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Are You Ready for Grant Funding?

NonProfit Hub

So, you want to start applying for grants? Grants are a great additional revenue source for nonprofits. Plus, grants can be incredibly helpful in maintaining programs and services, as well as expanding on them. However, grant funding is an exercise in patience. However, grant funding is an exercise in patience.

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7 red flags for funders in your grant proposal

Candid

Grant proposals take a lot of work. And nobody wants to see their proposal get discarded by a funder for something that could have been easily fixed. So, we asked you on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook: What red flags do funders look out for when reading a grant proposal? Did we miss a red flag?

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Why we’re all burned out and what to do about it  

Candid

deadlines, reporting, grant applications) when possible. Proposing new projects? Finally, consider what you can do to shore up your resources—whether that is building up your social support, learning new skills, getting a good night’s sleep, making time for exercise, or simply doing things that make you feel happy and accomplished.

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How to Find and Work with a Nonprofit Virtual Assistant

Get Fully Funded

To determine if a nonprofit virtual assistant is right for you, try this exercise: Write down all the tasks you will need to do in the coming month. Manage your grants calendar: Your VA can manage your grants calendar, including due dates and reporting deadlines. Be careful with VAs who say they can write grants.

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[VIDEO] Building a Better Grants Strategy Post-COVID

Bloomerang

Whether you are new to grants, and re-evaluating how your organization seeks out grant funding, Rachel Werner will go through what you need to know to become more grant ready. We’re here to talk about how to build a better grant strategy in this post-COVID, to the extent that we are post-COVID world. Rachel: Mm-hmm.

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Tell the Packard Foundation’s Organizational Effectiveness Program How You Think They Should Do Their Work!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here is a partial list of what we’ve completed as part of this review: Program evaluation based on a sample of 169 OE grants closed in 2007-2009, conducted by TCC Group (2011). Assessment of 46 OE grants to networks awarded 2009-2011, conducted by Monitor Institute (2012).

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The Nonprofit Fundraising Strategic Plan Guide

Everyaction

Check your organization’s website, recent RFPs, grant proposals, etc. Use this section as the “elevator pitch” for your fundraising proposal. Most nonprofits take advantage of basic fundraising avenues like events, direct mail, corporate philanthropic giving, and grants. Grant Space Knowledge Base (Foundation Center).

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