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6 Crucial Must-Do’s After You’ve Received a Grant

Winning a grant deserves a celebration…and planning to do more work

Congratulations, your organization has received a grant! Celebrate the good news…but then roll up your sleeves once more. The work isn’t finished yet.

You’ve some critical post-award grant activities to manage.

1. Mind your manners

As adults, let’s not forget the magic words of “please” and “thank you.” Often, organizations forget to express thanks for a grant. Neglecting this basic rule of etiquette can make your organization seem entitled or dismissive of funders.

“Strengthening relationships with donors by sending out a thank you letter will not only help secure future funding but will give the donor a way to know that you appreciate their support,” says writer Cheryl Cirelli.

“Letters also serve as a record of a gift and can often be used for tax purposes.”

No matter how busy you are, be sure to demonstrate gratitude for awarded grant by sending a gift acknowledgement letter. (A handwritten letter is more personal and feels warmer than an email.)

2. Update the team

Don’t rely on water cooler conversations to spread the happy news. Instead, actively communicate with your team. Gather the people involved in getting the grant to discuss your next steps.

“During this meeting the chair, typically the project director, should confirm the details in the notice or letter of grant award, the project work plan, and accountability fort results, record keeping, and statistical reporting,” according to the Nonprofit Times.

3. Assign a grant manager

Getting the grant is only a part of the process. Whether you have a dedicated grant manager or someone on your staff has added “grant manager” to their everyday responsibilities, you can’t eliminate the role just because the funding has been granted. Regardless of who’s wearing the hat, it’s an ongoing job, not a temporary one.

“The grant manager oversees grant activities, maintains grant-related records and files, acts as a facilitator, and works with executive-level staff in other departments to coordinate grant processes,” according to Chron author Gail Sessoms.

“The grant manager’s duties might entail research and submission of grant proposals, collaborating with program staff to meet financial needs, and monitoring the use of awarded grants,” states Sessoms. “The grant manager develops relationships with potential funders and assists in the development of annual reports and marketing resources, such as the website and brochures.”

4. Spread the news

You’ll want to draw positive publicity for being awarded the grant. It’ll create welcome buzz for your funders and for your organization as well.

Share the news with pics on Instagram or Facebook about the project to be funded. Or give a shout-out to funders on Twitter. You may want to create a special video for your organization’s YouTube account.

5. Reporting

Now that you’ve received a grant, you need to be respectful and mindful of the gift. You’re accountable to use the money as promised and must be able to report how it was spent.

You also need to:

  • Stay atop the deadlines
  • Understand the requirements inside and out
  • Keep communication flowing with your team and the funder
  • Diligently track finances

Avoid:

  • Submitting reports late
  • Belatedly or not telling crucial team members what’s next
  • Hiding bad news or ignoring problems

Remember to include a line item in the overall project budget that states “seeking additional funds,” too. After all, getting grants is often not an isolated event. You’ll probably need more funding for your project at a later time.

If you do end up procrastinating on report writing, give Williams Grant Writing a shout. We can help you get your post-award reporting done in time.

6. Get some inside know-how from outside help

Grant management is not a simple procedure. It requires hard work, dedication, and a deep understanding of the labyrinthine grants process. Need some help for this phase or in working on the next grant? Get the help you need from Williams Grant Writing.

Grant Writing: Are You Taking an “Over the Transom” Approach?

It’s not an application. It’s a proposal to start a partnership.

There are plenty of encouraging stories about unknown writers who beat the odds and found an editor who published their best-selling book. In the book publishing business, unsolicited manuscripts are referred to as “over the transom.” Regardless of those encouraging stories, the odds of succeeding this way border on the astronomical. Even J.K. Rowling got nowhere until she found an agent. He, in turn, secured the Harry Potter author a 6-figure book deal that launched her career.

Read on before you conclude this is a message of gloom and doom about the perils of grant writing without the assistance of professionals. There’s a deeper reason for our reference to Ms. Rowling. Even the best literary agents in the business can’t broker a sale to a publishing house unless the manuscript is a compelling and complete story. There’s only one way to get to happily ever after if you want you want to capture the attention—and the funding—from grantors. The story you tell with your application has to be just as compelling as a best-selling book.

The competition is fierce

The IRS tracks organizations seeking nonprofit status. Last year, they added over 79,500 more to the ranks. Foundations are overwhelmed with requests for grants. It’s one of the main reasons why they have such specific application requirements. Can you imagine the work they’d have if it were a free form process? It would be a lot like those over the transom manuscripts that publishing houses receive.

Yes, you have to follow the application requirements—to the letter. But keep this in mind as you grumble. They’re not meant to be obstacles. They’re meant guide you to craft a compelling reason why your request deserves to be funded.

One size does not fit all

The story of your organization and your mission is one you’ve told many times. It’s comfortable and familiar to you—but it may be brand new to a funder. Your application is one way they get to know you.

It’s a 2-way street. You have to get to know them, too. That process should start before you even begin the grant application. The more you know about a foundation, the more you know how to position your organization as a worthy grant recipient.

Assume the grantor knows nothing about your organization—and that’s often the case. Their grant guidelines will outline what they want to know about you, but what are the important things you also believe they should know? Your application offers the opportunity to set your organization apart from others who are after the same funding. This is not a job application form. How will you capture their attention?

You can’t be strangers. You’ll enter into a partnership if you receive the grant. Reach out to these foundations and find out how you can start a relationship that helps you understand what makes them tick.

Know thyself

At the heart of your grant application is the story of how you will improve people’s lives. But like a good novel, it’s the details that bring a story to life. For your organization, that’s going to be your budget breakdown. You need solid, detailed numbers.

Does what you propose reflect realistic planning and delivery? Poor estimations are often the element of an application that causes a foundation to pass.

Cause and effect

How will you know that you’ve been effective? How will you measure your impact? These are a few of the most important questions you must answer with your grant application. Not only is it possible to measure social change, it’s required if you want funding from a grantmaker.

Your organization may be doing it for the first time. You might not have any history. Don’t hesitate to seek out and make references to similar successful projects. Funders are charged with ensuring that they’re making responsible investments in social change, and there’s no better reassurance than pointing to a similar success.

Start with the end in mind

Even your letters of interest should express the idea that you’re capable of executing the social change this funding provides. Is your vision clear? Are you ready to get started?

It still might end up being a “hurry up and wait” scenario, but foundation decision-makers are looking for signs of confidence. They’re also looking for transparency. Be truthful if there are areas where your organization may need assistance. Remember the partnership aspect. The grantmaker may have more than funds that can help you.

Each of the above aspects is crucial and interwoven into the purpose of the project you plan to fund with the grant. They all have to be fully developed. J.K. Rowling probably wouldn’t have been able to find representation by a literary agent if she had only a half-baked idea of who Harry Potter was and the adventures he would undertake.

We’re a lot like literary agents. We know what foundations want, and more importantly, we know from experience what it takes to capture the attention of grantmakers.

But unlike a literary agent, we don’t expect you to come to us with a fully finished story. Most of our clients begin their relationships with us while they’re still in the investigatory stages.

Where are you at in the development of your story? Grant writing is all we do. Maybe it’s time our paths crossed. Put us to work for you today..

5 Ways to Research Grants Without Going Crazy

Finding the right grant for your organization can be an overwhelming task, but following these tips can make it easier.

If you’re ready to start researching grants or are in the middle of the process, you know that it’s arduous, tedious, never-ending work. However, the following tips can help focus your process and make it less burdensome.

1. Determining the purpose of your grant

Sound basic? It’s not. Many organizations just plunge into the world of grants without having a strong reason (or reasons) for the grant.

Ask yourself, “What is the purpose for this grant?” You need to be able to clearly articulate what you want funded ─ and why. Knowing those answers will help you in your search as well as your communications with grant funders.

Also, keep in mind how a grant for your project unites with your organization’s overall mission. What’s the narrative of your organization? What’s its focus? What are its concerns? Then think about how this grant will tie into that vision.

Moreover, know the timeline for this grant. How soon will you need it? You may need to revisit this search, restructure it, or postpone it until your organization can best implement the grant.

2. Explore online research centers

“Almost all research for funders is done online now,” writes Joanne Fritz. “There are free information centers in libraries, community foundations, or other nonprofit resource centers. They will have access to the Foundation Center’s Funding Information Network database, plus a basic collection of publications.”

The most popular grant search engines are:

  • Foundation Center. This online foundation “gathers and analyzes data, shares it worldwide, and empowers people to understand and increase philanthropy’s ability to improve the world.”
  • Grants.gov. This tool lets you look for grants based on basic search criteria (e.g., keywords), opportunity status, eligibility, funding instrument type, category, and agency.
  • Grant Watch. This search engine “identifies grants for universities, hospitals, government agencies, schools, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, research institutions, and some small businesses and individuals.”

3. Focus on keywords

When looking through research centers, conduct keyword searches to find grants that pertain to your organization’s focus.

Search by:

  • Keywords
  • Subject matter
  • Geographic area
  • Ethnicity
  • Target audience
  • Race
  • Gender

Don’t forget to do combinations of keywords as well.

“The process of finding grants typically begins with prospect research,” states GrantSpace, a service of Foundation Center. “Foundations generally give based on subject and geographic region, so look for funders whose interests match your organization’s mission, programs, populations served, and locations served.”

4. Compile a list of potential funders and comb through it

“Sit down with your work associates and ask these questions,” suggests writer Beverly A. Browning. “Who are our corporate vendors? What bank or credit union processes our payroll? What local funders have given us money or in-kind contributions in the past five years? Do we still have a good relationship with these funders? Can we approach them again for funding support?”

Put together a list of prospects, and get to know your prospective funders. Read everything you can about what drives them:

  • Annual reports
  • About Us pages
  • Staff biographies
  • Case studies
  • Social media posts
  • History of grants

Dig into their websites and find out where their passions lie. Then winnow down the list so you don’t end up wasting time with leads that go nowhere.

Doing the heavy work now means less time spent in reaching out to funders that aren’t the right fit for your organization.

5. Help for discovering grants

You may find that the process for researching grants requires far more time and effort than you can devote to it. Your focus is fixed on other important tasks.

Williams Grant Writing can do the heavy lifting for you. Find out how we can help you with grants research and every other aspect of grant proposal development, so you can get back to changing the world.

Mastering the 4 Key Elements to the Grant Writing Process

If you’re not an expert grant writer, you have to learn to think like one.

In Outliers: The Story of Success, author Malcolm Gladwell wrote that “the key to achieving world-class expertise in any skill is, to a large extent, a matter of practicing the correct way, for a total of around 10,000 hours.”

Consider this 10,000-hour investment the next time you engage the services of an expert. Gladwell goes on to explain that one of the results of devoting that much time to expertise is that it is transformed into a habit. We often think of habits as bad traits, but it really means that you’re so capable of performing something that it requires little or no effort. You’re likely far from this point preparing grants. We’ve reached that. Here’s what we can tell you about the process.

It’s a discipline

Many of our clients ask how it’s possible to create—let alone streamline—a process for grant writing when every foundation and organization has a different set of requirements.

It does sound impossible.

Nevertheless, there are themes, patterns, and similarities that we’ve detected in our thousands of hours of experience in helping clients with grant writing. We’ve distilled them into these five steps.

1. Create a list of warm leads

Foundations don’t hide themselves. You can often find huge amounts of information from their own website and published grants databases. You’re looking for the history of grants they’ve awarded to validate that they match your own purpose.

Then, go in the opposite direction. Search for peer foundations. See if they’ve also awarded grants matching your purpose.

When all you do is write grants, you have instant access to sources and services that offer up-to-date information about funding opportunities. Our clients often tell us this service ranks as the most valuable thing we offer.

2. Verify data accuracy

Just because it’s published data doesn’t mean it’s correct. Your list of warm leads is only valuable if you’ve done everything you can to verify the information you’ve found. Imagine expending the effort to prepare a grant application, only to discover that it was based on inaccurate information.

Maybe the available data is outdated. Maybe a foundation has decided to change their focus or mandate. How do you go about verifying what you think you know? You have to reach out to the foundations and cultivate relationships with them. We often see that when a client takes the time to connect with a funder, the rest of the process goes so much more smoothly.

We can’t say it enough: this is a critical step for nonprofits. Developing a relationship with a funder – even if that’s just a call or two – means you can be confident you’re a good match for them, shows your interest in their organization, and lets you cull your lead list down to the best potential matches, saving you time and effort in the long run.

3. Review, review, review!

We’ve already touched upon something you probably have already experienced firsthand. Each foundation has a unique submission process. The next step after you’ve selected your leads and verified their potential is—to stop.

Don’t proceed until you have reviewed the submission process and application information and are confident that:

  • You should pursue the opportunity
  • You are fully qualified

Immersing yourself in the application’s details can uncover things that might stop the process dead in its tracks. Do you have the specific requirements outlined in the application? Then it’s time to proceed.

These aren’t obstacles to prevent you from working with a foundation. They’re challenges to ensure that you truly are a right fit for funding. Otherwise, you’ll waste time and money.

4. Tell your story

It’s time to write the proposal. If you’re unfamiliar with what a grant writer does, you may think this is our biggest area of contribution. The proposal is a culmination of our work—there’s no argument about that. It’s based, however, on the effort that goes in to the previous 3 steps.

All this preparatory work allows us to craft an accurate, clear, and compelling proposal. Our structural procedures have been created and honed based on hundreds and hundreds of grant proposals.

The story the material tells is at the proposal’s heart, but the attachments and support materials must also be technically correct. Foundations aren’t heartless, but they are professional. They expect you to be able to adhere to their requests.

5. Following up

We’ll be honest: you may find this is the most unnerving part of the process. We often refer to it as “the waiting game,” but it’s anything but a game. In most cases, there’s nothing to be done but wait for the foundation’s response.

We’ve found from experience that there are times when it’s appropriate to check in with a foundation on the status of an application. Generally, however, it’s not a good idea. How will you know? Because you’ll have taken the time to develop a relationship with the funder and understand not just what they’re looking for in an application, but in the post-submission phase as well.

We often counsel our clients not to spend much time worrying over the inevitable wait. Fueling your organization with funding is an ongoing effort. You’ll have moved on to the next application project, and started your research, relationship-building, and writing all over again.

Will you ever reach the point where you have 10,000 hours of grant writing experience under your belt? Maybe a better question to ask yourself is whether you should make that a goal. You could be much closer to achieving the “world-class expertise” Malcolm Gladwell talks about if you instead focus on leading your organization.

Experts know the benefits of working with other experts. Grant writing is all we do. Maybe it’s time our paths crossed. Contact us today and put us to work for you.

Stop! You’re About to Push the Funder Frustration Button!

Part of your job is to make it easy for them to want to help you. Are you driving them crazy instead?

Grantseekers, you’ve got your work cut out for you. Current statistics indicate that there are nearly 1.6 million tax-exempt organizations in the United States competing for grants. Who’s a good match? And, once you’ve identified funders, what’s the right approach?

Here are some tips on how you can break out of the crowd without inadvertently pushing the Funder Frustration Button.

For goodness’ sake, do your homework!

It’s a race against time. You likely need incoming grants to remain operational. But haste, as they say, makes waste. You can ruin a great potential relationship by rushing things.

  • Find out everything you can about the foundation and their grant process. Funder Frustration Button: Being asked questions about things easily found on their website or documented in the RFP.

Follow the instructions

Interpretive dance is art. Interpretive grant applications are a nightmare. There’s a reason grantmakers are stringent in formats and instructions—and it’s not an obstacle to keep you away.

  • Resist the temptation to disregard even trivial instructions and requests. Funder Frustration Button: Staples. Yes, staples! Someone’s got to remove them if you use them when they’re not requested.

There’s no such thing as an N/A question

All the questions should apply if you’re an appropriate match for the funder.

  • Go back and give it more thought if you believe otherwise. Funder Frustration Button: Not answering all of a multiple-part question. Err on the side of repetition. Put down the information again, even if it’s elsewhere.

Verbosity

The very definition of this word is its own explanation. Using more words than what’s needed displays a disregard for the time a grantor has to spend figuring out what you mean. Many grantmakers have found a solution by moving their forms online and instituting word or character limits.

  • Get help if you don’t know how to distill a complex explanation. We can do that for you. Funder Frustration Button: Information overload. Make your point and nothing more. They’ll ask if they want further information.

TBD

Make this assumption: You should have an answer if there is a question or request for specific information on your grant proposal.

  • Consider it to be a cautionary sign. You may not be ready if there are too many things “to be determined” on a grant application. Funder Frustration Button: A verbose explanation of why you should have just written “TBD”—which you should never do.

Be transparent

Your organization has made mistakes. You face challenges. You’re aware of organizational weaknesses. Be honest about them if a grant application makes this request. Refer to the verbosity crazy button above, though. There’s a difference between acknowledging an opportunity for growth and airing dirty laundry.

  • Aim for honesty. Funder Frustration Button: Asking you to level with them about the perfect picture you’ve painted with your grant application. They’re not looking for what’s wrong as much as seeking to learn how you are approaching your limitations.

Relevancy

This is in terms of statistical information. Grantors are interested in data as it pertains specifically to your organization. Your narrative might start with a broad picture, illustrated by general statistics. Make it relevant to the recipients you plan to help.

  • Ask yourself why you are using a statistic, and then ask yourself why it would matter to a grantmaker. They can use Google just as well as you do. Funder Frustration Button: General statistics that never tie into the story you’re telling.

3. key objectives

Your grant application is paperwork—even if it’s an electronic submission. It’s a collection of information that helps a funder determine the appropriateness of creating a relationship. Because that’s what’s going to happen.

It’s a bridge that allows the people representing a foundation to know and understand the people who make up your organization. The result is the creation of a crucial partnership that goes on to improve the lives of your grant’s beneficiaries.

The successful completion of your grant application builds this bridge using these 3 key approaches.

  1. It captures the attention of the foundation. They’ve got more than just grant money to offer. You’ll benefit from their expertise and connections.
  2. It launches the relationship. You and the funder want this to be long-term.
  3. It explains your purpose, and it validates the grantor’s investment.

Everything’s not about the grant application, but it goes a long way toward laying the foundation of all that follows. You won’t get a second chance to make the right impression.

We work with organizations that don’t want to leave this right impression to chance. It’s our job to remove the Funder Frustration Buttons. Does your proposal still have a few? Then contact us today to learn how we can help.

Why Measurable Outcomes Are Crucial for Grantseekers

If you can’t quantify your impact, how will you prove the grant was successful?

There’s a story to tell about the difference – the improvement – you’ll make in people’s lives with the grant you’re seeking. Grantmakers want to feel this passion in your submission, and we’ll help you accomplish this. But there’s another assurance funders are looking for. They want to see that you’re capable of proving you can measure the difference you plan to make.

In many respects, funders are just like investment bankers or venture capitalists. They have a responsibility to ensure that there is a high probability of a return in exchange for their funding. In many cases, a foundation’s charter requires that grants be awarded only when the grantseeker is able to articulate this.

What do they mean by measureable outcomes?

Grantseekers are often stymied by this challenge. How is it possible to measure an improvement in quality of life? The answer is that few things are totally immeasurable; it’s simply a matter of choosing outcomes that can be quantified.

Can you banish hunger in the underprivileged children your foundation serves? You can’t measure full bellies, but you can calculate the number of nutritious meals the grant will fund. You can also determine the population of children. Now you have quantifiable information that can be tied to the narrative of your grant:

“Over the length of the program, more than 350 underprivileged children will be assured of having at least one balanced meal each weekday.”

That’s a measureable outcome.

You’re already doing this for your organization. You know what your expenses are, and you can produce reports showing salaries and the costs of employee benefits. You can also track operating expenses by category and compare them against the foundation’s overall budget.

Funders want to see this same due diligence applied toward the funding you seek. How will you measure its effectiveness?

Focus on impact

You’ll have to make some assumptions about addressing the problem that the grant you seek is intended to resolve. Apply these basic budgeting elements to those assumptions:

  • What is the measurable deficit and what will balance it?
  • What are the resources needed to apply a solution and their cost?
  • As a cause/effect equation, what are the outcomes that should be expected?

It may seem somewhat cold and impersonal to convert the people associated with your cause into numbers on a spreadsheet, but that is the stark reality of fundraising. You’re asking a foundation to make an investment in your ability to be responsible stewards with resources that they, in turn, must show they granted in a responsible manner.

Validation

It’s not necessary to reinvent the wheel with every grant request – look to your network for assistance. Have other organizations been successful at achieving what your grant proposes? Ask them to share their results. If there’s a successful history of measurable outcomes by similar organizations, you can use this information to augment your own.

That’s a win-win situation for everyone. You’ll be able to share your own results with the foundations who provided you with theirs, and the grantmaker obtains a higher level of confidence in their decision to fund your request. It helps them justify and validate their investment.

The spreadsheet factor

Philanthropic history was built on a foundation of compassion and good intentions. Unfortunately, neither can be deposited into your organization’s checking account. Grantmakers are under increasing scrutiny by their supporters and the public at large. And the calls for efficiency and proof of impact are growing louder.

Funders have responded by asking for more details about how and what you will measure to show your impact. Their philanthropic intentions haven’t decreased. If anything, a deeper focus on measuring outcomes shows more care—are we all accomplishing what we set out to do?

It also means that now more than ever, you have to show there’s no guessing involved. You’ve identified how to measure the social change you plan to make with a grant. The outcome will be good and you’re ready to measure it.

Identifying which measurable outcomes will show the most value is one of the key elements in writing a grant that gets funded. Every story has to have an ending. Your grant is the story of an outcome you want to make happen. Bring us all the unfinished chapters of your story and we’ll polish it into a future tale worth telling – and funding.

5 Ways Grantseekers Can Build Better Relationships with Funders

Hint: Focus on their needs, not yours

In the urgency to create proposals, grantseekers sometimes forget that the biggest connection they have with funders is a mutually-beneficial relationship. People, not faceless corporations, give grants.

So, how can you, as a grantseeker, reach out to funders in a way that deepens the relationship?

1. Know the funders

Sound like a basic tip? The truth is that, in the hurry to get a grant, grantseekers may get overly focused on themselves and forget who they are reaching out to.

So, spend time getting to know your funders. Dedicate time to research them as much as you can through online information, like their website, press releases, online publications, and social media. When you reach out to them, you won’t ask questions that could have been easily answered by a glance at the funders’ FAQs page or by reading their About Us page. You’ve done your research!

Moreover, you’ll be able to phrase your questions in a way that shows you know the funders well ─ and want to know them better. For example, you can say, “I’ve studied your foundation, but I have a few questions that I didn’t see answered there. Do you have some time to provide details?”

2. Follow the funders’ preferred form of contact

Do they prefer email, text, or phone calls to keep in touch with you? You may assume that the means they use to stay in contact is their preferred form. However, you may want to ask them the simple (and thoughtful) question: “What’s your favorite form of communication?” or “How do you prefer me to contact you?”

Once you know what they prefer, follow it. If they said they prefer phone calls, but you hate making calls and prefer emailing, you may default subconsciously to emailing. Instead, be mindful of what funders want. Make the call.

3. Add some educational insights to conversations with funders

In your communications with funders, whether online or in person, drop some insights about your organization that will let the funders get to know it better. The key is not to force the insight. You don’t want to sound like that obnoxious, name-dropping dinner guest who only thinks of himself.

Let the insight into your organization fall naturally into the conversation. It can be as simple as “Speaking of [insert topic], we’ve [name something that your organization does that would interest the funder].” Or “We’ve had a similar [concern/success/etc.] at my organization. What we did was [insert a brief, interesting insight].”

4. Understand funders’ needs

This point ties into the previous one. Your focus is on a mutually beneficial relationship … and you already know why you are seeking a grant. However, in a discussion with funders, focus on answers to the following questions:

  • What’s in it for them?
  • Why should they specifically care about my organization?
  • How would it benefit them specifically?

The word “specifically” in the questions above is incredibly important. You want to deepen your connection to the funders. For example, if you answer the first question with “They should care because everyone in the world wants to eliminate world hunger,” you’re missing the mark.

As a grantseeker, you’ll want to show that you understand their exact needs. For example, a more explicit answer would be something like, “They should care because the food pantries in their community are servicing [specific amount] more people every month.”

5. Show funders what’s behind the magic curtain

Funders are becoming more open to seeing the stories behind the data they receive from grantseekers. So, consider ways to be more accessible in sharing your stories with your funders.

For example, if possible, invite funders to your site to get to know your organization and project better. Make sure the location and time works best for them. Be sure to ask funders what they want to see. You’ll save everyone time and focus on what they want to know. Then plan the visit carefully to highlight your best work.

During the visit, listen intently to what funders say or ask. In other words, don’t solely think about what you want to say; you may miss important information or questions. Also, let these constituents know what you plan for the organization’s next steps.

After the visit, send any information that funders requested as well as a thank-you letter.

If you’re unable to do a site visit, consider looking into any social media platforms you have that showcase your foundation. You may have an Instagram account that shows the progress on your project that needs the grant, or have compelling Facebook stories about people who will benefit from the money.

After all, funders, like grantseekers, are people. And a healthy relationship between people benefits both parties.

While we can’t build a relationship for you, we can make sure your grant proposals appeal to potential funders and check every box on their “must have” list. Get in touch today and let’s talk about acing your next proposal.