Here you’ll find articles and resources to help you get ready for grants, find the perfect grants, write winning grants, and manage your grants. 

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As grant writers, we’ve been there before. We’re on our 6th day (or more!) of foundation research when we find the perfect match: they give in our specific geographic area; interest area; population; the type of support we need; and clear of other restrictions. Score! Then we see the dreaded checkmark on Page 10, Part […]

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3-step strategy to approaching foundations that only give to pre-selected organizations

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Grant Finding

We’re a little over a week into processing and responding to the COVID-19 crisis. By now, you’ve probably worked through most of the logistics of keeping your staff and clients safe, canceled programs and events, and considered how you can best serve your community during these unprecedented times. You’ve also probably thought about (or stressed […]

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12 grant tasks to do during the COVID-19 crisis

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Grant Management

Happy New Year! It’s time to get back to the grind and prepare for an exceptional year ahead! If you haven’t already, take some time to reflect on your nonprofit’s greatest accomplishments and most challenging moments of the past year. What are you most proud of? Who helped drive your success? What could you have […]

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16 New Year’s resolutions for nonprofit organizations

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Grant Readiness

How are you currently using social media in your organization? Maybe you use it to market your organization’s branding, promote programs and events, educate others on the topics you address, or establish and strengthen partnerships. Have you ever thought about using social media to find grants? What about to help you win more grants? Social […]

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5 easy ways to use social media to find and win grants

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Grant Finding

Welcome to Part 2 of the 3-part series: Everything You Need to Know about Key Informant Interviews. Our last post discussed how to plan a key informant interview. If you haven’t read Part 1, you can check it out here: 6 Tips for Planning Successful Key Informant Interviews. Now that we know the steps in […]

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How to conduct a successful key informant interview

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Grant Readiness