Fundraising HayDay

AUGUST 8, 2024

Logic models: you either love them or hope you never have to create one. Kellogg Foundation Logic Model Development Guide Logic models: you either love them or hope you never have to create one. Kellogg Foundation Logic Model Development Guide Show Notes: W.K. Show Notes: W.K.

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Think and Ink Grants

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Last year, I presented the session "Logic Model LIVE!". It shows how serious (or maybe crazy) I am about logic models. If you've followed me for any length of time, you will have come across a presentation or two about logic models. In logic models, each prior step informs the next step.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

APRIL 11, 2025

Lead Writer Beth Archer, GPC observes, “I think sometimes the confusion comes in because objectives don’t have a place in a structure like a logic model.” Outcomes are part of a logic model. If you need help understanding and creating a logic model for your project, we offer a FREE excellent resource.)

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Logic models can be your friends. ICYMI or want a refresher of our tips, here it is for your viewing pleasure: When I posted the video to LinkedIn, I tagged some of my trusted colleagues in the field to find out what one-line grant tips they would add to our montage, and they didnt let me down.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The order in which our team recommends you approach pre-planning is to create drafts (not finalized, not set in stone, but working documents that are a starting point for the real application) of the three following elements: Logic model – A draft of the key elements of your program/project design.

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

If Charlie was supposed to get the logic model to you two days ago, you need to be empowered to go to his boss about it. If there is one thing foundations love to fund, its new collaborations. It's also an opportunity for the grant writer to shine. Here are some surefire ingredients for baking a successful group project: 1.

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Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 11, 2025

Program design tools help us structure our logic models and theories of change. Don’t even get me started on the dreaded paper jams. Yet, even amidst those struggles, we had something powerful – vision. A great idea would emerge: a way to feed families, house veterans, mentor teen., A misplaced comma or smudged sentence could cost you.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 19, 2025

Sketch a visual of your programmaybe a timeline, a logic model, or a community impact map. These five creative strategies can help you break the block and get your writing moving again. 1 Get Messy FirstThen Clean It Up Later Perfectionism is a writers worst enemy. If youre stuck trying to get it right, try getting it wrong on purpose.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Becoming familiar with the theory of change and the logic model behind the program design can help us write a narrative that explains how we know that doing something in a certain way can be expected to achieve certain results. . We can expect certain results: participants will feel less isolated and more connected with others.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 23, 2025

In other, more energetic moments, we might believe that our brains can magically do and focus on multiple programs, multiple drafts, multiple budgets, and multiple logic models at one time. For grant writers, the word can represent a tormenting impossibility at times. That’s the key. What does the word multitasking mean to you?

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The prior is a listing of all funding opportunities from the government – ever! It’s not a list of funding that’s currently open but shows funding that has been made in the past. It can be good to use as a planning tool and can help grant professionals understand how funding levels for various agencies have fluctuated over time.

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The Grantsmanship Center

JANUARY 9, 2024

As proposal writers, we sometimes get lost in the weeds of data, logic models, detailed methods and other granular stuff. His treatise, The Rhetoric , laid out a durable blueprint for creating persuasive arguments and the elements he described are as useful today as they were in 4th century BC Greece. The first of these is ethos.

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Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 4, 2024

Check for logical fallacies, and make sure the evidence you’ve collected is clearly connected to the need you say exists. In addition to having a deep love for logic models and need statements, Amanda is passionate about cats, birds, and random trivia. And that is before you even get to character counts!

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 22, 2024

If that funder’s application includes lots of jargon or technical phrases such as, “Tell us about your Theory of Change,” or, “What is your program’s Logic Model?” Back in the mid-2010s, I served as chair of the selection committee for the Washington, DC region’s biggest award recognizing excellence in nonprofit management.

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Grant Professionals Association

JULY 25, 2023

When I’m trying to balance a Logic Model, Work Plan, twelve attachments, budget narrative, project abstract, and a thirty-page narrative, the last thing I need are twenty-minute debates about “how come they are getting more than we are?” I hate collaboration. There, I said it. You better believe it!

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Candid

MAY 7, 2024

A narrative that illustrates your nonprofit’s program impact The logic model is a classic framework for illustrating a program’s impact. A narrative that illustrates your nonprofit’s program impact The logic model is a classic framework for illustrating a program’s impact. What are your strategies for making it happen?

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Assel Grant Services

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Quartet Dry-Erase Whiteboard A place to jot down notes during a call or visualize a logic model as you talk through program elements. I do not know what it is about curated lists of themed items, but I am a sucker for a good gift guide. Do I need more cozy socks? What about a trio of scented candles?

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Peak Proposals

JANUARY 1, 2023

Uber’s donation request does not focus on the particular make and model of ambulances to be purchased with the donations (the features) but instead focuses on stories of how access to transportation in time of need can save lives (the benefits). can communicate to the funder the outcome of their investment). All organizations need money.

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Peak Proposals

JANUARY 1, 2023

Uber’s donation request does not focus on the particular make and model of ambulances to be purchased with the donations (the features) but instead focuses on stories of how access to transportation in time of need can save lives (the benefits). can communicate to the funder the outcome of their investment). All organizations need money.

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Think and Ink Grants

MAY 24, 2021

In logic model language (check this out to learn why logic models are essential), outputs are the direct results of your activities. For example, if one of your activities is teaching students, a potential output of the activity of teaching students is the # of students taught. Here is an example of a S.M.A.R.T.

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Think and Ink Grants

OCTOBER 18, 2022

outcomes in our logic models. Our next article will bridge this information and communicate how goals, outcomes, and outputs inform logic models, so stay tuned. If you have not yet had any “ah-ha moments” when it comes to learning how to write grants, you are in for a real treat. This is the holy grail of grant writing.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 26, 2023

Harness the Power of AI for Your Grant Writing Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a mere concept of the future. It has found its way into many aspects of our lives, including professional fields such as grant writing. The future of grant writing is here and it’s powered by AI. What is Chat GPT and How Does it Work?

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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 28, 2023

The logic model. Developing a logic model before I start writing tells me who my characters are, what’s going to happen, and what the end result will be. Publishers leave the top of each chapter blank, and readers are able to pause and decide when to continue. My outline? Don’t forget emotion : Emotion?

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Grant Professionals Association

JULY 2, 2024

measurable data points for long-term program and impact assessments. hard and fast proof to qualify a community for programming, such as when funds have to benefit “disadvantaged” or “under-resourced” communities. Fortunately, obtaining demographic data with Narrative Profiles is simple, effortless, and intuitive. What Is It?

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Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 15, 2024

This entails creating clear program logic models, outcomes frameworks, and evaluation plans that align with the organization's mission and vision.Partnerships and Collaborations: It cannot be emphasized enough that building partnerships and collaborations with other organizations, stakeholders, and funders is crucial.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2013

There is a wealth of resources out there for a nonprofit looking to design a logic model or define indicators, and lots of smart people have plenty to say about program evaluation as a discipline. As with all of Idealware’s reports, it’s free to download from our website.

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Think and Ink Grants

APRIL 4, 2024

This includes: Crafting a comprehensive logic model to outline the program's intricacies and engage diverse organizational departments. Having ample time allows for deeper engagement with stakeholders, thoughtful development of the proposed program, and a comprehensive understanding of beneficiary needs.

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Grant Professionals Association

JULY 10, 2024

I’ve learned to overcome these sabotaging tactics by breaking the “big” tasks into smaller segments of time; I only dedicate thirty minutes to work on the logic model or segment of the grant that needs work. This changed the language in other sections we had spent the previous week working on to align throughout the proposal.

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Think and Ink Grants

MAY 4, 2024

Some may require developing a logic model, which is even more difficult. Reporting requirements for federal and some government grants require the right people and systems for proper grant management. If you drop the ball on your reporting, that funder may never fund you again. We talk more about this and the related consequences here.

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Think and Ink Grants

DECEMBER 13, 2021

You can download your complimentary e-guide and logic model template: " How to Design a Fundable Nonprofit Program " Shavonn Richardson, MBA, GPC is Founder and CEO of Think and Ink Grant Consulting™. The one thing every nonprofit must do cannot be outsourced - the funder wants to hear directly from you.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 18, 2023

When we momentarily set aside the many foundation models or toolkits for addressing a particular task, we start to remember that the essence of knowledge is shared meaning making—how we, together, come to understand and engage in community, in the world around us, and in change itself. Philanthropy loves “new” things.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

New to the world of corporate philanthropy, I dove into the complexities of grants management, logic models, and theories of change. One of the most unexpected twists in my career was becoming the first-ever head of technology at the Walmart Foundation in 2011, thanks to a chance encounter with its president.

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The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 25, 2024

One might conclude that this information underscores the necessity for a structured approach in cultivating a sustainable nonprofit model, if in fact we want positive change. Maybe starting an organization for the greater common good is a hobby for most people and they don’t intend to or care to grow it or effect positive change.

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Grant Training Center

MAY 30, 2023

Successful grant writers exhibit persistence, resilience, and a positive mindset. They do not get discouraged by rejections or setbacks and continue to refine and improve their proposals. These characteristics are extremely valuable, and it’s important to note that grant writing is a skill that can be developed and refined over time.

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Assel Grant Services

MARCH 31, 2024

Create a logic model to outline the program components in a cohesive manner. Practice (Grant Readiness) Once a team is developed, practice is where you develop and perfect all the plays and roles required for game day. Before pursuing grants, your team needs to understand and assess its grant readiness.

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Assel Grant Services

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Impact measurement is a critical aspect of nonprofit management. This aspect involves assessing and quantifying the outcomes and effectiveness of a nonprofit’s programs and initiatives in relation to its stated mission and goals. Nonprofits exist to fulfill a specific mission or purpose ( see Did You Know 501(c)(3) ).

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 16, 2025

Here are the four common pitfalls to addressing dysfunction in your grantmaking processes and how your organization can overcome them. How We Choose Challenges It may seem odd to say that we dont know how to identify and choose challenges when they surround us. I bet that right now you could easily name many.

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