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From overwhelmed to organised: How to tackle government tender submissions 

Strategic Grants

Government tender writing can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re juggling the task with other responsibilities like program delivery or fundraising. Demonstrating value for money How your proposal provides value for money is a common tender question. Is your logic model truly logical? Find out more here.

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What 2025 Grant Trends Are Teaching Nonprofits

Grant Writing Made Easy

With public funding in flux, private foundations shifting priorities, and technology changing how proposals are crafted and reviewed, nonprofits need way more than strong writing to stay competitive. Make your proposals clear, structured, and scannable to meet the needs of AI-assisted funder review processes. Verify everything.

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

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

This post could lead to a 2025 sequel: The Incredible Shrinking Grant Proposal. Faithful readers also know that I started writing grant proposals shortly after the last Ice Age ended. As we’ve written about before, proposal formatting requirements change over time. single-spaced pages) for a total of ~ 7 single-spaced pages.

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Grant Writing for Small Nonprofits: How to Do More With Less

Grant Writing Made Easy

With a clear strategy and a few innovative systems, even the smallest teams can write competitive, compelling grant proposals. It spreads your limited time and resources too thin, often resulting in rushed, unfocused proposals that don’t stand out. In fact, the most effective proposals are rarely the work of just one person.

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Good, Better, Best: Three Tips for Transforming a Mediocre Grant Proposal into a Great One

Peak Proposals

Like many of you, we’ve worked on grant proposals that have not come together easily, and the final product feels mediocre at best. Despite their weaknesses, sometimes the proposals still get funded, but that’s the exception, not the rule. However, this is telling the funder that your proposed project fits within their interests.

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Good, Better, Best: Three Tips for Transforming a Mediocre Grant Proposal into a Great One

Peak Proposals

January 01, 2023 Like many of you, we’ve worked on grant proposals that have not come together easily, and the final product feels mediocre at best. Despite their weaknesses, sometimes the proposals still get funded, but that’s the exception, not the rule. avoiding jargon). We see this come up frequently. All organizations need money.

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

Think and Ink Grants

Crafting a winning proposal within such a narrow window presents considerable challenges. However, the most triumphant grant proposals are those that have been meticulously developed months or even years ahead of the application deadline. Government agencies typically adhere to predictable patterns when announcing grant opportunities.