization. And the best part?

Grants

The Grantsmanship Center

AUGUST 21, 2023

Category: Proposal Writing and Grantseeking You’ve done your research and submitted a very well-written, well-documented proposal for a grant. Was your proposal scored against others, how did your proposal rank, what was the grade assigned to your request? But don’t wait for a single resubmission.

Proposal

GrantNews

MAY 15, 2024

While many of them operate through competitive grant processes and issue Requests for Proposals, they also manage numerous donor-advised funds. Local Sources Local sources, like your local chamber of commerce are, by its very definition, designed to support your area’s businesses.

Funding

iGrantWriters

JULY 31, 2020

You will learn the most effective way to MASTER the art of developing winning Grant Proposals that Get Funded again and again without wasting lots of aimless time and energy. Plus, discover why this career path may be ideal for you if you enjoy working at home or from remote locations. Here's How You Will Benefit.

Grants

Grant Training Center

MAY 25, 2020

The reviewers of your proposal will be the ultimate judges of your funding success. Let’s begin with Joan Didion, who talked about the “infinite power” of grammar: “To shift the structure of a sentence alters the meaning as definitely and inflexibly as the position of a camera alters the meaning of the object photographed.”

Grant Writing

Grant Writer Team

JULY 11, 2024

A good grant writer captures the entire story of your organization in a concise and definite manner. The proposal is crucial to securing the grant. Discarding skilled individuals for less qualified writers won’t give you the chance to get the proposal that could secure the grant.

Grants

Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 28, 2023

But with proposal narratives that can reach 60+ pages in length, adding creative touches to break up a heavy narrative can make a federal proposal more readable and thus easier for reviewers to assess. The following summarizes ways in which I try to make my proposals stand out. My outline? The logic model.

Federal Grants

Just Write Grants

AUGUST 17, 2023

In such a cutthroat environment, a skilled grant writer can be your secret weapon, giving your proposal the edge it needs to stand out. They know how to interpret the funder's guidelines and craft a proposal that ticks all the boxes, thus enhancing your chances of success. It requires a substantial investment of time and resources.

Grants

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The first time you work on the evaluation section of a grant proposal, it is easy to find yourself staring at a blank page. More often than not, the evaluation section is towards the end of a grant proposal, and by that time, you are just ready to slap some words on the page and be done with it. Listen, I have been there.

Grant Writing

iGrantWriters

JANUARY 25, 2022

irrigation and water districts, county soil conservation districts) to submit proposals for Phase I activities to develop a watershed group, complete watershed restoration planning activities, and design watershed management projects. See Section C.4. Eligible Projects for a more comprehensive description of eligible activities.A

Management

Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 13, 2021

In our blog posts and other materials, we share our experiences related to researching potential funders, writing grant proposals, and managing the process. Additionally, many private foundations have switched to an invitation-only model , moving away from open calls for proposals. Debated Topics ?? It’s not all bad news though.

Grants

GrantNews

OCTOBER 22, 2024

However, there are some definite distinctions between donor-advised funds and other general grant funding sources. The focus of this donor-requested Request for Proposal (RFP) is for canine osteosarcoma, the most common primary bone tumor diagnosed in dogs. There are grants to investigators for alternative canine cancer treatments.

Funding

Peak Proposals

AUGUST 1, 2023

To ensure your proposal will be responsive and compliant with the funder’s guidelines, you should always seek clarification from the funder on anything you don’t understand whenever you have the opportunity to do so. If so, is it acceptable for them to be pending at the time of the proposal submission or must they be finalized?

Funding

Grant Consulting Services

AUGUST 29, 2024

Several criteria and/or steps should be followed to help you determine if your organization can submit a compelling and competitive grant proposal based on the grantmaker funding criteria. They provide organized, searchable databases of funders and grant opportunities. Each tool has its strengths and focuses.

Grantstation

Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

As AI is increasingly used in high-impact ways such as writing and assessing grant proposals, how can we make sure that it is used ethically, minimizing the risk of harm? When we use AI to help draft a grant proposal—in a tool currently under development—we must consider the potential that AI-generated language could be harmful and offensive.

Ethics