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From Napkin to Narrative: How Program Design Powers Grant Success

Grant Professionals Association

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. But oh, the triumph when you mailed it, boxed up with carbon copies and hope! Fast forward to today, we are blessed.

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Organizational Development in Becoming Grant-Ready

Grant Professionals Association

Here are some key steps you can take and considerations that will bring your organization that much closer to securing the funds your organization needs: Strategic Planning: Organizational development involves strategic planning, which identifies the goals, priorities, and needs of the organization and its programs/service offerings.

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Maximizing Grant Writing Success: The Importance of Starting Federal Grants Early

Think and Ink Grants

Armed with knowledge of future grant announcements, grant writers can strategically plan their submissions. With twelve months at hand, meticulous planning becomes feasible. This includes: Crafting a comprehensive logic model to outline the program's intricacies and engage diverse organizational departments.

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Sabotage: Obstruction or Treason

Grant Professionals Association

I’ve learned to overcome these sabotaging tactics by breaking the “big” tasks into smaller segments of time; I only dedicate thirty minutes to work on the logic model or segment of the grant that needs work. By doing so, I mentally allow myself the gift of productivity, which spurs more effectiveness.

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What Makes a Successful Grant Writer?

Grant Training Center

Successful grant writers possess a variety of characteristics that contribute to their effectiveness. These are learned through experience, various proposal submissions, collaborative efforts with colleagues, and focus and determination.

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Did You Know? Nonprofits are Accountable for Impact Measurement

Assel Grant Services

While a mission change is rare (beware of “ mission-creep ”), goals and objectives may be updated annually, by project, every few years with a new strategic plan, or if there is a change in leadership. This mission frequently defines the nonprofit’s goals and objectives and guides all its activities.