All posts by: kristakurlinkus

When I talk with nonprofit leaders about their challenges with grants, one of the most common ones I hear is that they don’t have the time or the resources to prioritize grantseeking. According to GrantStation’s most recent State of Grantseeking...
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It’s back-to-school season, one of my favorite times of the year.  As I’m in the business of teaching grant writing online and I want my students to have incredible success, I think a lot about how to learn as a...
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At our most recent Grant Writing Made Easy workshop, we did a deep dive into nonprofit program budgets. Of all the topics I teach inside the course, the budget is the one that students have the most anxiety and confusion...
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I think we can all agree that there’s no feeling quite like finding out you won a grant. When we find out that grants we’ve written for our clients are awarded, we are THRILLED. Maybe you can relate. I hope...
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Today I want to share why you need to take the time to track your grant pipeline (and by that I mean all the opportunities you want to apply for, the ones you have applied for, the ones you’ve been...
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I know there’s a lot of talk from economists about RECESSIONS right now. Whether we’re already in a recession or one is looming on the horizon, you might be wondering what it all means for your work and what you...
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If I asked 100 nonprofit leaders how they solve problems in their nonprofits, I bet that 90 or more of them would say something about taking action. The entire nonprofit sector, it seems, is driven by this go, go, go...
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Small nonprofit leaders, watch this video to find out: + The #1 piece of advice that I give to folks who want to work with me who have budgets under $50k (and which they sometimes don’t want to hear ....
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When I founded my grant writing consultancy back in 2015, I knew that I wanted to serve the small nonprofits that make a big impact in our communities. Since then, I’ve seen my clients and students doing the most important...
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I want to help you write successful grants because I know the work you do matters. And I know that a lot of the grant writing advice out there isn’t going to get you the results you want. Why? Because...
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