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…
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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…
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…