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How to Align Your Grant Proposals with Your Organization’s Strategic Goals in 2025

Just Write Grants

Revisit and Refine Your Strategic Plan Your organizations strategic plan serves as a roadmap for its activities and initiatives. Before diving into grant writing, take time to revisit your strategic plan. Heres how you can ensure your grant proposals hit the mark. Share similar values and long-term visions.

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Grants for Church: A Comprehensive Guide to Securing Funding for Ministry and Community Outreach

Allied Grant Writers

Enabling Strategic Planning and Innovation The availability of grants encourages strategic planning and innovation. Websites such as Grants.gov , the Foundation Center, and regional nonprofit resource centers are excellent starting points.

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Empower Your Cause: Discovering Local Grant Money Resources

Allied Grant Writers

Long-Term Sustainability Planning To maximize the impact of local grants, organizations should focus on long-term sustainability. This involves creating a strategic plan that includes: Diverse Funding Sources : Do not solely rely on grants. For more examples and success stories, refer to grant money for community projects.

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

Grant Writing Made Easy

Sometimes the biggest challenge in grant writing is ensuring the proposal stays consistent with your organization’s messaging, priorities, and strategic plan. Instrumentl , GrantStation, or Grants.gov: Use these tools to stay on top of new funding opportunities. Ask for alignment checks. Break the process into bite-sized pieces.

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Federal Grant Funding Update for Nonprofits (Q2 2025)

Grant Writing Made Easy

Keep a Federal Disruption Log Track every instance of: Delayed payments Cancelled or rewritten NOFOs Unanswered agency communications Use this internal log to bolster emergency funding applications, explain project delays in final reports, and document the broader landscape for future strategic planning.

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The Advantages of Asymmetric Information

ProposalPRO

Grants.gov provides that information here. Read the agency’s strategic plan. Each agency is required by law to share its strategic plan. PRO Tip: Learn the best way to respond to a grant by studying the agency issuing that grant - its mission, policy goals, and types of grants it awards.

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Maximizing Grant Writing Success: The Importance of Starting Federal Grants Early

Think and Ink Grants

Valuable insights can be gleaned from historical deadlines and projected funding timelines, often available on platforms like grants.gov. Grants.gov serves as a treasure trove of information, facilitating the discovery and application for federal grants across various federal agencies.