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You Won the Grant—Now What? Mastering Post-Award Chaos Without Losing Sleep

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

The application is submitted, the grants been awarded, and everyones celebrating. Logic models. Logic models. Post-Award Pressure Is Real For experienced grant writers, post-award management can feel like the most overlooked and underestimated beast in the grant world. Call it your grant vault.

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Burned Out but Brilliant: 8 Smart, Sanity-Saving Strategies for Frustrated Grant Writers

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

Here are eight practical, sanity-saving strategies that seasoned grant pros are using to stay sharp, stay sane, and keep delivering resultswithout burning out. Treat Recovery Time Like Its Sacred You just submitted a 75-page federal grant with 12 attachments and six letters of support. What do you not do next? The solution?

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From Napkin to Narrative: How Program Design Powers Grant Success

Grant Professionals Association

Before AI, cloud-based platforms, and fancy grant management software, grant writing was a hands-on, paper-filled, finger-cramping journey. Program design tools help us structure our logic models and theories of change. Program design is the heart of any successful grant application. That napkin?

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Why are grantmakers stuck in separate siloes?

Candid

New to the world of corporate philanthropy, I dove into the complexities of grants management, logic models, and theories of change. New to the world of corporate philanthropy, I dove into the complexities of grants management, logic models, and theories of change.

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Organizational Development in Becoming Grant-Ready

Grant Professionals Association

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. It provides the essential infrastructure, capabilities, and processes needed to become [and stay] grant-ready.

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Sabotage: Obstruction or Treason

Grant Professionals Association

While it worked out and both projects were funded, it was the beginning of some internal changes in how grant collaborations are conducted. The ability to problem-solve can be a learned skill, and it doesn’t end the further you advance in the grants field. At about week three, I had had enough.

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Six Signs Your Nonprofit Isn't Ready to Apply for Federal Grants

Think and Ink Grants

Reporting requirements for federal and some government grants require the right people and systems for proper grant management. Some may require developing a logic model, which is even more difficult. Not all federal grants require a match. This waiting period to receive the grant can last several months.