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…
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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…
Grammar Kerfuffles Active Voice vs. Passive Voice in Grant Writing
Welcome to “Grammar Kerfuffles,” a blog series from DH Leonard Consulting that you will see here on the semi-regular. We will explore fun grammar insights that elevate the power of the written word in grant…
Artificial Intelligence and Grant Writing
The world is evaluating whether and how to use Artificial Intelligence (AI). Prognosticators say that the concept and functionality of AI are here to stay, and will most certainly grow. For those of us…
Prioritizing Wellness: How Our Grant Writing Team Stays Mindful and Fights Burnout on World Mental Health Day
As grant professionals, we’re constantly focused on deadlines, applications, and making a difference for the causes we care about. Our team has had an ongoing focus on overall wellness, mental health, and mindfulness, given that…
When Grant Documents Are Ready for a Critique – Copy Editing or Mock Review?
Yes and yes—a solid grant writing process often includes both copy editing and mock review, but from separate reviewers and at different milestones in the timeline. Each one ensures high quality, but they result…
POV: You Are a Solo Development Professional
As a tumbleweed rolls by and a hollow wind blows, you pause your strategy work to reflect on the desert-like conditions that define the environment of your development program. Within your nonprofit, you are…
Copy Editing: Five Ways to Optimize the Impact of Your Writing
Creating written content well as a team requires multiple reviews by various team members or by external copy editors. More than one set of expert eyes on a document always enhances the final product. When…