IT’S NORMAL TO LOVE THE FRESH SMELL OF OFFICE SUPPLIES, RIGHT? #ASKINGFORAFRIEND A few years ago, I participated in a #grantchat on Twitter focused on technology. (#grantchat is from 12-1 pm Eastern every Tuesday.)…
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6 Inspirational Quotes for Grant Professionals
We all have days as grant professionals/grant writers where we are looking for a bit of inspiration or motivation, even if it comes in the form of inspirational quotes, right?! In my office, I love…
If the OIG Arrived on Your Doorstep Tomorrow
If the OIG Arrived on Your Doorstep Tomorrow, Would You Survive the Day? Site visits and single audits forever make me feel as if I’ve been called to the principal’s office. (For the record, I’ve…
8 Qualities of Excellent Grant Proposals
In a grant seeking environment of ever-increasing competition, it is imperative to provide a proposal that provides the clearest, yet most energized proposal that will excite the reader and make them want to financially support…
Alice Walker and Flannery O’Connor Showed Up: You Can Too!
Once every two months or so, I travel down a semi-rural highway flanked by pine trees and cow pastures–deep into South Georgia to visit some dear friends and get my introvert on. During the three-hour…
#ThrowBackThursday 2019
It’s the start of the new year, 2020! We thought this would be a great time to throw it back for #throwbackthursday and revisit our top blog posts of 2019. Questions to Help You…
What is a Grant Calendar?
Let’s start by making sure that we are all using the same definition of what a grant calendar is NOT: An entry for each upcoming deadline on your own personal calendar. Set in stone, or a…
How the Great British Baking Show Can Make You a Grants Authority
Holiday baking reigns supreme this time of year. Cookies, cakes, pies—it’s hard to escape. I’m not a baker, but I do appreciate the baking artistry of others. And I do escape the hustle and bustle…
One Gift Does Not Fit All: Gift Policies and You
By the time you read this, you may be knee-deep in holiday shopping madness. And it may not be a Hallmark Movie movement for you or those you love. There’s a lot to consider, right? …
Do Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth: Grant Funding
I began what I now see was my first grant seeking for a capital campaign when I was in fifth grade. Instead of bricks and mortar I sought a four-hooved, whinnying kind of large scale…