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Projected Grant Writing Trends for 2025: What Nonprofits Need to Know

Just Write Grants

As we approach 2025, the grant writing landscape is set to evolve significantly. In this blog post, well explore the key grant writing trends anticipated for 2025, including technological advancements, shifting priorities, and emerging best practices. Increased Use of Data Analytics 1.1

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When Leadership Doesn’t “Get” Grants: How to Survive (and Even Thrive)

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

If youve ever been asked to just whip up a million-dollar grant by Friday, youre not alone. One of the biggest hidden stressors in grant writing isnt the funders, deadlines, or formatting nightmaresits navigating the expectations of well-meaning but misinformed executives and board members. Use metrics to back this up.

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The Race for Core Operating Support: Why Unrestricted Funds Are the Holy Grail of Grant Writing

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

Every grant writer knows the feeling: deadlines loom, your program narratives are tight, your outcomes are crystal clearand yet, youre still stuck trying to fund the electricity bill, staff salaries, and that squeaky office chair no one wants to admit they broke. Its not that funders dont know you need it. They hustle. They charm.

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Mastering SMART Objectives in Grant Writing Is … Wise

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

Also, as grant writers, we must translate these objectives logically and explicitly into grant applications, so that our nonprofit can be awarded the funds needed to crush the objectives and transform lives! To do so, the most effective method for grant writers to use is the SMART framework. Use metrics, data, or benchmarks.

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Elevate Your Proposals: Effective Grant Writing Examples for Students

Allied Grant Writers

Decoding Grant Writing Understanding the Basics of Grants Grants are financial awards provided by government agencies, foundations, or corporations that do not require repayment. Understanding what constitutes a grant is essential for applicants. Understanding what constitutes a grant is essential for applicants.

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How to use AI in Grant Writing

Grant Professionals Association

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming grant writing across industries, particularly for technology-driven companies, drug developers, energy innovators, defense contractors, and health systems. What other AI platforms are you aware of, or use, that may be helpful to the grant industry? Contact at asosa@reoftech.com.

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Stop the Boilerplate Burnout: How to Keep Your Grant Story Fresh Without Losing Your Sanity

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

Grant writers, raise your hand if youve ever opened an old proposal and discovered that the current executive director left two years agoand your orgs mission statement has since gone through three rewrites and a rebrand. Keeping the organizational grant story updated can feel like trying to change a tire while the cars still moving.

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