I was having a moment of nostalgia this week… I grew up in the 90’s, which means that I grew up playing games like Tetris and Mario Brothers (we won’t talk about what my…
Posts Published byDiane Leonard, GPC, RST
The Competitive Advantage and Head Start of Pre-planning for Large Grants
Imagine you are standing on the starting line of a running race. The race official says when my arm drops and the gun goes off, you all get to start. Then they point at you…
High Energy Motivation for Grant Writers
Have you ever heard a Jock Jams song (Jock Jams were compilation albums released between 1995 and 1999)? Maybe a single song like “I Like to Move It?” Jock Jams – I Like to…
5 Daily Habits of a Grant Writer
As a grant writer (or grant professional, as members of our team prefer), your job is to write compelling grant applications to secure funding for your organization. It requires a unique set of skills, including…
What is a Mock Review?
The process of writing and submitting a large grant proposal can be daunting and stressful, but one way our team takes some of the stress out of the submission process, and increases our confidence is…
How to Feel More Confident When Reviewing RFPs
Reviewing funder guidelines, especially large government guidelines, comes with a fair amount of pressure not to miss a key detail or misinterpret an organization’s eligibility, alignment, and overall competitiveness with the opportunity. There is the…
3 Ways to Celebrate Being a Grant Professional
One of the things I love about the grant profession so much is the diversity of backgrounds that bring people to the field of writing grants. If you talk to five different grant writers/grant professionals,…
Five Tips to Help You Find Opportunities to Become a Grant Reviewer
Some of you may not know this about me, but I actually started my career as the Program Officer at the Michigan Women’s Foundation. I spent my days working with our two grantmaking committees (the…
Telling the Story of Your Impact
I was a keynote speaker at the Reimagine Communities Summit powered by Capital One recently, and one of the sessions during the event was a panel discussion with three large corporate funders. Who might you…
I want to be a grant writer but only have 1 year of experience. How would you suggest gaining more experience?
Dear Experienced Grant Writer: I want to be a grant writer but only have 1 year of experience. How would you suggest gaining more experience? Dear year old grant writer, I would recommend reaching…
