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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GrantNews

JANUARY 2, 2025

Read on to learn how locating grants on GrantWatch can help you prepare for the nonprofit trends expected for 2025. Social fundraising is when a nonprofit showcases a social cause it is missioned to address. For example, you can apply for grants to fund equality training for your team. Seven Nonprofit Trends Expected for 2025 1.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 9, 2025

We’re officially halfway through 2025, and your nonprofit grant strategy deserves a strategic boost if you want to finish the year on a high note. This mid-year check-in is your opportunity to: Strengthen your nonprofit grant strategy by zeroing in on grants with the highest alignment and funding potential.

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GrantNews

JUNE 12, 2025

Then, categorize expenses by program, admin, and fundraising to show how funds are directly supporting your cause. Investing in grant databases, donor management software, or a grant writer can create a higher return by building time for your team to focus on mission-critical tasks. Create a grant cycle that works for your team!

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 30, 2025

In this guide, we’ll explore six alternative funding ideas that nonprofits of all sizes should consider to complement their existing fundraising strategies. To encourage DAF holders to request grants for your organization, you need to make DAF giving easy and visible. Start by identifying grantors that align with your mission.

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Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

The grant writer cost in 2025 varies widely depending on experience, project type, and scope of work. Rates for simple foundation proposals typically range from $300 to $3,000, while complex federal grants may require significantly higher investments. New grant writers who have written less than three grants charge $20-$35 per hour.

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Assel Grant Services

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The client felt confident putting the funder on their own grant calendar for the upcoming year, allowing me to focus my time on another funding priority because they were sure that the foundation would continue its support. As grant professionals, we must ensure that our clients’ projects match the funder’s goals.

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Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Published: March 2, 2022 Grant Writing Classes Table of Contents SHOW MORE SHOW LESS Return to top Want to go from Rejected to Accepted? ​In this 1-hour webinar (with 15 minutes Q&A), Teresa Huff will share with you 9 reasons your grants are getting rejected, and how to fix them. Find and win more grants for your nonprofit!

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Professional Grant Writers

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

If you’ve written grants for a while, you’ve probably experienced it: that sinking feeling when you realize — or your employer tells you. The post Develop a grants calendar to stay on top of deadlines appeared first on Professional Grant Writer.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2022

To fully fund your nonprofit, you need a diversified fundraising stream. In other words, you need to get your money from many different sources, not just one awesome foundation, one government grant, or one generous donor. Diversified fundraising revenue creates stability and keeps you from being dependent on one source of funding.

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RBW Strategy

MAY 14, 2024

Challenge RBW Strategy first partnered with 2019 to support a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant application. The organization was new to federal grant-seeking and required additional support to ensure a successful submission.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

Drafting a fundraising plan can be intimidating, especially if it’s your first time and you have no fundraising plan structure. You see, a good fundraising plan isn’t something you knock out in an afternoon. Your answers will give your fundraising plan structure and allow you to move forward with this important task.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JANUARY 6, 2023

You won’t get the grant if you don’t apply.”. . Just write the grant.”. . “I I know someone who got the grant for this exact equipment, so we should go for it.”. . As a grant professional, it can be tempting to write every grant that comes across your desk, cross your fingers, and hope for the best.

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Strategic Grants

AUGUST 22, 2024

The research team at Strategic Grants spend hundreds of hours every month reviewing newsletters, funder sites, LinkedIn and many other resources to find funding and grants to enter and update in the Grants Expertise Management System (GEMS) for our for-purpose clients. Hosted by Volunteering Australia CEO, Mark Pearce.

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Strategic Grants

APRIL 18, 2024

This research found that, 94% of fundraisers agree there is a problem with how Not-For-Profits represent and/or are funded for their overhead costs. Read more: [link] Also check out some Strategic Grants resources on how to find approach funders: Stewarding our funders….We Read more: [link] Why Isn’t No-Strings Funding More Common?

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

“Where do I look to find grants for my nonprofit?” Getting grant funds is REALLY exciting! Also, getting a grant means a funder values your nonprofit and trusts you’ll put their money to good use. A Grant is What We Need (or is it?) Plus, grants are never guaranteed from year to year.

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Instrumentl

MAY 2, 2024

Join Fundraising HayDay's expert partners, Kimberly Hays de Muga and Amanda Day, for a webinar on mastering grant opportunity prioritization. Bid farewell to indecision and embrace a streamlined approach to grant seeking. Bid farewell to indecision and embrace a streamlined approach to grant seeking.

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Strategic Grants

JUNE 2, 2024

The research team at Strategic Grants spend hundreds of hours every month reviewing newsletters, funder sites, LinkedIn and many other resources to find funding and grants to enter and update in our Grants Expertise Management System (GEMS). Find out more about our grants database GEMS, and sign up for your free demo, here.

Grant Calendar

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 13, 2022

While goals are vital to success, SMART fundraising goals help make sure you’re setting goals that you just can’t miss. The reality is this: goals ARE vital to success —especially when fundraising for new nonprofits. Fundraising goals help a nonprofit fulfill its mission. So, what exactly is a SMART fundraising goal?

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Just Write Grants

OCTOBER 1, 2024

As we approach 2025, the landscape of grant writing for nonprofits is evolving rapidly. Staying ahead of trends and preparing effectively can make the difference between a successful grant application and a missed opportunity. Understand Emerging Trends in Grant Making 1.1 Develop a Comprehensive Grant Writing Strategy 2.1

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PKS Grants & Accounting Solutions

AUGUST 28, 2020

Grant Prospect Research: Eight Places to Look Author: Judy Riffle, Ed.D This sage advice applies to grant prospect research also. When researching and making a fundraising plan of attack, a grant calendar should be created and updated regularly. So, for the first step of research, where do you look for grants?

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Grant Professionals Association

MAY 29, 2024

Grant Professionals Association and communal safe space for grant professionals. Arguably one of the best professional development opportunities in philanthropy, for 4,500+ members, we’ve witnessed 26 years of innovative grant resources from GPA making it THE place for ethical standards in grantsmanship.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JULY 7, 2023

After extensive prospect research, we had identified this opportunity and added it to the grants calendar. This multi-year grant would hit during an extensive construction project which could delay the delivery of a cornerstone program that would be featured in grant funding. Don’t believe me?

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

*Diane’s note: You are used to our team talking about how both pre-award and post-award work connect to create an organization’s overall grant readiness. In fact, we were just talking about this in our most recent webinar about How to Be Exceptionally Grant Ready with Lucy Morgan from MyFedTrainer.com. Grant Management Software.

Grant Management

Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 6, 2024

In 2020, three grant professionals ( Bachman, Planton, and Rodgers) set out to identify the prevalence of burnout among the grant profession. It’s a new year, and grant professionals constantly see an upcoming deadline, a great new opportunity, or a need to raise more money. And that “the flow of work never stops.”

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GrantNews

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Diversify Your Funding Sources – Apply For Grants! While there are many ways to maximize donations, like charity events and fundraisers, you should also be applying for grants. In reality, you must first complete a Grant Readiness Assessment to see if you are ready to apply for grants.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 10, 2023

Note from Diane: Grant reporting is a key part of the grant life cycle if you want to build and maintain strong grantmaker relationships. Grant management and reporting are crucial aspects of the overall funding lifecycle. Tracking expenses is essential to fulfill the conditions of most grants and retain the awarded funding.

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Fundly

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

10+ Top Fundraising Consulting Firms: Find the Best Partner! But one of the most common types of consulting nonprofits seek is fundraising consulting. Not every fundraising consulting firm is the sameeach has a particular focus area, expertise, and approach to helping their nonprofit partners reach their goals.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2017

And it is important to clarify your thinking as you consider establishing a solid grants program for 2017 and into 2018, especially in this time of uncertainty around government funding. Capacity-building grants are limited and very difficult to get. Learn More About Finding Grant Funding with These Great Webinars.

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Grant'd

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Today is the day that many grant writers across Australia will be rolling up their sleeves and sharpening their pencils (or booting up their laptops!) In additions to supporting both pilot and existing programs, Perpetual also offers capacity building and operational funding – an opportunity rarely seen in the grant-making sector!

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Strategic Grants

OCTOBER 1, 2024

When we build a customised GEMS ( Grants Expertise Management System ) for our clients, we customise their grants calendar from over 6,500 funding opportunities our research team maintains. ” Almost all charities have been on the same journey before reaching out to Strategic Grants. It is a numbers game.

Grant Calendar

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 20, 2021

Sometimes the only thing standing between you and launching a successful fundraising campaign to fund a new, needed program is an extra set of hands. FUNDRAISING. Manage the fundraising calendar: Your VA can manage your fundraising plan and calendar, tracking key dates for events, campaigns, and appeals.

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Just Write Grants

JANUARY 16, 2025

Grant writing is an essential part of nonprofit funding, but keeping track of multiple proposal deadlines can quickly become overwhelming. Whether you're applying for a single grant or juggling several at once, staying organized and on schedule is key to your success. Trello , Asana ) to set reminders for each deadline.

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Grant Writer Team

MAY 22, 2025

Nonprofits Are Not Only Funded By Grants Grants are not the only funding source for nonprofits, by far. For example, a local business aligned with your cause may offer a letter of support outlining their promise to donate a venue for fundraising events. Your grant-seeking success is our priority at GrantWriterTeam.

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