It is with deep gratitude and excitement that I write to you with big news about Grant Writing Made Easy and the evolution of my work. After 7 years of running my comprehensive grant writing course, I have made the very...
“Can I really stabilize my nonprofit’s finances with grants? Can I win enough that we can scale our programs and have the impact we’ve dreamed of? . . . and if I can, then why haven’t I been able to...
Happy Halloween! This is my favorite holiday, and in honor, I’m sharing 10 grant writing tips to help you make sure your grants aren’t the scariest thing this spooky season. #1: Keep a grant prospect sheet & update it regularly...
In June 2021, we released a post about using inclusive language in grants. We’re revisiting this topic now because this is a topic that deserves ongoing attention and one that evolves over time. According to the Linguistic Society of America,...
If you’ve been in the nonprofit field for a while, then you’ve probably heard people say that you shouldn’t design a program in response to a grant opportunity. If you’ve followed me for a minute, then you’ve probably even heard...
It’s the first week of the final quarter of 2022, which is the perfect moment to talk about the relationship between goal setting and strategic planning for nonprofits. Q4 tends to be a hectic period. Not only do we have...
One of the questions I get the most from y’all is whether I know of any nonprofit start-up grants. The need for nonprofit start-up funding is huge, and today’s post is your guide to finding it. On the one hand,...
The statement of need . . . of all the sections of the grant, this is the most complex because it involves the most research and argumentation. Today I’m going to share some strategies for laying the foundation for a...
The wealthiest Americans have historically built their wealth on the backs of Black and Indigenous peoples. That wealth has passed from generation to generation and accounts for a large part of the money tied up in foundations. Not only that,...
When we bring on new clients, one of the first things my team creates for them is a standard grant narrative. Even clients who’ve been in operation for several years, even clients who’ve had some success with grants in the...