Think and Ink Grants

DECEMBER 11, 2024

If you are a grant writer aiming to advance your grant writing career or a nonprofit leader striving to sustain your organization, this guide is for you. Here are five actionable strategies to enhance your grant writing expertise today: 1. Its where I significantly advanced my own grant writing career.

Grant Writing

Millionaire Grant Lady

MAY 5, 2025

Its two weeks before a federal grant deadline , and you just learned about the opportunity and that you are eligible to apply for grant funding. Doing your foundation or government grants keep falling off the bottom of the list, impacting your grant proposal submissions. What does a grant consultant bring to the table?

Grant Writing

Pamela Grow

JUNE 19, 2025

You can find the complete guide and downloadable Excel template and view the MotivateMonday recording here. ” Create a simple email template that staff can use to quickly capture story moments as they happen. Here’s what I recommend: Step 1: Choose Your Platform Download Allison’s Excel storybanking tool above.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The World of Grant Money for Artists Understanding the Importance of Grants Grant money serves as a vital resource for artists, providing financial assistance to pursue creative projects. Grants also promote artistic innovation and diversity by funding a variety of artistic expressions, from visual arts to performing arts.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Understanding the Power of Local Grant Money Local grant money serves as a vital resource for non-profit organizations striving to enhance their community impact. Local grants provide critical funding that can address these gaps.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 31, 2025

An efficient grant distribution process builds trust with your grantees and improves transparency across your organization. Here are five tips for streamlining how you get grant awards to your recipients. This is also where you can set up your grant distribution process for success.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

How a Grant Consultant Can Amplify the Impact of Your Fundraising Team Many different staff positions fulfill fundraising duties. Alex Dunn, CFRE, is a grant consultant who founded the company Millionaire Grant Lady and Associates to help busy nonprofits save time and money while maximizing their grant funding.

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Lightning Fast Grant Writing

MAY 8, 2025

Lets face it: grant writing isnt just typing proposals and hitting submit. Grant writing is a sport. Start every grant from scratch. Create and maintain a library of polished templates, go-to boilerplate, and funder-specific language thats ready to drop into any proposal. So train like an athlete. The antidote?

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Candid

JULY 21, 2025

In recent articles, we’ve discussed foundation grants and corporate support as potential avenues to explore for organizations affected by federal funding cuts. Our case for support template can help you explain why they should support you now, with a compelling call to action. Corporate support, check.

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Grant Professionals Association

MAY 1, 2025

Between the time of submission and award, things change, including factors that could affect your grants success. Working as a grant professional for the past 30 years, I have witnessed a honeymoon phase when you receive the exciting news that your grant is funded. Grants are NOT free money!

GPC

Millionaire Grant Lady

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Grant Writing Consultants Boost Your Fundraising Team’s Impact Many different staff positions fulfill fundraising duties. Alex Dunn, CFRE , is a grant consultant who founded the company Millionaire Grant Lady and Associates to help busy nonprofits save time and money while maximizing their grant funding. Let’s talk!

Consulting

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Unlocking Funding Opportunities with Grant Writing The Importance of Grant Writing for Non-Profit Organizations Grant writing is a vital skill for non-profit organizations seeking funding. Many non-profit organizations rely on grant money to support their projects, outreach, and overall mission.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 23, 2025

Struggling to keep up with grant writing as a team of one, or as part of a small nonprofit where everyone wears multiple hats? 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.

Grant Writing

The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 22, 2024

FreeWill has acquired GrantAssistant, an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven platform designed to provide nonprofits and international development organizations with a proposal workflow toolkit that streamlines the grant application process. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. GrantAssistant’s full team, located in Washington, D.C.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 9, 2025

We’re officially halfway through 2025, and your nonprofit grant strategy deserves a strategic boost if you want to finish the year on a high note. This mid-year check-in is your opportunity to: Strengthen your nonprofit grant strategy by zeroing in on grants with the highest alignment and funding potential.

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Blackbaud

MAY 5, 2025

Even when your grant review process involves internal staff or people who have reviewed applications before, it can still be a bumpy process. Creating a streamlined and efficient grant review process can make sure you make data-driven and timely decisions so you can award your grants, and your grantees can drive impact.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 2, 2025

But when it comes to grant writing, your budget isn’t just an attachment or requirement to fulfill. Grant budgets are a crucial part of the story you’re telling funders. For better or worse, your budget can make or break your chances of funding, despite the quality of the grant narrative itself.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 10, 2024

This could include a campaign with a matching grant to double your GivingTuesday impact or you could crowdsource your donors through peer-to-peer fundraising pages. Create a GivingTuesday Social Media Toolkit Utilize CauseVox’s free GivingTuesday social media templates toolkit. We will discuss how to create a fundraiser toolkit below.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 25, 2025

Even seasoned grant writers make grant proposal errors, but small changes can be the difference between a funded project and a missed opportunity. Most of these common grant proposal errors are fixable. Most of these common grant proposal errors are fixable. Check out our guide to overcoming grant writer’s block !

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2025

This reiterates the need for a good email service provider with professional looking templates for your email newsletter and other updates. Plus, weaning yourself off grant funding isnt a bad idea. You could also look into additional sources of unrestricted funding. Most individual donors dont care about overhead, anyway.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

This includes a grants manager to handle day-to-day implementation tasks, as well as consistent leadership to support the change. If you don’t have the right people in place, you may consider postponing the move to a new grants management system. Will you have the use of custom fields and templates so you can personalize forms?

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 23, 2025

Ever skim the headlines and wonder, “Is AI coming for my grant writing job?” While the criticism and concerns over some aspects of AI—including environmental impacts and severe ethical and human rights violations—are entirely valid, today we’re zooming in on AI and grant writing. You’re not alone.

Grant Writing

Grant Writer Team

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Ever feel like you’re stuck on the sidelines of grant writing? You need a grant writer’s playbook to ensure your success! Picture this: You jump into the game, using the same template for all potential funders, only to be hit with a wave of rejection letters. ” You need a grant writer’s playbook.

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Grant Professionals Association

MAY 14, 2025

Im the first full-time grant professional my organization has ever had. I started consulting part-time and slowly took on grant writing and management work. I was too busy firing off last-minute applications, tracking down signatures, and frantically submitting grant reports. Every single day brought an urgent deadline.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Introduction to Foundation Grants Importance of Grants for Nonprofit Organizations Grants play a vital role in the financial sustainability of nonprofit organizations. Without grants, many nonprofits would struggle to maintain operations or expand their reach to those in need.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 7, 2025

2025 grant trends are doing the most , to say the least. Whether you’re leading a small team or juggling grants solo, now is the time to step back, assess the big picture, and recalibrate for what’s ahead. 5 Key Nonprofit Grant Trends Reshaping 2025 1. What to do: Invest in relationships all year long.

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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. New grant writers who have written less than three grants charge $20-$35 per hour.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Introduction to Grant Budgets Understanding the financial aspects of grant applications, particularly budgeting, is essential for both small businesses and non-profits. Importance of Budgeting for Grant Applications Budgeting serves as the financial blueprint of any grant proposal.

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Blackbaud

MAY 2, 2025

Many nonprofits are feeling the strain from a pause in federal grant funding and are working to shift their programs to align with the changes in government priorities. Talk with your leadership now so you have a process in place for standing up a new or temporary grant program to address evolving needs.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Grant Writing Essentials Understanding the essential aspects of grant writing is critical for success in securing funding. This section explores the purpose of grants, the importance of grant writing for organizations, and the impact that grants can have on students.

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Grant consultants are part of a profession that blends grant development alongside entrepreneurship. In this article, Ill reflect on three conferences I attended in 2024 (apart from GrantSummit ) and offer several takeaways that aim to help grant consultants thrive. Use templates for routine emails (e.g.,

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 19, 2025

Whether youre drafting your first grant or your fiftieth, writers block is a shared struggle especially when deadlines are looming and the stakes feel high. And if you want more structure and support, the Grant Writing Made Easier course includes guides, templates, and prompts designed to help you get unstuck and stay focused.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 21, 2025

Have you ever stared blankly at your computer screen, feeling overwhelmed and frustrated by the thought of writing yet another grant proposal completely from scratch? If you’re a grant writer or nonprofit leader, you likely know this scenario all too well. Each new grant opportunity brings excitement and hope.

Grant Writing

Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 20, 2025

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.

Grant Writing

Grant Writer Team

JULY 31, 2025

Grant writing stands out as one of the few freelance paths that blends purpose with independence. As a grant writer, you can help fund community programs, educational initiatives, and life-changing services. Why Freelance Grant Writing Is Worth It Freelance grant writing is a career path with real purpose and potential.

Grant Writing

Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Download our Year-End Email Series Template (the exactguide I use to create my clients’ email series) to make sure youve got all bases covered! Gifts by DAF (Donor Advised Funds) increased by 83% from 2019 to 2023.Ensure Revisit Your Email Ask Series Is your email ask series ready to go?

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Candid

JULY 17, 2025

Some examples: Three Top Tips For Writing Grant Proposals How can nonprofits use their Candid profile? Sample documents and worksheets We’ve refreshed our collection of sample documents to make it easier for you to explore winning grant proposals, letters of inquiry, cover letters, and budgets.

Letter Of Inquiry