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

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

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. Step Two: Divide and Conquer Grant writers shouldnt have to do everything. Oh, just the real work a.k.a. post-award requirements.

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

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

Dont Let Post-Award Work Crush Your Soul Winning the grant is only half the battle. Use grant management software like GrantHub, Amplifund, or Foundant to track spending, generate reports, and meet funder requirements without breaking a sweat. Automation is your best friend hereembrace it. The solution? Structure the process.

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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. That napkin? That’s the birthplace of some of the best nonprofit program designs.

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

Grant Writing Made Easy

Not everyone has time to read a full grant proposal. Still, they can often take on a specific piece, like reviewing a logic model, writing a program summary, or proofreading a budget narrative. Pro Tip: Maintain a “living” list of “grant helpers”. Break the process into bite-sized pieces.

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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. I worked with an array of practitioners—grants managers, program officers, finance experts, and others—and learned everything I could about corporate social impact.

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Organizational Development in Becoming Grant-Ready

Grant Professionals Association

This entails creating clear program logic models, outcomes frameworks, and evaluation plans that align with the organization's mission and vision.Partnerships and Collaborations: It cannot be emphasized enough that building partnerships and collaborations with other organizations, stakeholders, and funders is crucial.

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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. We talk more about this and the related consequences here.