DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Seriously though, in my 25+ years in nonprofit fundraising, I have met many more introverts than extroverts who gravitate toward grant writing and management versus individual donors or special events. I recently followed Tip #1 detailed below for a client, and it led us through a quick invitation to an LOI followed by a site visit.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

MARCH 12, 2024

In these cases, schools can send a letter of inquiry (LOI), a formal funding request. Depending on the grantor’s preference, LOIs can be emailed or delivered by mail. An LOI contains a short organization description, a quick project pitch, and an invitation to apply. Letters of Inquiry Some grant awards are by invitation only.

Grant Writing

GrantNews

JUNE 5, 2024

A Letter of Intent (LOI) must be submitted prior to a full grant application. There is opportunity for community-based organizations, managed care organizations, and school-to- work transition sites to participate in a health-education training program to promote health among individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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GrantNews

APRIL 1, 2024

In fact, funds are for construction management, infrastructure development, property acquisition, administration, acquisition of real property, and economic development and direct financial assistance to businesses. Applicants must contact program staff and submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) prior to applying.

Letter Of Intent

GrantNews

MAY 29, 2024

Certain applicants will be required to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) and contact their International Labor Organization (ILO) prior to submitting a full grant application. Funding is to increase the sustainability of services by improving asset management practices.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

APRIL 16, 2023

However, managing multiple clients and keeping track of all their requirements can be overwhelming. So each quarter, have a planning session in which you pitch specific grants and LOIs to apply for over the next 3 months and then have the client sign it.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 4, 2024

Is there an earlier deadline for a letter of intent (LOI) or pre-proposal? There are fellowships to eligible postgraduate students for coastal resource management programs. Fellowship participants will work on pre-selected projects in the areas of coastal management and digital coastal resources.

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Peak Proposals

AUGUST 1, 2023

This question can come up particularly with letters of interest (LOIs). It is not always clear if an LOI is supposed to serve as a screening step, where the applicants with the strongest LOIs will be invited to submit full proposals, or if it actually has money tied to it.

Funding

Tech Soup

APRIL 27, 2016

The total grant cost is the total cost to find, apply for, get, report on, and otherwise manage the grant. Writing LOI: 8 hours. You'll need that information, too, and it informs the decision-making process, but it's not part of the net grant calculation. Writing proposal: 27 hours. Communicating with funder: 8 hours.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 28, 2024

Prest Kresge Foundation Shamar Bibbins will succeed Lois DeBacker as managing director of Kresge’s environment program. Also, the Getty Foundation tapped a new associate director, and the Chicago philanthropist Ann Lurie has died.

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

After you’ve researched enough grant opportunities, spoken with enough foundation reps and program managers, and read enough RFPs you start to get a sense for what will work best and what won’t. MANAGING YOUR AWARD If you did get the grant, congratulations! That’s where the art of it comes in. If not, it’s time to craft one.

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