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…
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A Summer Reading List for Grant Professionals
We know that many grant professionals read a wide range of genres for both pleasure, but also for inspiration related to their professional work. So I suppose I shouldn’t have been as surprised by the…
Grant Writing is a Team Sport
Did you play a sport growing up? Participate in the high school musical? Play in the school band? Belong to a school club? These are all great examples of how it takes a team…
4 Tips to Maintaining Relationships With Grantmakers
Note from Diane: You may not know that we’ve worked with Bloomerang for numerous years through both the Nonprofit Storytelling Conference which they are the sponsor of, through one-hour educational webinars I present to their…
2022 IGPD Key Takeaways
The #LearnGrants Online Summit was designed for 2022 to help grant professionals from a wide range of mission areas come together to celebrate International Grant Professionals Day (IGPD). Yes, I am incredibly biased as part…
Grant Calendar Versus Grant Strategy
Grant Calendar A grant calendar, as we’ve talked about on our blog before (ICYMI: What is a Grant Calendar) is at its core, a visual representation of an action plan for the year, whether fiscal…
What is a Grant Writer?
What is a grant writer? Does a grant writer “just” fill out forms all day? Or “just” spend their time writing all day? It is always an interesting conversation when someone has not met, worked…
5 Lessons Learned When I Was a Program Officer
I was chatting with a colleague at an event and made a comment about “when I was a program officer” as part of my reasoning for the details of my reply. The colleague’s surprising response…
Treat Grant Research Like a Jigsaw Puzzle
Researching grantmakers is an art that each individual grant professional creates a system for based on the variety of tools that they become comfortable with. Regardless of which tools you use to conduct your grant…
2021 Top Grant Writing Blogs to Follow
We’re so excited to announce the 2021 Top Grant Writing Blogs to Follow It is the goal of DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services to assist nonprofit organizations with competitively researching, applying, and receiving…