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The Struggle of Time Vs. Money
Ideally you would have time every day to work on donor relations, special events, reports, spending quality time in your programs or projects, writing grants and researching new funding opportunities. Unfortunately, the truth is you are putting out fires, dealing with the unplanned and unpredictable events that come up in your nonprofit world and rarely getting your to-do list completely checked off. Even with the best intentions and well laid out plans, you don’t usually get to everything.
When it comes to grant writing, I often hear it doesn’t get priority over other responsibilities in a development department or small shop that wears many hats. Coming from many small offices over the years, I understand that concept all too well.
I’ve known Mandy for about a year. I’ve attended many of her classes and am a part of her Writer’s Block group. I have to say that I must have been paying attention or I like the simplicity in which Mandy explains processes. Over the past year I’ve written 17 grants, 6 that were new and received a total of $374,000. I attribute that to the great training and grant reviewing from Mandy.
I must admit, I am burnt out. I am under a lot of pressure to raise funds for our organization. I write a lot of grants. When I saw the name of the “Writer’s Block” group, I thought, “I can relate.” It’s been a pleasure to have a fresh pair of eyes to review my proposals. I am working with Marie to craft a template for a capital campaign to purchase a building. When she said she would write it, I wanted to hug her.
Amanda Pearce and Funding for Good really made the difference in our grant making acumen and strategy. With her guidance, Girl Scouts Hornets’ Nest was able to secure a $99,988 grant award from Duke Energy. She gets results and makes tremendous impact, I strongly recommend her company.
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Monthly Document Reviews
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Grant Research
If you are interested in finding dollars to help support your nonprofit this month, you can sign up today. Research turnaround time is 2-3 weeks and typically results in 10-12 great prospects per Grant Research Session.
Project Design
A well-executed program design is the most important component of a competitive grant proposal. Our experts walk you through the program design process from A-Z to ensure you have addressed key questions, budgeting, and program impact goals. Not only will a well-designed program help raise dollars more easily, but will help you build a resource to leverage diverse community partnerships and enhance capacity building opportunities and community impact.
Project design services will involve completion of a needs assessment, a one-page program/project abstract, and comprehensive program/project description that will guide messaging, marketing and fundraising for your cause. This not template creation, but is an essential first step to the template creation process.
*Pricing varies by project and results of a grant readiness assessment. Click here to request your assessment call and start the process.
Template Creation
Save time and money by working with the pros at Funding For Good to craft a grant template customized to your program, project or organization. Templates will ensure that you are prepared to submit quality proposals. The basic elements of most grant applications are incorporated into each final product.
This service is perfect for organizations who would like to hire a professional grant writer but want to avoid the hefty fees associated with individual grants. Not only do we walk you through the process so you gain valuable skills in grant writing, but you also walk away with a product that you can use for numerous submissions. This is not project design, rather a word-smithed final product to be used for competitive proposals once a completed project design has been established.
*Pricing varies by project and results of a grant readiness assessment. Click here to request your assessment call and start the process.
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While a consultation with your local dentist might not be at the top of your list…we can promise that a consultation with Funding for Good is a painless and productive experience! Our pros make the most of every minute and work with your team to evaluate your organization’s needs, explore opportunities, and outline the ways that Funding for Good can help you achieve goals!
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How to Determine Grant Writing Fees
You must first look closely as what you are doing, what you have time to do, and then what you are asking a grant writer to do for you.
Pre-Program Design | Set Grant Writers Up for Success
Your grant writer can do everything else right: develop relationships with foundation officers, present comprehensive financial reports, craft a beautiful narrative to highlight your organization’s history and prior successes, check all the right boxes, but that isn’t enough to secure dollars.