Blackbaud

JANUARY 22, 2024

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. 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?”

Logic Model 111

Logic Model Applicant Application Management 111

Grant Training Center

MAY 30, 2023

These are learned through experience, various proposal submissions, collaborative efforts with colleagues, and focus and determination. Clear and Concise Communication: Are able to communicate their ideas and proposals clearly and concisely. The end result is a well developed and polished proposal.

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Grant Grants Grant Writing Proposal 98

Think and Ink Grants

APRIL 4, 2024

Crafting a winning proposal within such a narrow window presents considerable challenges. However, the most triumphant grant proposals are those that have been meticulously developed months or even years ahead of the application deadline. Much of this groundwork can be based on the prior year's request for proposal (RFP).

Federal Grants 52

Federal Grants Grant Writing Grant Grants 52

Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 15, 2024

Organizational development plays a crucial role in the process of becoming grant-ready by providing the foundation and framework necessary to effectively pursue and manage grant funding. This includes understanding legal requirements, ethical standards, and best practices in grant management.

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Grant Readiness Readiness Grant Grants 59

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 10, 2024

Despite our best efforts and knowledge, sometimes sabotage can sneak in to derail progress on a project or proposal. This changed the language in other sections we had spent the previous week working on to align throughout the proposal. The Oxford Dictionary lists some common synonyms for sabotage as to undermine, cripple or impair.

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GPC Logic Model GPCI Proposal 52

Think and Ink Grants

MAY 4, 2024

Reporting requirements for federal and some government grants require the right people and systems for proper grant management. Some may require developing a logic model, which is even more difficult. You have zero experience winning or managing any grant. We talk more about this and the related consequences here.

Federal Grants 52

Federal Grants Grants.Gov Readiness Grant 52

Assel Grant Services

MARCH 31, 2024

We can’t come in on gameday and put together a proposal without any preparation and expect to win big. Instrumental defines grant readiness as a measurement of your organization’s capacity to research, apply, win, and manage grant applications successfully. Another critical factor – a manageable deadline!

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GPC Training Logic Model Grant Readiness 40

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 18, 2023

However, in the push towards impact, philanthropy has adopted a laundry list of activities—landscape scans, focus groups, case studies, logic models—to help in figuring out what is important to know to “do good” better. These are often perceived as disconnected from and less important than grant strategy. Fast forward to today….

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Grant Grants Logic Model Goals 97

Blackbaud

JANUARY 16, 2025

This is part of the rigid hierarchies of many organizations – management sees an issue and assigns a team to work on addressing it. We are really good at creating visual and written expressions of how things should or could work, usually in the forms of our grant proposals, logic models, Gantt charts, and program designs.

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Logic Model Burnout Grant Grants 98