The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Senate and is on track to retain control of the House, even if by a slim margin, which would allow Congress to bypass the Senate filibuster and enact certain tax and spending laws with simple majorities. Trump proposed more than $7 trillion worth of tax cuts on the campaign trail, and it remains unclear how they might be paid for.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 17, 2025

Eligible proposals address physical and behavioral health issues, including substance abuse, HIV and AIDS, basic needs, and health equity. Funding is to retain expert consulting services to address court-related challenges. Grant funds may cover the cost of obtaining the services of expert consultants.

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Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Ive been writing grant proposals since dinosaurs walked the earth and have seen various attempts to reform the federal grant-making process. If youre keeping score at home, S + A can usually produce a high-quality federal grant proposal in about 40 person hours. Why have one federal application portal, when ten will do?

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

We had Amendment Four on the ballot [the November election proposal to codify abortion access into law], and if you’re an organization that deals with women’s reproductive health in Florida, it would be a missed opportunity to not utilize GivingTuesday to get more capital for your organization to continue to do that work,” Perwaiz said.

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GrantNews

MAY 1, 2025

Read on as we dive into the fascinating world of volunteering, along with a short list of sample grants designed to help nonprofits attract, train, and retain volunteers! Pick a grant writer with the skills needed to craft compelling proposals aligned with your cause. Here it is!! Without them, nonprofits would have minimal impact.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Families pay for admission, and your school retains some ticketsales. Start by creating a short proposal outlining the fundraising goal, expected turnout, and the benefit to the business (e.g., Why it works: Indoor or covered shows create an immense sense of excitement. How to do it: Host an Easter egg hunt around the school grounds.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 11, 2025

Education and Teacher Development : Professional development, curriculum innovation, and efforts to retain educators are stalling. Frame Proposals with Urgency and Context When writing your statement of need or impact sections, use concrete data and direct language to highlight how funding delays or cuts affect real people.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

It’s imperative that you recruit a strong volunteer base and, more important, retain volunteers by valuing their time, effort, and skills. If you’re ready to make a plan to retain your volunteers, start with these six tips. Ciconte and Jeanne Jacob propose TheVolunteer Bill of Rights in Fundraising Basics: A Complete Guide.

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Pamela Grow

JULY 10, 2024

Retain staff. Develop a system where you’re sending out proposals or letters of inquiry to new foundations on a weekly basis. One that includes realistic goals for grants and corporate support, individual support, program support, and events. Important: Invest in donor stewardship and reliable data. And a budget for it.

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Peak Proposals

MAY 22, 2022

Writing a grant proposal has several stages. Managing each of these stages requires a system of some kind and one or more tools to save content and permit collaborative development of the proposal. tool that you can use to manage and write a grant proposal is Microsoft OneNote. OneNote has been around since 2003.

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Grant Writer Team

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In fact, utilizing proper grant terminology is vital to the success of any grant proposal. While we admit to taking poetic license with one or two of the terms below, the following list of A to Z key grant terms will help make your grant proposal even better. There MUST be a budget for writing your grant proposal.

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Grant Writer Team

JUNE 20, 2024

Grant proposals that are prepared by professional grant writers usually have a 60% chance of approval. For example, the average cost for a 5 to 8 page grant proposal with narrative text is around $1,500. If a grant writer proposes to write the grant in exchange for a percentage of the grant funds, you should avoid them immediately.

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Candid

AUGUST 15, 2024

Candid’s senior development manager shares insider tips, tactics, and strategies for building relationships with grantmakers to help smaller nonprofits find, secure, and retain grant funding. Take your nonprofit fundraising to the next level with Candid’s free training.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

APRIL 23, 2023

If you have the skill set to fulfill those needs, propose offering those services to your clients for an additional fee. Calculate how much you are making per hour for different clients, especially if you are working on a flat rate or retainer that isn’t based on an hourly rate.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

Staffing The National Council of Nonprofits reports that “nonprofits around the country are reporting significant challenges retaining staff and filling vacancies. Your emotional case for support drives all donor communications, from grant proposals to web copy to fundraising appeals. Clay Buck said it best in this tweet from 2022.

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Planned Giving

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Depending on how the gift is structured, the donor can continue to live in or use the property for life through a Retained Life Estate. Remember that real estate donations must be reviewed by the nonprofit to evaluate the condition and marketability of the proposed gift to determine whether it is risk free and appropriate for all parties.

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Strategic Grants

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Pride Foundation Australia Small Grants Program Round – next round closes 15 April The Small Grants program supports projects proposed by individuals and or organisations and or communities who would otherwise be limited by the constraints of other funding programs. Maximum grant value is $5,000. Find out more.

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GiveSmart

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Segment Your Donors Organizations are only retaining about four out of 10 donors annually. Create a Better Thank You Strategy It costs far more to get a new donor than it does to retain an existing one. You presented the problem and your proposed solutions. Don’t miss these tips for ending the year strong.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 23, 2023

This means your grant consultant will most likely need time to get your organization ready for its next grant proposal. Finally, your grant consultant will want feedback and input from you on each grant proposal. At the end of the day, the proposal belongs to your organization.

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The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

During boom times, fundraisers (as do most marketers) are more likely to increase attention on acquisition efforts and reduce their focus on retaining donors. Just over one in five respondents (22%) have augmented their writing efforts, such as grant proposals, annual appeals, ad creation, social media posts through the use of AI.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

AUGUST 3, 2022

And then don’t just check your calculations; check that every activity or strategy you mention in your proposal is included/represented in your budget. This is what we do for our retainer clients and what we teach Grant Writing Made Easy members to do. Your next steps. Just follow the 3 steps I outlined above to get started.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 11, 2022

Similar to how you wouldn’t propose to someone on the first date, you want to build a solid connection with your major donor before making a big ask. Retaining Major Donors. Having a personalized stewardship plan is a fail-proof approach to retaining major donors. What Is Personalized Stewardship?

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Grant Writing Made Easy

APRIL 16, 2023

As grant writers, we know that delivering successful grant proposals for our clients is crucial to their success. By meeting with your clients, you can have a clear understanding of their goals and objectives and can craft a compelling grant proposal that meets their needs.

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GiveSmart

AUGUST 12, 2024

Both want to attract and retain donors to further their nonprofit's cause. Attract more donors You can attract and retain more donors by using customer-centric solutions and joining marketing and technology teams to safeguard it. When your marketing teams require advanced software to attract and retain donors, partner with GiveSmart.

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Peak Proposals

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

While there’s lots of grant writing to be done and knowing how to write a grant is a valued skill in the nonprofit sector, there’s a big difference between occasionally writing a grant proposal and working as a full-time grant writer. However, what you are doing most of the time is contributing to a proposal as one of several writers.

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GiveSmart

APRIL 24, 2024

Both want to attract and retain donors to further their nonprofit’s cause. Attract more donors You can attract and retain more donors by using customer-centric solutions and joining marketing and technology teams to safeguard it. Nonprofit development and marketing teams share similar goals in an organization.

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HSF House

AUGUST 8, 2024

Unfortunately, these CNF-based aerogels are highly flammable, although the researchers sought whether alginate-CNF-based aerogels (with CNFs remaining attached to alginate, a carbohydrate found in brown seaweed) could reduce the flammability while retaining strong insulation.

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Grant Writer Team

AUGUST 23, 2023

I’ve read grant proposals that express the mission and vision of an organization within the body of the text. Other times, you may borrow sections from the business plan to include in your grant proposal. Developing a comprehensive budget for your grant proposal can be a daunting task. Grant writers can do that for you too.

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Just Write Grants

JULY 10, 2024

This blog will guide you through practical strategies to attract, engage, and retain enthusiastic volunteers who contribute significantly to your organization's mission. Here are some key strategies to help you attract, engage, and retain enthusiastic volunteers who will make a significant difference in your mission.

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The Fundraising Coach

APRIL 9, 2024

Past projects: Explore a consultant’s past projects to assess if they have the right background and experience to support your proposed project. Ask for a proposal. After you’ve met or spoken with the potential consultant, you can ask them for a proposal. You may be paying a flat fee, a retainer or an hourly rate.

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iGrantWriters

JANUARY 25, 2022

Eligibility *Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research labs, professional societies and similar organizations in the U.S. share experience on sustaining and retaining CI Professionals; 3.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 10, 2023

If your organization is new to grant seeking, or you’ve only recently incorporated grant applications as part of your development operations, curating your grant calendar and sending out proposals can seem high-stakes enough. Tracking expenses is essential to fulfill the conditions of most grants and retain the awarded funding.

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Peak Proposals

MARCH 23, 2022

Grant proposals also need style guides. For a proposal style guide, the guide covers in-house style rules and any supplemental style guidance provided by the funder. If you develop a style guide for a specific proposal, you may need to redirect staff from the general style guide to the new version. But how do you do this?

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The NonProfit Times

JULY 17, 2024

During boom times, fundraisers (as do most marketers) are more likely to increase attention on acquisition efforts and reduce their focus on retaining donors. Just over one in five respondents (22%) have augmented their writing efforts, such as grant proposals, annual appeals, ad creation, social media posts through the use of AI.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Focus on one signature event, 10 grant proposals, and 1,000 new donors each year. Focus on proven strategies for retaining the supporters you have and gaining new supporters. I don’t have to tell you this is a disastrous strategy. If this is you, pull back on your fundraising spending for a minute.

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Peak Proposals

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

While there’s lots of grant writing to be done and knowing how to write a grant is a valued skill in the nonprofit sector, there’s a big difference between occasionally writing a grant proposal and working as a full-time grant writer. However, you will primarily be contributing to a proposal as one of several writers.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 17, 2012

The time involved in searching for the right funding sources and the time involved in developing competitive grant proposals can be a killer combination for organizations of any type, but seems to plague community development organizations. The most frequently cited challenge was the reduction in resources (staff and time).

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