Grant funding can be the lifeblood of a mission-driven organization, but the process often feels opaque and overwhelming. It’s not just about filling out a form; it’s a strategic lifecycle that, when followed correctly, positions…
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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…
4 Tips for Leveraging Data in Your Grant Report
Note from Diane: Grant reporting is a key part of the grant life cycle if you want to build and maintain strong grantmaker relationships. You’ve seen our team share information from MyFedTrainer.com, podcasts on the…
4 Software Tools For Better Nonprofit Grant Management
*Diane’s note: You are used to our team talking about how both pre-award and post-award work connect to create an organization’s overall grant readiness. In fact, we were just talking about this in our most…
Grant Management 101: 10 Steps to Getting It Done Right
They lie. They steal. They cheat. Search the internet and you’ll find stories abound of individuals employed by universities, local governments, and nonprofits using grant funding for personal gain. What about organizations that break grant…
Rule Followers & Grant Managers Should Be One and the Same
Growing up, my parents were strict but fair. They were clear in their expectations of how my younger sister and I were expected to behave. They wanted us to grow up as responsible adults. I…
Don’t be the next grant management case study
BECAUSE WE DON’T WANT TO BE A CASE STUDY IN SOMEONE’S GRANT WORKSHOP A couple of years ago, a grant friend and I submitted a proposal on fraud for the Grant Professional Association’s Annual…