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,...
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 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...
In addition to presenting a well-planned out program plan and demonstrating organizational capacity, grant writers can increase their odds of securing grant funding by describing their programming and target population with words and phrases that convey respect and sensitivity.
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What is considered the status quo in the nonprofit sector in many ways mirrors the societal inequality that fosters the need for such organizations in the first place. The intersection between the donors, nonprofit workers, and beneficiaries is rife with...
By Alisha Verly-Jensen The nonprofit world consists of numerous dynamics between funders, stakeholders, administrators, and recipients. As with other institutions that have been developed and sustained under a racist and classist framework, grantmaking contains racial inequities and underrepresentation. In recent...
By Alisha Verly-Jensen and Krista Kurlinkus If you ever needed evidence of the overemphasis our society places on productivity, look no further than the advice commonly dished out during the ongoing pandemic. Article after article advised us to learn a...
I have to admit something. For as long as I’ve been a grant writer, my outrage at the nature of grantmaking and grantseeking has been boiling just below the surface. It is, quite literally, the rich requiring the poor to...