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...
Over the last couple of weeks, lots has happened here in the business. I was able to take a week off to travel to Disney World with my family, we ran a spring sale for Grant Writing Made Easy (welcome...
In March 2021, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). As a result, the United States Treasury allocated more than $350 billion dollars to state, regional, municipal, and Tribal governments. The ARPA infused local governments with one of the...
Eliminate overwhelm and writer’s block by having a solid plan for crafting that initial draft. ...
When I start writing a grant for a client, I always begin with their organizational history and mission, and not just because that’s often the first section on a grant application.
The reason I start there is because I need to...
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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By Alisha Verly-Jensen Behind every nonprofit’s mission, values, and program is a story that explains your purpose and inspires others to support you in your cause. Perfecting how you tell these stories can improve everything from how you develop your...
By Alisha Verly-Jensen Revising and editing is a major part of grant writing and cannot be rushed or minimized. Anything from missing the smallest detail to a glaring omission can invalidate a grant proposal. Consequently, grant revisions are far from...
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 Being a grant writing consultant often feels like multiple jobs rolled into one. In the course of a day, a grant writer may act as a project manager, data analyst, and nonprofit program developer in addition to...