Welcome to Day 8 of the 30-Day Grant Readiness Challenge! Finding the right funding isn’t about luck—it’s about having the right grant research tools in your arsenal. If you find yourself “chasing the money” or…
Welcome to Day 7 of the 30-Day Grant Readiness Challenge! One of the most common mistakes in nonprofit financial planning is assuming that your budget and your grant calendar are the same thing. Although they…
Welcome to Day 6 of the 30-Day Grant Readiness Challenge! You’ve assessed your organization, checked your registrations, centralized your passwords, audited your attachments, and identified your team. That checklist represents a lot of heavy lifting…
Welcome to Day 5 of the 30-Day Grant Readiness Challenge! When you think of grant writing, do you picture a solo writer huddled over a keyboard at midnight? If so, now is the time…
Welcome to Day 4 of the 30-Day Grant Readiness Challenge! You’ve written a compelling narrative and built a perfect budget—but is your attachment package ready? Many grant applications are disqualified before they are even…
Welcome to Day 3 of the 30-Day Grant Readiness Challenge! We want to avoid this scenario: A grant deadline is two hours away, and the only person with the login credentials for the foundation portal…
Welcome to Day 2 of the 30-Day Grant Readiness Challenge! Nothing is more frustrating than spending weeks creating a perfect narrative, only to have your submission rejected because of an expired registration. In the world…
Welcome to Day 1 of the 30-Day Grant Readiness Challenge! Is your nonprofit truly ready to win funding? Many organizations believe they are “grant ready” simply because they need the money. The reality is that…
It might start with an innocent question: “How much should we put in the budget for mileage?” with a well-intentioned answer like “Let’s put in $750, that feels like the right amount.” But why $750? How does a…
I recently served on my first state grant review panel. It was for large, multi-year operating support to arts organizations (orgs). The orgs varied in annual revenue of $200,000 to over $50 mil. The experience…
