Bethany Planton, GPC, Author at DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

Questions to Help You Think Like a Grant Reviewer

in Grant Writing Tips and Best Practices on June 14, 2019 July 21, 2023

This month I served as a grant reviewer for the first time. I had three foundation applications to review in six weeks (a pretty generous time-frame). I will join in the chorus of other grant…

7 Ideas to Add Creativity to Your Grant Proposal

in Grant Writing Tips and Best Practices on April 19, 2019 April 17, 2019

Are you feeling bored with your grant proposals? Are you getting tired of doing the same thing over and over again? If you are feeling bored, there is a good chance your grant reviewers are…

Ideas to Celebrate International Grant Professionals Day

in Grant Writing Tips and Best Practices on March 1, 2019 December 2, 2020

It is award season for the entertainment industry – Golden Globes, The Grammy’s, The Oscars, NFL Honors, etc. It is time to celebrate the individual and team accomplishments of the last year. It is also…

Get to Know Us Through the Books We Read

in DH Leonard Consulting News on January 4, 2019 June 24, 2021

“If you want to be a writer you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” —Stephen King It is well-known that reading improves writing, and writing is…

4 Tips for Getting Past the Blank Page

in Grant Writing Tips and Best Practices on October 26, 2018 July 18, 2019

Does this scenario sound familiar? You have a grant deadline coming up so you open the grant application or pull up a blank page to start writing, but your grant team hasn’t given you all…

Grant Writing Isn’t a Solo Sport: It’s a Lot Like Volleyball

in Grant Writing Tips and Best Practices on April 27, 2018 July 21, 2023

Note from Diane: The second post in our series about how grant writing is not a solo sport, but rather a team endeavor when looking for the greatest level of success, it’s time to look…

#LifeasaGrantWriter: The Curated List

in Grant Writing Tips and Best Practices on March 30, 2018 August 13, 2019

I had so much fun putting together the list of 15 statements in the post You Know You are a Grant Writer When that I am sharing a curated list of Your #LifeasaGrantWriter and #LifeasaGrantPro…

You Know You Are a Grant Writer When…

in Grant Writing Tips and Best Practices on January 5, 2018 August 22, 2023

Recently at the GPA national conference, I was sitting with a group of friends and one made a pun about the grant profession. We all laughed, and the joke-teller said, “Isn’t it nice to be…

How Have You Improved Your Grant Development in 2017?

in Grant Writing Tips and Best Practices on December 15, 2017 August 22, 2023

In January, I challenged you to set a few goals for 2017 that could become healthy habits, professionally or personally or both. For 2017, my professional goals were to expand my own consulting business and…

How Does Your Nonprofit Score on Grantitude?

in Grant Writing Tips and Best Practices on November 18, 2017 November 18, 2017

As we are in the month of Thanksgiving, it is a great time to focus on grantitude and how we can incorporate it into our nonprofits. I think we probably can all agree that we…

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