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…
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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…
10 Ways to Improve Relationships with Grantmakers
Each funder has its own approach to how it makes its grantmaking decisions. Each grantmaker also has its own unique capacity and preference as it relates to building relationships with potential and current grantees. …
5 Key Skills for Nonprofit Professionals to Develop
Quick Note from Diane: We’re thrilled to have a guest blog for you from Matt Hugg of Nonprofit Courses. I’ve had fun sharing resources back and forth with Matt and digging deeper into some of…
How Do I Structure a Grant Writing Team?
Dear ExperiencedGrant Writer, I’ve been a grant writer for a few years now, and I’m taking over as a lead grant writer in the industry that I’ve been a part of for the last few…
What Should I Do After a Grant Application is Declined?
Dear Experienced Grant Writer, After being in a couple grant writing workshops, and then having received a letter that let me know of my declined grant application, I wanted to know if there are…
Where Do I Start With Writing Grants?
Dear Experienced Grant Writer, I’ve recently been given the responsibilities of a Grant Writer as the nonprofit I am a part of. I just took a federal grant class and it felt like swimming…
Top 10 Mistakes Nonprofits Make When Applying for Federal Grants
Whether you are first getting started with federal grants, or you have a few federal grant submissions (and maybe even awards!) under your belt, you may feel the pressure of the highly competitive process. The…
How to Support Our Nonprofits AND Ourselves as Grant Professionals
There is no doubt that these are unprecedented times for all of us as individuals and as grant professionals. I have lost track of how many emails I have received that are talking about how…
Top 16 Grant Writing Blogs
We’re so excited to announce the 2020 TOP 16 GRANT WRITING BLOGS It is the goal of DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services to assist nonprofit organizations with competitively researching, applying, and receiving grant…