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How to Determine Grant Writing Fees

by Funding For Good | May 25, 2023 | Consulting

“How do grant writers get paid?” “How much should I charge for grant writing?” Questions around grant writing fees pop up a lot in the nonprofit world. Nonprofit organizations want to understand how much grant writers charge. Freelance grant writers and grant...

How to Begin Developing a Statement of Need

by Funding For Good | May 3, 2023 | Development/Fundraising, Grant Writing

Nearly all grant applications require a statement of need. This is for good reason! A statement of need communicates key information to donors about your organization and its work. After reading your statement of need, donors should come away feeling certain that...

About Grant Writer Success Rates

by Guest Author | Aug 16, 2018 | Development/Fundraising, Grant Writing

by Amy Clinton While many nonprofits are interested in past grant writer success rates as a measure of potential future performance, this metric provides little in the way of proof of a grant writer’s work product, skill as a grant writer, or likelihood of writing...

When Grant Season and Writer’s Block Coincide

by Funding For Good | Jan 17, 2018 | Grant Research, Grant Writing

Grant writing season is just around the corner. Those of us who look forward to submitting requests for funding know that spring and fall cycles tend to produce deadlines that are uncomfortably close to each other. Grant season and writer’s block can go...

7 Things To Know for Successful Grant Research

by Funding For Good | Nov 30, 2017 | Development/Fundraising, Grant Research

Grant writing is not as simple as sitting down and putting words on paper. Oh but if it was! Right? Successful grant writing begins with successful grant research. Finding the prospects whose priorities are well-matched to your current needs. How do you do that, and...