Have you ever wondered how some nonprofits (and other grant-eligible organizations) are awarded so many grants? You know EXACTLY who I'm talking about... They're bringing in dozens of grants every year and always seem to be finding new grants to apply for....

It’s that time again—time to participate in this year’s 60-Second Pitch Contest! I’m super excited because the contest is not only a valuable learning experience about communicating succinctly and clearly, but it’s also an opportunity for one of you to...

Instead of teaching you how to do some new grant-related task today, I want to help you get a handle on what you already have to do. I’ve always been pretty good with time management, but having an infant, a...

Having a strategic plan is essential for any business organization, for-profit and nonprofit alike.  Of course, a strategic plan helps organizations define our vision, goals, and strategies that will make it possible for us to serve our community. A strategic...

Way too often, the program design section of a grant gets less attention than it should. A lot of grant writers think, “if I get the grant, I’ll design the program/add more detail to it.” Unfortunately, that’s not the grantmaker’s...

How do you improve upon a grant proposal when you’re applying for funding from the same grantmaker more than once? Whether you’re writing a proposal for a grant opportunity that you’ve won in the past or you’re reapplying with a...

Once you start writing multiple grants for your nonprofit, keeping a schedule for each grant application becomes extremely important.  In this post, I share a guide to designing a grant writing schedule that will help you keep your project moving...

What does a day in my life as a grant writing consultant look like? To be honest, it has changed a lot since I had a baby last fall and even more since the quarantine. But those are factors that...