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You Know You Are A Grant Writer When…
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Spend enough time in any profession, and the inside jokes that only your peers will typically laugh at annual professional conferences and the like, begin to build up. After reading Rebecca Shawver’s recent article about why more young professionals are not entering the grant writing field, I stopped to think about some of those common characteristics and traits that those of us who have been in the field for awhile can connect with.
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Contributed by:
Diane H. Leonard
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Try, Try, Try Again
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Yesterday was “one of those days” for me. Our office received another rejection of our National Science Foundation grant application.
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Rebecca Shawver
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Reducing the Stress of Identifying and Utilizing an Outside Evaluator
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
As the expectations of funders grow with regards to evaluation, selection and utilization of an outside evaluation firm often brings on feelings of stress within a nonprofit team. This article provides straightforward advice on how to locate potential evaluation firms and key questions to ask potential evaluation firms - all designed to take the stress out of the process of beginning to work with an outside evaluator.
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Contributed by:
Diane H. Leonard
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The Best Job Ever
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Whether we are consultants who work at home or employees in large fundraising departments, many of us feel like we work alone. But how alone are we really when the online communities seem to be ever-expanding? Are those connections real and if so, why do we all still feel so alone?
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Contributed by:
Stacey Abate
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Grants: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Even if not known by name, most grant professionals have or will experience Finagle’s Law. That is, if anything can go wrong, it will...and at the worst possible time. Plus, it will all be your fault and everyone will know it. Likewise, if there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the first to go wrong.
Welcome to the glorious world of grants....
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Contributed by:
Cecilia Blanford
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Your Three-Step Plan to Approach Grant Funders That Only Give to Preselected Organizations
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
I know it. I’ve been right there with you. You find THE most amazing grant funder ever that would be absolutely perfect to support your organization. Their interest is the same as yours. They’re in the same location as you. And they have what you need most – money! But there, in the fine print, you see those five most dreaded words – “gives only to preselected organizations.” As Homer Simpson would grunt, “D’oh!” What’s a grant writer to do?
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Contributed by:
Betsy Baker
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Is Your Needs Statement Naughty or Nice?
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
I offer you a checklist of what makes a needs statement naughty and a discussion on how to make it a little bit nicer. After all, this section is arguably the most important one in your grant application.
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Contributed by:
Saadia Faruqi
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Busting Grant Myths
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
I like the Discovery Channel show MythBusters. I have often wished there was a similar show dedicated to busting grant myths because there is a lot of misinformation about grants, even from within the non-profit sector.
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Contributed by:
Betsy Northrup
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