Note from Diane: With all the uncertainty surrounding federal funding and the government right now, we know how challenging it can feel to stay focused on your mission. The shifting landscape makes it harder than…
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Grant Writing Tips for Nonprofits: What You Need to Know
Note from Diane: It is important to remember your best practices in times of change. Those best practices are the foundation of a successful and sustainable grant-seeking strategy. Thrilled to have a guest post to…
Exploring Grant-Related Words, Installment #1
As grant writers, we strategize how to use powerful words. That skill is our superpower. We weave evocative, compelling narratives in an effort to move our audiences to action. Naturally, we find words and wording…
Grant Professionals are Superheroes
If I know one thing deep in my gut as a grant professional and business owner, it is that change is inevitable. It might sound cheesy (my teenagers love to call out my cheesy…
Top Read Blogs of 2024
A fresh year has our team collecting and reflecting on 2024 data, which leads us to want to share the top 6 blogs that YOU, our incredible reader, have chosen as our top-read blogs of…
Grammar Kerfuffles: Using “not only…but also” construction
Grammar Kerfuffles: Third Installment (View the other installments here) As I edit drafts of our grant narratives, I enjoy seeing effective use of the “not only…but also” construction from time to time. “Not…
Grammar Kerfuffles: First Person vs. Third Person in Grant Writing
Grammar Kerfuffles: Second Installment (View the other installments here) Welcome to installment #2 of the grant writing blog series “Grammar Kerfuffles,” presented for you by DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services! Today we examine…
2025 Top Grant Writing Blogs to Follow
We’re so excited to announce the 2025 Top Grant Writing Blogs to Follow. The goal of DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services is to help nonprofits create incredible change in their communities. We…
4 Ways Effective Grant Management Impacts Nonprofit Finances
Note from Diane: You know how passionate our team is about thinking about your grant management work (your post-award work) to help strengthen your grant applications (your pre-award) work. It’s why we partner with MyFedTrainer.com…
12 One-line Grant Tips
This Fall when our team got together for a planning retreat, we had fun filming short clips with #grantstips including short one-liners. ICYMI or want a refresher of our tips, here it is for your…