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Bored Funders Don’t Fund—Keep Your Proposals Fresh or Risk the Trash Pile

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

Got a logic model that looks like spaghetti? Cross-Pollinate Ideas Finally, dont live in a nonprofit bubble. A well-placed chart, infographic, or timeline can do what five paragraphs cant: make something complex instantly understandable. Experienced grant writers dont overload the page with fluff. Got data buried in a paragraph?

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Too Many Fingers in the Pie? Here’s a Surefire Recipe for Cross-Agency Grant Work

Grant Professionals Association

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. Authors Bio: Twenty years ago, Alex changed careers from college professor to nonprofit professional and never looked back. Most important: set interim deadlines and enforce them. Dont wait to ask for help.

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What 2025 Grant Trends Are Teaching Nonprofits

Grant Writing Made Easy

With public funding in flux, private foundations shifting priorities, and technology changing how proposals are crafted and reviewed, nonprofits need way more than strong writing to stay competitive. 5 Key Nonprofit Grant Trends Reshaping 2025 1. AI tools like ChatGPT, Grammarly, and Notion are now standard in nonprofit offices.

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From Napkin to Narrative: How Program Design Powers Grant Success

Grant Professionals Association

That’s the birthplace of some of the best nonprofit program designs. Program design tools help us structure our logic models and theories of change. She helps nonprofits grow their impact through strategic planning, capacity building, grant development, and program design. That napkin?

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

Grant Writing Made Easy

Struggling to keep up with grant writing as a team of one, or as part of a small nonprofit where everyone wears multiple hats? Across the nonprofit sector, countless small nonprofits and grassroots organizations do life-changing work with limited staff, tight budgets, and never enough daily hours. You’re not alone. Start local.

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Understanding Fiscal Agents: What They Do and When You Need One 

Wild Apricot

Running a nonprofit comes with a long to-do list – raising funds, managing programs, keeping records, staying compliant – the list goes on. It’s a lot to handle, especially if your group is new or operating without formal nonprofit status. When a nonprofit uses a fiscal agent, that agent isn’t just a middleman.

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Nonprofit Grant Strategy: Recalibrate for Year-End Success

Grant Writing Made Easy

We’re officially halfway through 2025, and your nonprofit grant strategy deserves a strategic boost if you want to finish the year on a high note. This mid-year check-in is your opportunity to: Strengthen your nonprofit grant strategy by zeroing in on grants with the highest alignment and funding potential.