This week I’m doing something a little different. A “Throwback Tuesday” post to one of my most popular grant writing guides. Yeah, yeah, I know “Throwback Tuesday” isn’t a thing, but this week Thursday is also Thanksgiving. That’s a cruddy day to release a blog post so I’m switching things up a bit and doing…
My new book, Writing With a Mission: How to Create a Successful Career as a Grant Writer” will be available in just a few short days (September 9th). This book is the book that Bruce (my co-author) and I wish we had when we were at the beginning of our careers as grant writers and…
Candid’s Foundation Directory Online (often called ‘FDO’, for short) is one of the many available options for conducting online grants research and creating a grant strategy. However, in order to use it you must have a subscription and that, of course, costs money. So I often hear from many of my readers and subscribers…
Grant writing case statements are a beautiful thing. If you’ve never used one for grant writing before, it’s time you started and this blog post is going to show you how useful they are and exactly how to incorporate them into your grant writing for maximum success. First, a little primer for anyone…
Something I hear often from nonprofits that are newer to grant seeking or are maybe working on their own for the first time, without the benefit of a consultant or specialist staff member, is that they aren’t sure where to find good arts and culture grants. Never mind pulling together all the materials and actually…
When you’re focused on writing grant proposals and trying to secure awards for your nonprofit, it can be really easy to zero in solely on your proposal. You worry about how well it’s written, whether or not your budget is easy to read and understand, if you forgot any typos, or if you’ve crafted solid…
One of the things I’m asked most often by those new to grant writing or even by prospective clients is: “what are the most important things we should be doing to get more grant awards?” It’s a good question, and although the answer can be a little nuanced depending on the organization and its…
Program design is, arguably, the most important thing your nonprofit will ever do. Bold statement, right? You all know of my deep and abiding love for great websites and well-written grants. And those things are important. But how well designed your programs are literally determines whether or not you are actually delivering on your mission.…
Buckle up, folks. This is going to be a longer blog post than I normally write. But it’s going to be absolutely packed with my best tips, strategies, and hacks for finding, writing, and editing grant proposals that get funded. If you’ve ever wanted a start-to-finish rundown of the grants process, this is it. Plus…
Have you noticed the theme of the GrantMasters posts yet? If you’ve been following along with the other posts in the GrantMasters series, you’re probably starting to see a general theme emerge: that there is so much more that goes into getting a grant than just writing a proposal. Behind the scenes you really have…