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Training Junior Grant Writers—Without Losing Your Mind or Missing Deadlines

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

Welcome to the wild world of mentoring junior grant writers. Step Three: Document, Document, Document Every time you answer a junior writers question, ask yourself: Can this be turned into a template or guide? Bonus: clear documentation is a lifesaver when youre out of office (or just out of patience).

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Burned Out but Brilliant: 8 Smart, Sanity-Saving Strategies for Frustrated Grant Writers

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But youre also exhausted, constantly chasing core operating support, wrangling impossible deadlines, mentoring green writers, and navigating post-award red tape that never seems to end. Capture these insights in a simple document or voice note. Sound familiar? Youre not alone. The good news? What worked? What felt like pulling teeth?

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Small Business Starter Kit: Tools and Tips for New Entrepreneurs

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Cloud Storage and Document Sharing: Securely store, access, and collaborate on files from anywhere. In addition to a cash award, applicants receive access to mentoring, working spaces, and opportunity to participate in future competitions. Participants receive investment funding, mentoring, deals and perks, and networking support.

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Top Grants for Writers with Disabilities: Financial Support for Creative Endeavors

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Similarly, the Write-ability Fellowship Program offers tailored support to emerging writers with disabilities, enhancing their professional development and business skills through mentoring and workshops. These initiatives provide mentoring, training, and networking opportunities essential for artistic development.

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How to Minimize Risk Throughout Your Grant Cycle

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To mitigate risk throughout your grant cycle, you need to know your grantees through relationships and documentation, support their internal controls, and set up a process for whistleblower complaints. Mitigate Risks by Knowing Your Grantees The more you know about your grantees, the better decisions you can make.

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The Secrey of the Bourbons: How Did the History of the Bourbon Excavations at Ancient Vesuvian Cities Impact Antiquarianism and Archaeological Practice?

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In the past, there has been some research in this field, such as tracing previously lost artifacts to museums in the surrounding areas, but many of them remain lost to time with no documentation, and this is a detrimental gap in the scholarship of the area.

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Venezuelan Diaspora in Berlin: Identity, Integration, and Immigration

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I’ve started meeting with my mentor, who has been incredibly helpful. Their willingness to participate has been pretty encouraging, and I am grateful that I have the chance to document so many of their experiences. I took three of his classes during my freshman year, and honestly, they changed how I think about almost everything.

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