Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 4, 2025

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. Want to Write Smarter, More Strategic Grants?

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JUNE 21, 2025

Published: September 8, 2021 Grant Writing Classes Table of Contents SHOW MORE SHOW LESS Return to top In this 1-hour webinar (with 15 minutes Q&A), Teresa Huff will share with you how to simplify, streamline, and support your team. Find and win more grants for your nonprofit! She has helped nonprofits triple their funding.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Readiness is all about preparing your organization to write a grant proposal and creating a strategy for ensuring you are pursuing the right funding sources to help your organization meet its mission. Here are 5 tips for grant writing readiness.

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

But regardless of what type of proposals you may be working on at this moment in time, there is one thing I can say with certainty: You will run into proposals that ask you to write out the goals, objectives, and outcomes for your program or project. Do you know the difference between a goal, an objective, and an outcome?

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Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 15, 2024

So, are you ready to up your fundraising and development goals for 2024 by securing grant funding? Organizational development plays a crucial role in the process of becoming grant-ready by providing the foundation and framework necessary to effectively pursue and manage grant funding.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Most people fall into grant writing almost by chance. Maybe someone recognized your writing skills and voila! Either way, those writing skills drew you in. It makes sense, given the most common way to describe the process is “grant writing” – which only tells part of the story. You were “voluntold.”

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GrantNews

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

If your goal is to write grants, my greatest hope is that this book will teach you and become an integral part of your granting writing toolkit. What’s more, I am confident that with the instruction you gain, it will help you become a more successful grant writer and entrepreneur.

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Red Tape Busters

JANUARY 26, 2024

But before you dive into the world of grant applications, it’s essential to ensure that you’re grant ready. In this article, we’ll explore what it means to be grant ready, the key elements involved, and why seeking help from a grant writing consultant can significantly boost your chances of success.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

OCTOBER 30, 2022

This is my favorite holiday, and in honor, I’m sharing 10 grant writing tips to help you make sure your grants aren’t the scariest thing this spooky season. #1: 1: Keep a grant prospect sheet & update it regularly. One of the best things you can do is to make time regularly to search for grant opportunities.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 19, 2023

Introduction In the world of nonprofits, grant writing is both a lifeline and a challenge. Enter AI solutions like ChatGPT – a powerful tool that can significantly streamline your grant writing workflow. It can be an invaluable aid in making your grant writing process smoother, quicker, and more efficient.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 5, 2023

AI + Grant Writing = A Match Made in Heaven Artificial Intelligence (AI) is like your secret weapon for grant writing. Here’s how AI can help : **Speed**: Ditch those long hours. **Quality**: AI has learned from countless successful grant proposals. Ready to dive into the world of AI and grant writing?

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Grant Writing Made Easy

APRIL 16, 2023

That’s why implementing effective strategies can help you improve your work with grant writing clients and ensure that you deliver the best possible results. In this blog post, we will explore five practical and personalized ways to streamline your grant writing process and maximize your clients’ chances of success.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

AUGUST 7, 2023

As a seasoned grant writing consultant, I’ve been privileged to learn the ropes of this unique, highly-demanding, and satisfying profession over the years. Today, let’s tackle a subject that I frequently encounter: How to get started with your very own grant writing business? Network, Network, Network!

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 2, 2023

I’m coming at you today with some real talk about my journey running this crazy, amazing venture – Grant Writing Made Easy. Eight years of grant consulting, developing online education courses , drinking way too much coffee, and learning a whole bunch of lessons along the way. But let me give you the lowdown.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 24, 2022

Anytime I lead a grant writing workshop, I always ask the attendees to share their grant experience – whether they’ve been a grant professional for years and are looking for a refresher or if they’ve been voluntold that grants are now under their preview. Take the time ensure your organization is grant ready.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Because, after all, the goal isn’t just to get the money to get going, it’s to have the stability to keep the doors open for years to come.). Are there nonprofit start-up grants? Generally, nonprofits do not support their start-up phase with many grants. Register today!

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 23, 2023

So, what should you expect when you hire a grant consultant? Certainly, your mileage will vary depending on your organization’s grant readiness and fundraising goals, as well as the methodology your consultant employs to kick off the work. Second, everyone thinks their organization is grant ready.

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Grant Professionals Association

OCTOBER 17, 2024

As you decide if your organization needs the infrastructure to manage federal grants, remember, many grants from states and local governments are from federal sources (pass through grants), so you have to manage them as federal dollars. Grant readiness is your organization’s ability to apply for, manage and report on funding.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

According to Pamela Jacques, MS, CPW, CHES, manager of Grants Administration at Kettering Health in Kettering, Ohio, here are eight things you need to know to get started. To get started: Before applying for grants, assess your organization’s level of grant readiness. Who implemented the program/grant funded activities?

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 2, 2010

Today’s blog post comes from my friend Betsy Baker, a grant-writing consultant and teacher. As a grant writing consultant for the past 8 years for a variety of nonprofit clients, I often run into the eager beaver convinced that I can find them the “magic” grant that will alleviate all their financial woes.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

When I hear from Grant Writing Made Easy students about their grant wins, they invariably share what a difference that money makes in their day-to-day operations. But grant funding will not only allow you to serve more people, it can make it possible to serve them better. appeared first on Grant Writing Made Easy.

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Grant Writer Team

JULY 25, 2024

The nonprofits who set the pace are those who choose the right grant-writing partner. To get grant ready as a nonprofit, start by clearly defining your mission and goals. Starting a nonprofit signifies a decision to no longer sit idly by as problems persist. It takes time, hard work, and, most importantly, funding.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Stephanie Weaver taught hundreds of first-year college students not just about citations and sentence structure but also about how writing gets done. She’s passionate about helping people find the writing practices and strategies that work for them to accomplish their writing goals.

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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.

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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 14, 2023

With the windfall of federal funds flowing down from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), new grant programs announcements are constantly popping up and shifting carefully planned annual funding strategies. The initial focus understandably falls on securing the funds.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Stephanie Weaver taught hundreds of first-year college students not just about citations and sentence structure but also about how writing gets done. She’s passionate about helping people find the writing practices and strategies that work for them to accomplish their writing goals.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Do you have benchmarks and goals for your program outcomes? The post The elements of a strong nonprofit program design appeared first on Grant Writing Made Easy. Regardless of how long your organization has been in operation, there is always space to refine and improve your nonprofit program design. Learn more here.

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Assel Grant Services

MARCH 31, 2024

March Madness is in full swing, and all this talk about competition and brackets makes me think about how grant writing relates. Grants, much like professional sports, are competitive, and increasingly so. To be competitive, your grant team must train and prepare to advance through the rounds and win awards.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Read on to the end of this post for a resource I have to help you make your biggest nonprofit goals a reality. The post A guide to nonprofit end-of-year success appeared first on Grant Writing Made Easy. I know the answer to that question is usually yes. And I want to help you get there. Keep your “why” in mind.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Maybe you need grants to carry out a specific project like building a playground for your domestic violence shelter. The ultimate goal of grant research is to find funders who are highly likely to fund your work. When researching, if you find they don’t fund the area you serve, you’re not very likely to get a grant….so

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Professional Grant Writers

MAY 22, 2025

A persuasive proposal clearly aligns with the funders goals, presents a compelling case, and supports it with evidence and impact. The post Persuasive proposals: The key to winning more grants appeared first on Professional Grant Writers.

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

A “Throwback Tuesday” post to one of my most popular grant writing guides. It's my complete A-Z guide to grant writing 101. Grant writing is half art, half science. First and foremost, work on your writing skills. This week I'm doing something a little different. And you will get it down.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

MAY 21, 2025

Grant writing isnt just about putting together a compelling proposal. Its about proving (on paper and in practice) that your organization is ready to handle funding responsibly and effectively. Most nonprofits arent actually ready. What Does Grant-Ready Really Mean? And the truth? Thats not shade.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 21, 2025

Your goal is to make the reviewer think: This is strong. Final Thoughts Writing a powerful executive summary takes practice, but its a skill worth building. The post The Art of the Executive Summary: Writing Tips That Grab Attention appeared first on Grant Writing Made Easy. Then, tighten it up.

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