Note from Diane: We often get asked, how many grants can one grant professional write in a year? Or how do you best balance multiple deadlines? We are beginning a short series looking at grant…
Weaving through what seems to be mysterious threads of geographic funding, there is always a history and a story behind the funding trail. One key to receiving funding from a national funder is to learn…
Prospecting for grant funders is a time-consuming task for nonprofit organizations. Yet it is essential. Many nonprofits begin by finding and building relationships with local funders, then regional, then national. If your nonprofit has a…
Is a blank page or document daunting to you? How do you approach the beginning of a new proposal? A best practice is to customize each proposal to each funder. This might not be as…
Note from Diane: Unfortunately, Julie won’t be joining the GPA Conference in Atlanta in two weeks, but her advice and reflections on the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits conference has some great lessons learned and ideas…
*Note from Diane: Excited to have another “Grant Funding in Action” story to share with you from one of our team members! The newest story is from Junior Consultant, Julie Johnson. I had heard…
All the back-to-school sales and pictures of squeaky clean kids with backpacks have me thinking about education and professional development. What does continuing education look like for a grant writer? There are endless opportunities, but…
Note from Diane: Julie hit the nail on the head this week by talking about how to get through any doldrums you might be feeling in the summer…especially if your scheduled vacation for the summer…
*Note from Diane: Grammar might not seem like the coolest topic to address, or the most viral of topics for a grant writing blog, but it is a critical part of our work as grant…
I recently served on my first state grant review panel. It was for large, multi-year operating support to arts organizations (orgs). The orgs varied in annual revenue of $200,000 to over $50 mil. The experience…
