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You Won the Grant—Now What? Mastering Post-Award Chaos Without Losing Sleep

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

Logic models. Include: Key reporting deadlines Required data collection points Budget monitoring schedules Compliance checklists Use project management software (like Asana, Trello, or ClickUp) or a specialized grant management system to set reminders and assign tasks. Oh, just the real work a.k.a. post-award requirements.

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

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

Use project management software like Trello, Asana, or ClickUp to assign tasks, track approvals, and communicate in one place. Use grant management software like GrantHub, Amplifund, or Foundant to track spending, generate reports, and meet funder requirements without breaking a sweat. Cue the chaos. The solution?

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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. Program design tools help us structure our logic models and theories of change. That napkin? That’s the birthplace of some of the best nonprofit program designs.

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Software for Program Evaluation: What's Your Organization's Strategy?

Tech Soup

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. With the launch of our new report, Understanding Software for Program Evaluation , we hope to start that conversation in earnest.

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Hard and Fast Proof: The Quest for Demographic Data

Grant Professionals Association

No “filters” or keyword searches; no wading through multi-tab spreadsheets; no advanced software to download reports… What you DO get: An easy-to-read narrative profile (for the geographic zone you indicated) informed by about 18 key demographic indicators. measurable data points for long-term program and impact assessments.

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Why are grantmakers stuck in separate siloes?

Candid

She was looking for someone to lead the IT team, and I was looking to contribute to society on a deeper, more meaningful level than my role leading the software testing of merchandising and logistics applications.