Document Grant Calendar Metrics 
Grant Writing Made Easy
JULY 9, 2025
Audit your wins and misses Look at which grant proposals were funded, which were declined, and why. Did they include stronger metrics or more compelling storytelling? Track shifts in funder feedback Pay close attention to reviewer comments—even for awarded grants—as they often hold valuable clues.
Grant Writing Made Easy
JUNE 23, 2025
Pro Tip: Keep a living grant strategy document or tracker that lists deadlines and includes notes on alignment, ease of application, and past results. Draft a few flexible evaluation strategies to adapt to different grant formats, including quantitative metrics and qualitative feedback. We’ve got you covered here.
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Grant Professionals Association
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Year to Date As you review the year so far, review your metrics to illustrate the excellent work you and your team completed. Consider the following: How many grants and LOIs did you submit? Discern what you can from unfunded grant proposals and feedback from grant reviewers or program officers to determine areas of improvement.
Just Write Grants
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Ensure your nonprofit’s DEI efforts are well-documented and highlighted in your grant proposals. Plan to highlight any collaborative efforts with other organizations or stakeholders in your grant applications. Develop a Comprehensive Grant Writing Strategy 2.1 Monitor and Adapt 5.1
Tech Soup
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017
" Successful grantseekers adore consistency, at least when it comes to developing a grant strategy, maintaining a grantseeking calendar, and gathering and polishing the basic documents for grant writing. Here's another metric, which I think may prove useful to the grantseekers for younger organizations.
Allied Grant Writers
OCTOBER 11, 2024
The Grant Application Process Understanding the grant application process is crucial for success: Research : Identify grants aligning with your mission and programs. Preparation : Gather necessary organizational documents and data. Leverage Data and Metrics : Provide concrete evidence of your impact and effectiveness.
Get Fully Funded
JUNE 13, 2022
Create a grant calendar by January 1 of the top 10 grants we’ll go after this year. Create a grant calendar. Writing your SMART fundraising goals down gives you something to look at and a document to hold you accountable. Orient them and have them in place by April 15. See the difference? Noooo, it’s not!
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