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Grant Readiness Challenge: Day 30: Celebration & Rest Day!

in 30 Day Grant Readiness Challenge Grant Readiness on November 30, 2016 December 16, 2021

It is a day for celebration, you have completed the 30 Day Grant Readiness Challenge!! That also means it is time for a rest day…time to relax, reflect and recharge! You’ve done an incredible job…

Grant Readiness Challenge: Day 29: Retake the GRASP Tool

You’ve nearly done it! You’ve completed daily challenges aimed at improving your organization’s grant readiness. Your final step, and it can be now on Day 29, or in a month or two if you need…

Grant Readiness Challenge: Day 28: Review Current Grant & Plan to Renew

in 30 Day Grant Readiness Challenge Grant Readiness on November 28, 2016 December 16, 2021

As you have moved through each of the grant readiness challenges, you have focused on research, relationships and writing to strengthen your overall grant readiness. Today, we continue on the theme for the last week…

Grant Readiness Challenge: Day 27: Review Monitoring Procedure for Grant Expenditures

in 30 Day Grant Readiness Challenge Grant Readiness on November 27, 2016 December 16, 2021

In Day 26 of the challenge, we talked about looking at your grant financial reporting policies. Today’s challenge targets one piece of the Day 26 challenge as there is nothing worse for a relationship with…

Grant Readiness Challenge: Day 26: Review Your Grant Billing & Reporting Procedures

in 30 Day Grant Readiness Challenge Grant Readiness on November 27, 2016 December 16, 2021

Does your organization currently have grants that need to be billed monthly or quarterly in order for the granting organization to release the grant funds? All grants require careful documentation. Reimbursable grants based on units…

Grant Readiness Challenge: Day 25: Review Your Grant Acceptance Policies

in 30 Day Grant Readiness Challenge Grant Readiness on November 25, 2016 December 16, 2021

When you receive the grant award what do you do in your organization? Cartwheels? High fives? Celebratory lunch? Taking time to celebrate the success of a new grant award is one of the best parts…

Grant Readiness Challenge: Day 24: Rest Day

in 30 Day Grant Readiness Challenge Grant Readiness on November 24, 2016 December 16, 2021

Time for a well-deserved rest day…time to relax, reflect and recharge! You’ve done a great job with the fourth week of your Grant Readiness Challenge! Here is a summary of what you have tackled so…

Grant Readiness Challenge: Day 23: Implement a Mock Review Process

in 30 Day Grant Readiness Challenge Grant Readiness on November 23, 2016 December 16, 2021

Yesterday’s challenge was about collaborative editing. Today’s challenge is about taking your grant review process prior to submission a step further. Strong editing processes are important for ALL proposals. For those grant applications that are…

Grant Readiness Challenge: Day 22: Collaborative Editing

in 30 Day Grant Readiness Challenge Grant Readiness on November 22, 2016 December 16, 2021

Of Comma Splices, Red Pencils, and Holden Caulfield: Why Collaborative Editing is Important to the Grant Writing Process You know the grimace you make when handed an edited draft of a grant you’ve been working…

Grant Readiness Challenge: Day 21: Start with a Blank Page

in 30 Day Grant Readiness Challenge Grant Readiness on November 21, 2016 December 16, 2021

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…