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The #1 Grant Writing Headache? Your Own Team.

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

If you’ve been in the grant-writing game for more than five minutes, you already know the real bottleneck isnt your writing skills. Heres why: the people youre depending on dont need the grant to happen. To them, supporting your grant writing effort is just another thing on a long list of things.

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Urgent Grant Writing Help: How We Can Help You Fast

Millionaire Grant Lady

There was staff turnover and your grant writer isnt there anymore, complicating the grant writing process. Or you took on a large initiative and now your staff is stretched thin and doesnt have capacity to do more grants and the other initiatives at the same time. In this blog: When do nonprofits need urgent grant help?

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How to Start Grant Writing (+ Templates)

Wild Apricot

One source can be grants. And if you’re looking for support for a specific project or position within your organization, you may have grant writing. As a nonprofit, it’s a good idea to have a variety of revenue sources to fund your missions.

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Being the Sole Grant Writer in an Organization

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

Create and Maintain a Grant Calendar Use a master calendar to track all deadlines and milestones. Develop a Proposal Library Build a collection of templates and boilerplate text (e.g., org background, staff bios, financials) to reduce writing time. Protect Your Wellbeing Schedule deep work time for writing without interruptions.

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Understanding the Average Hours for Grant Writing: A Comprehensive Guide

Allied Grant Writers

Grant writing is a critical skill for securing funding for nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, businesses, and individuals. Understanding the average hours for grant writing can help you plan resources, set realistic timelines, and improve your chances of success. Lets explore these: 1.

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Training Junior Grant Writers—Without Losing Your Mind or Missing Deadlines

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

Instead, create a structured onboarding program that includes: Self-paced tutorials (think: short videos, PDFs, and templates) Live workshops on research, writing, and budgeting A clear glossary of grant-speak terms (because logic model should not feel like a riddle) Think of it like building a Grant Writing 101 boot camp.

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Building a Grant Writing Toolkit for Your Organization 🛠️📂

Grant Writing Made Easy

When youre the only one writing grants, you dont have time to start from scratch every time a new application comes up. Thats where a Grant Writing Toolkit comes ina collection of reusable content, data, and templates that make the grant writing process faster, smoother, and less overwhelming.