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Grants Management: Often a Trial-By-Fire Experience

by Funding For Good | Oct 16, 2019 | Development/Fundraising, Grant Writing

Several years ago, I started a job as a grant writer on a development team for a large nonprofit in North Carolina. Grants management was new to me even though I had worked in and around nonprofits for years. While I’d responded to RFP’s and RFI’s (requests for...

Overhead Rates: A Word From Nonprofits

by Guest Author | May 1, 2019 | Development/Fundraising, Grant Writing

by Briana Carrigg Grant applications often include the question, “What are your overhead rates?” Overhead rates are generally defined as a combination of management, general, and fundraising expenses. While discourse is evolving to accept overhead...

Executive Summaries – Say it Without Saying Too Much

by Funding For Good | Mar 13, 2019 | Development/Fundraising, Grant Writing

Are you staring at the computer screen pondering exactly WHY you need to draft Executive Summaries when you have already taken the time to outline a detailed description of your organization or program? As a rule, Executive Summaries are designed to offer your reader...

How To Get Practice Writing Grants When It Isn’t Currently Your Job

by Funding For Good | Jan 30, 2019 | Development/Fundraising, Grant Writing

I received this question from a contact: “I wanted to see if you had any advice on how I can practice writing grants outside of my job?” It’s been a while since I was in that position, but I’ve been there. Where DOES a person go to practice writing grants? Ultimately...

What to Ask Program Officers About Proposals

by Funding For Good | Sep 19, 2018 | Development/Fundraising, Grant Writing

The world of grant writing takes a front seat for many of us in the Spring and Fall when a myriad of applications are available and due. A key topic revolves around what questions you should ask program officers about proposals. The right questions can increase your...