Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

These are collaborations between Instrumentl and community partners to provide free educational opportunities for grant professionals featuring problems that they often have to solve while also sharing different ways that Instrumentl's platform can help grant writers win more grants. instrumentl.com/teresa. Will: Yeah.

Instrumentl

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?

Goals

Just Write Grants

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Nonprofits should be prepared to demonstrate data-driven results and outcomes in their proposals. Embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) DEI is becoming a critical factor in grant decisions. Ensure your nonprofit’s DEI efforts are well-documented and highlighted in your grant proposals. Enhance Proposal Quality 4.1

Grant Writing

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JANUARY 6, 2023

Over the years, I have learned that our number one job as grant professionals is educating up. And by that, I mean teaching your boss, board members, and colleagues what grants can and cannot do. And the next time someone shows up with a grant, you “just have to write” ask a few questions before moving forward. If yes, then….

Grant

Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 6, 2024

Here are some tips and strategies recommended by grant professionals: Unrealistic expectations of fundraising – evaluate what realistic fundraising would look like given available capacity and opportunities. Perhaps letting go of small or cumbersome applications would make way for larger award opportunities.

Burnout

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.

Consulting

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. Most public libraries allow you to browse FDO for free.

Grant

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. It wasn’t the right time for that particular grant, but we agreed to prepare for next year’s cycle and focus on other smaller-scale proposals with shorter grant cycles as they ironed out details on the huge facility project.

Grant

Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2017

These costs — for 70 percent of respondents — were paid for by some combination of fees for services, fundraisers, and individual donations. Private or government grants or contracts were the source of administrative cost funding for the other 30 percent of respondents. Make your grant proposals sparkle.

Grantstation

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. Tracking expenses is essential to fulfill the conditions of most grants and retain the awarded funding. Reference your proposal and reporting plan. Collect necessary and relevant data.

Grant

Grant'd

OCTOBER 27, 2019

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! Make no mistake; this is one of the most tantalising opportunities on the yearly grant calendars of many non-profits. Thank you very much…next!

Funding

Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Here are a few circumstances when grants are NOT the best solution: When you’re getting started When you need money fast For ongoing funding For urgent needs For administration/payroll To read more about these reasons (and a few others) why grants aren’t ideal for those situations, click here. And here’s how you can do just that.

Grant

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.

Calendar

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. They had developed a system to quickly submit many smaller regional council grants to fund their community work.

Grant Calendar

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.

Proposal