Grant Writing Made Easy
JULY 7, 2025
Go beyond metrics to show what you’ve learned and how you adapt your programs. Prepare logic models or theory of change diagrams to demonstrate how your activities lead to visual outcomes. Start tracking outcome metrics early in your program cycle—not just when the grant requests it. Highlight systems for tracking.
Grant Writing Made Easy
JUNE 23, 2025
Draft a few flexible evaluation strategies to adapt to different grant formats, including quantitative metrics and qualitative feedback. Success Stories & Impact Data: Short narratives, testimonials, or case studies—strategically paired with recent outcomes or performance metrics—can add depth and credibility to your proposal.
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Grant Writing Made Easy
JULY 9, 2025
Did they include stronger metrics or more compelling storytelling? Update DEI framing and metrics Many funders expect clear demographic data and transparent discussion of equity efforts. Audit your wins and misses Look at which grant proposals were funded, which were declined, and why.
Grant Writing Made Easy
JULY 31, 2025
Narrative change challenges the outdated idea that impact must be quantified in sterile metrics. Here’s how: Integrated Narrative + Storytelling Your Standard Grant Narrative lives inside the Hub—tagged with your programs, impact metrics, and community voices. That’s narrative justice in action, not generic output.
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. One or two metrics in clear, simple language It’s tempting to include as much material as possible in hopes of making a stronger case, but it’s best to keep it simple.
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. They are usually expressed as "numbers of" or a similar metric. This success metric will be compared to a baseline number to see if literacy did increase by 50%.
DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Over more than 25 years of researching, prioritizing, writing, developing objectives, creating evaluation plans, and tangling with logic models, I never spent much time measuring a crucial aspect of work that affects all those tasks and more—my happiness.
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