Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 27, 2025

In the grant profession, we often emphasize pre-award activities: identifying opportunities, crafting compelling narratives, and submitting competitive proposals. While these are important skills, post-award grant management is equally essential—and increasingly expected of those who serve in the profession.

Award

Fluxx

JUNE 27, 2025

Learn how to write a strong evaluation plan for a grant proposal, what to include, and how grant management software like Fluxx supports success.

Proposal

Allied Grant Writers

MARCH 17, 2025

General Private Foundations: Even foundations without a religious focus often offer grants to community organizations that promote social welfare. Churches that demonstrate a strong community service component in their grant proposals can find success in these funding avenues.

Funding

Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 2, 2025

If you havent already, now is the time to evaluate your organizations grant readiness from pre- to post-award, ensuring alignment with funders, competitive proposals, and strong fund stewardship. Understanding how your organization makes grant submission decisions is critical. What is the current post-award process?

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Grant Professionals Association

JULY 29, 2025

Often, the finance department handles the process, leaving grant managers unaware until after the fact. The question is, how can you prepare for an audit when you’re just reading the request for proposals or spotting an opportunity from your favorite foundation? Does it clearly explain why each budget item is necessary?

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Review Eligibility Criteria : Carefully read the eligibility requirements for each grant. Prepare Required Documents : Common documents include project proposals, budgets, resumes, and letters of support. Follow Application Guidelines : Each grant program may have different submission guidelines.

Grant

Blackbaud

APRIL 23, 2025

Here is a breakdown of the different types of grant reviews, who is involved, what programs they work best for, and what to keep in mind with each type. Once an application is submitted, a grants manager or administrative staff member conducts a quick review to confirm the submission is complete and accurate.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Project-Based Grants Project-based grants are specifically awarded to fund individual projects or initiatives. These grants are typically time-limited and tied to a specific set of objectives. Funders often require detailed proposals outlining the project’s goals, timeline, and expected outcomes. Clarity is key.

Funding

Just Write Grants

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll explore the typical issues nonprofits face during the grant writing process and offer practical solutions to overcome them. Challenge One of the most significant pain points in grant writing is the time commitment required. Understanding Grant Guidelines 2.1 Time Constraints 1.1 Data and Evidence 4.1

Grant Writing

Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 23, 2025

That can overwhelm grant writing for small nonprofits, but it doesn’t have to. 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.

Grant Writing

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Importance of Budgeting for Grant Applications Budgeting serves as the financial blueprint of any grant proposal. A well-prepared budget not only reflects the financial needs of the project but also demonstrates the applicant’s responsibility and capability to manage funds effectively.

Budget

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

The grant writer cost in 2025 varies widely depending on experience, project type, and scope of work. Rates for simple foundation proposals typically range from $300 to $3,000, while complex federal grants may require significantly higher investments. Grant writers can’t control whether an application succeeds.

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Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 11, 2025

Before AI, cloud-based platforms, and fancy grant management software, grant writing was a hands-on, paper-filled, finger-cramping journey. Or the time we used carbon paper to create multiple copies of a grant proposal, leaving our fingers stained and our drafts smudged beyond recognition?

Logic Model

Candid

JUNE 26, 2025

For example, what if a tool existed for nonprofits, community leaders, and individuals to describe challenges in their communities using any format they like—written, photos, videos, interviews, personal anecdotes, and project proposals.

AI

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Grants Specialist Fundraising doesn’t just consist of revenue from donors—grants are another valuable revenue stream for nonprofits. A grants specialist will handle all aspects of grant fundraising, focusing on submitting proposals to secure grant money from foundations, government agencies, corporations, and more.

Fundraising

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

Most rejections happen because proposals don’t line up with what funders want to support. Your proposal must address this priority directly. This piece dives into proven ways to land foundation research grants, from finding the perfect opportunities to writing proposals that truly connect with funders’ missions.

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Candid

JANUARY 21, 2025

In my more than 20 years as a philanthropy grants manager, nonprofit executive, and consultant, Ive seen how technology decisions can either amplify equity or entrench existing barriers. According to a Candid survey , 23% of grantmakers say they dont accept AI-generated grant proposals.

AI

Grant Writer Team

JULY 3, 2025

From data-driven storytelling to collaboration and sustainability, the most talked-about trends this year reveal where grant writing is headed, and what it takes to rise above the competition. Understanding these changes is key to writing proposals that resonate and get funded. That’s why data-driven proposals are such a hot topic!

Grant Writing

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JULY 23, 2025

This challenge is compounded by the fact that grantmakers employ all sorts of MFA systems, forcing applicants to manage a bewildering array of authentication methods and apps. Imagine a scenario where the grant report is due, and the MFA is linked to the former grants manager’s personal phone.

Grant

Candid

JUNE 5, 2025

Whether you’re just getting started or putting the final touches on your grant proposal, the resources below can help you refine your budget. There are several types of budgets you may need: project proposal budgets, organization-wide operating budgets, capital budgets, cash flow budgets, and opportunity budgets.

Budget

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 15, 2025

For example, imagine needing a funder-specific proposal quickly. Instead of starting from scratch, you can leverage your integrated Standard Narrative and your AI Assistant, which instantly customizes a proposal draft based on your existing information and the funder’s preferences.

AI

Assel Grant Services

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Using grant funds for anything outside of the project’s goals or funder restrictions could lead to compliance issues. Always read the request for proposals (RFP), notice of funding announcements, or funder guidelines to ensure that you follow the funder’s specific terms of funding. You can find other blog posts in this series here.

GPC

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

While this solution works temporarily, spreadsheets arent equipped to handle complex recordkeeping needs that will likely become more prevalent as your organization grows, such as payables, receivables, and grant management. Differentiate between unrestricted and restricted funds (more on this later!).

Management

Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Nonprofit Grant Proposal Budget Calculations: A Road Map Whats the best way to make your nonprofits budget stand out on a grant application? Your nonprofit got a grant now what? Getting a grant isnt just a handshake and a check they can come with lots of conditions.

Budget

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

And number one step back and evaluate your grant proposals. And number three, how can you think more creatively about your grant applications? Does Instrumentl have a way to track two-tier submissions, for example, LY and full proposal. Find and win more grants for your nonprofit! She does a really good evaluation.

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Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Find and win more grants for your nonprofit! Start saving 3 hours a week and increase your grant applications by 78%. Grant Writing Classes How to Craft a Standout Grant Application ft. Dawn Lego from OneCause Join Dawn Lego from OneCause in this workshop to learn how to craft standout grant applications.

Instrumentl

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 10, 2025

I let the group of 30 or more people know that my grant management job was ending and that I was open to work. At that meeting, a CEO of a local nonprofit approached me, conducted a brief interview, asked me to visit their offices, and shortly thereafter offered me a position as a coordinator of a grant program.

GPC

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

So it's all about thinking about the long-term keywords that people often use in these sorts of proposals that you might often see in the different opportunities that you're pursuing to then filter down even further. Find and win more grants for your nonprofit! Try 14-days free No items found.

Instrumentl

GrantNews

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Grant management is the hard work and dedication required to ensure an organization follows a donor’s guidelines. Nonprofits and small businesses dedicate countless hours to the grant writing process. However, responsibly managing grants after the award is just as critical. What is Grant Management?

Grant Management

Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 13, 2024

Finding the Perfect Software for Your Nonprofit Ah, grant management! In the vibrant nonprofit world, where grant processes seem to twist and turn like a labyrinth, having the right grant management software isn’t just helpful—it’s a game changer. Why Bother with Grant Management Software?

Grant Management

Just Write Grants

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

You dream of a system to tame the grant management chaos and free up time for your actual mission. If you're a passionate nonprofit hero drowning in a sea of grant paperwork, this guide is for you! Sustainability & Growth: Effective grant management fosters strong relationships with funders.

Grant Management

Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2015

Yet 75 percent of nonprofits use simple spreadsheets to manage what can amount to millions of dollars of grant funds. Here are five reasons that friends should not let friends use spreadsheets to manage grants: 1. Excel Can't Manage the Whole Grantseeking Process. Funder Management. Funder Management.

Management

Grant Consulting Services

AUGUST 31, 2023

Because nonprofits rely on grant funding, systems must be in place to properly manage and maintain that funding as part of the grant lifecycle. So, how do we manage grants? What is Grant Management? Three benefits of having a streamlined grant management process are: 1.

Grant Management

Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 27, 2024

But, does QA/QI also have a place in a nonprofit organization’s successful grants management strategy? Two different kinds of experiences supported this author’s development as a grant professional. Below are some insights and lessons learned regarding best practices to support a QA/QI process for grant-seeking organizations.

Grant Management

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 30, 2024

M&G is not a problem to be solved after the proposal has been submitted and approved. The CFO’s task, then, is to remind the grant writers—preferably on the record—that M&G cost must be funded (perhaps via donations or some other revenue stream) unless the executives and the board are willing to live with deficits.

Applicant

Strategic Grants

MAY 12, 2024

Proposal development Writing compelling grant applications and funder proposals is another essential for securing funding from Trusts and Foundations. Each proposal should clearly articulate the impact the funding will have. Grant management Once funding is secured, effective grant management is essential.

Funding

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

When they were asked what would make an applicant’s proposal stand out, they all agreed that telling the story of past and anticipated impact is what helps them “feel” while reading the proposal and also choose to take action. This is paramount in connecting the pre-award and post-award work of grants. .

Grant Writing