by Funding For Good | Jul 30, 2020 | Development/Fundraising, Grant Writing
No one likes it when their grant proposal is denied. If your organization just received a grant denial letter, you might be wondering, “What next?” Rather than toss the bad news into the trash and move on to the next proposal, it is essential to complete due diligence...
by Funding For Good | Sep 10, 2019 | Grant Writing
As a new grant writer, over two decades ago, I was intrigued when I first heard of a matching grant. I didn’t know what they were, if I should apply for one, or what was required to qualify. Luckily for me, I did some exploring and learned a lot about matching...
by Funding For Good | May 3, 2017 | Grant Writing
I taught a State & Federal Grant Writing Workshop with the help of Marie and Amy this past week. One of the topics that came up was ‘grant guidelines’. What are they and why are they important? Grant guidelines are instructions for composing an...
by Funding For Good | Dec 1, 2016 | Grant Writing
The building blocks of a strong statement of need are why, who and supportive data and/or statistics. Why this program/project is necessary? Describe the nature of the problem – the nagging research question, the difficulties people face, etc. Much like grant...
by Funding For Good | Apr 29, 2016 | Grant Writing
As spring closes out so do many foundation grant cycles and we want to avoid low quality proposals. This can be a stressful realization for nonprofits who depend heavily on grants to keep their doors open or for those who have special projects underway that still lack...