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Defining Grantitude

in Grant Writing Tips and Best Practices Uncategorized on November 10, 2017 August 22, 2023

Grantitude Grantitude is a term that’s been coined by the grant writing community. There are a few different definitions floating around out there (check out #grantchat’s definition here, or SNF Writing Services definition here) but…

Taking Time to Celebrate: A Favorite Grant Success

in Grant Writing Tips and Best Practices on November 3, 2017 November 3, 2017

This is our final of four posts about grant success and rejection. How to celebrate, learn and grow from both. If you missed the previous posts, you can catch up on Celebrating Grant Success by…

Handling a Grant Rejection

in Grant Writing Tips and Best Practices on October 27, 2017 October 27, 2017

Today’s post from guest blogger, Julie Boll, GPC is the continuation in a series about grant wins and rejections, and how to celebrate and learn from both. If you missed the first two posts, you can…

When a Win Looks Like a Loss

in Grant Writing Tips and Best Practices on October 20, 2017 October 20, 2017

*Note from Diane: Today’s post from Nicole is the second in our series talking about grant seeking success. Did you miss Briana’s post Celebrating Grant Success from last week? Catch up here. When it…

Celebrating Grant Success

in Grant Writing Tips and Best Practices on October 13, 2017 October 13, 2017

Note from Diane: Briana’s post today, “Celebrating Grant Success” is the first in a four-part series where different colleagues share their perspectives on celebrating grant success and also on handling and learning from grant rejections. …

7 Common Grant Writing Mistakes (that could cost you funding)

in Grant Writing Tips and Best Practices on October 6, 2017 August 13, 2019

Your nonprofit is grant ready. You have a list of grantmakers to approach. And now it is time to put the grant application together. It can be overwhelming. So how do you know what to…

Grant Writing Writer’s Block

in Grant Writing Tips and Best Practices on September 29, 2017 August 13, 2019

What do you do when you’ve been writing the same line for 20 minutes? When you’ve used the same adjective to describe an organization 17 times in one paragraph? When that nagging feeling creeps up…

Benefits of Serving as a Grant Reviewer

in Grant Writing Tips and Best Practices on September 25, 2017 August 14, 2019

Regardless of how long you have been in the grant writing field, as a grant professional, there are always huge benefits for serving as a grant reviewer. I started my career as a grantmaker, I…

Should We Apply for Small Grants

in Grant Writing Tips and Best Practices on September 18, 2017 September 18, 2017

We get questions like, “Should your grant seeking organization or nonprofit take time to apply for small grants?” and the follow-up questions including “Are they worth it?” or “Do they actually *cost* your organization money?”…

Your Best Advice

in Grant Writing Tips and Best Practices on September 11, 2017 July 21, 2023

What do you say when someone new to the field broadly asks you, “Do you have any tips to help me be successful with grant writing?” I often joke back that they don’t want to…