(*Note: Yes, that is a picture of me, in the pink headband on the right, immediately after the race with a dear friend who ran with me to celebrate the five year anniversary of my…
*Note from Diane: The flexibility that can come with the life of a consultant can be wonderful, but can also present unique challenges. Julie offers us a great, honest perspective on those challenges in her…
Last Friday was International Grant Professional’s Day as the capstone for International Grant Professional’s Week. It was a fantastic week as there is so much to celebrate and be excited within the grant profession! In fact,…
**Note from Diane: We are so pleased to have Dr. Judy Riffle back as a guest blogger again this week. Judy is the owner of Santa Cruz Grants & Consulting, LLC. No Weaknesses Noted: The…
If you read the Grant Writer’s Blog last week, you know that grant professionals don’t dawdle. Procrastination is not a method that we practice. As a follow-up to talking about not procrastinating, I wanted to…
I believe grant professionals don’t dawdle. We’re always working with deadlines, but we’re not the pros that put off the work until its due date. Procrastination is not a word that we write or practice….
Last year ended with big news in philanthropy: $45,000,000,000. That’s the Facebook stock that Pricilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg will transfer to the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) for philanthropic giving. The CZI will operate as…
I have written numerous pieces the past few years about how our active team of grant writer’s balance our work and deadline-related stress with exercise and movement including setting fitness goals as a team and…
Grant writing mistakes can quietly sink an otherwise strong nonprofit grant application. Instead of focusing on what to say, let’s look at what NOT to say — five common grant application pitfalls that weaken your…
