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

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

Welcome to the wild world of mentoring junior grant writers. Step Five: Delegate Without Dumping Let junior writers own small, manageable pieceslike bios, research, or first drafts of non-critical sections. Mentoring is a marathon, not a sprintbut regular touchpoints make it a smoother run for everyone. Sure, its rewarding.

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Burned Out but Brilliant: 8 Smart, Sanity-Saving Strategies for Frustrated Grant Writers

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

You know how to make funders swoon with a perfectly phrased needs statement and turn complex program logic into pure poetry. But youre also exhausted, constantly chasing core operating support, wrangling impossible deadlines, mentoring green writers, and navigating post-award red tape that never seems to end. Sound familiar?

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From Napkin to Narrative: How Program Design Powers Grant Success

Grant Professionals Association

Before AI, cloud-based platforms, and fancy grant management software, grant writing was a hands-on, paper-filled, finger-cramping journey. A great idea would emerge: a way to feed families, house veterans, mentor teen., Program design tools help us structure our logic models and theories of change. That napkin?

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How to Evaluate Grant Opportunities: When to Say No to a Grant

Grant Writing Made Easy

This could be a great fit if you already incorporate STEM activities into your mentoring sessions. Does our team have experience managing grants of this size or scope? Whether managing grants solo or juggling multiple responsibilities, a transparent decision-making process protects your energy and strengthens your impact.