Grammar Kerfuffles: Third Installment (View the other installments here) As I edit drafts of our grant narratives, I enjoy seeing effective use of the “not only…but also” construction from time to time. “Not…
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Grammar Kerfuffles: First Person vs. Third Person in Grant Writing
Grammar Kerfuffles: Second Installment (View the other installments here) Welcome to installment #2 of the grant writing blog series “Grammar Kerfuffles,” presented for you by DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services! Today we examine…
Grammar Kerfuffles Active Voice vs. Passive Voice in Grant Writing
Welcome to “Grammar Kerfuffles,” a blog series from DH Leonard Consulting that you will see here on the semi-regular. We will explore fun grammar insights that elevate the power of the written word in grant…
Artificial Intelligence and Grant Writing
The world is evaluating whether and how to use Artificial Intelligence (AI). Prognosticators say that the concept and functionality of AI are here to stay, and will most certainly grow. For those of us…
When Grant Documents Are Ready for a Critique – Copy Editing or Mock Review?
Yes and yes—a solid grant writing process often includes both copy editing and mock review, but from separate reviewers and at different milestones in the timeline. Each one ensures high quality, but they result…
POV: You Are a Solo Development Professional
As a tumbleweed rolls by and a hollow wind blows, you pause your strategy work to reflect on the desert-like conditions that define the environment of your development program. Within your nonprofit, you are…
Copy Editing: Five Ways to Optimize the Impact of Your Writing
Creating written content well as a team requires multiple reviews by various team members or by external copy editors. More than one set of expert eyes on a document always enhances the final product. When…