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A disturbing trend in Notices of Funding Availability (NOFOs): the incredible shrinking grant proposal

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

.** As tech tools emerged in the mid-80s to ‘90s, the NOFOs slowly changed, allowing and sometimes requiring longer narrative sections, as well as attachments like organization charts, maps, logic models, flow diagrams, etc. To continue the mixing of metaphors, it’s Back to the Future for us grant writers.

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How to Evaluate Grant Opportunities: When to Say No to a Grant

Grant Writing Made Easy

Whether you’re a solo grant writer or part of a small, multitasking team, developing a clear process to evaluate grant opportunities can help you write stronger proposals, avoid burnout, and focus on the funding that truly supports your mission. Is the grant renewable or one-time only?

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Five Steps to Creating a Winning Logic Model

Think and Ink Grants

Last year, I presented the session "Logic Model LIVE!". It shows how serious (or maybe crazy) I am about logic models. If you've followed me for any length of time, you will have come across a presentation or two about logic models. In logic models, each prior step informs the next step.

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Maximizing Grant Writing Success: The Importance of Starting Federal Grants Early

Think and Ink Grants

In the realm of federal grants and education service grants, timing is everything. Securing funding through grants demands foresight and meticulous planning, often long before the grant cycle officially opens. So, how does one determine the opportune moment to commence the grant writing journey?

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Hard and Fast Proof: The Quest for Demographic Data

Grant Professionals Association

is a former K-12 educator and, since 2020, the owner-operator of EdPro Communications. Keith supports nonprofits and small and large businesses with professional grant writing and digital content writing needs and challenges, including county, state, federal, and foundation grants as well as web pages and online articles and blog posts.

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Sabotage: Obstruction or Treason

Grant Professionals Association

When I get overwhelmed in the grant process, I sometimes delay challenging tasks or spend time honing a narrative instead of focusing on undone tasks. PLEASE SHARE : Have you identified a key sabotage vulnerability in your grants process? By doing so, I mentally allow myself the gift of productivity, which spurs more effectiveness.

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