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Your Three-Step Plan to Approach Grant Funders That Only Give to Preselected Organizations Contributed by:
Betsy BakerWednesday, February 15, 2012 (1 years 88 days ago)
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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How to Write Goals, Objectives and Outcomes that Grant Funders Will Love! Contributed by:
Betsy BakerTuesday, January 03, 2012 (1 years 132 days ago)
Writing winning goals and objectives and their intended outcomes can be a bit of a challenge even for seasoned grant writers. Here are a few guidelines, with “real world” examples, that will guide you in your quest to get those grant dollars!
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Embrace Your Grant Consultancy's Success with a Split Personality Contributed by:
Betsy BakerWednesday, November 16, 2011 (1 years 180 days ago)
I should have read "The E Myth – Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It" before I hung out my shingle as a grant consultant.
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Three Must-Do's for Getting More Grant Writing Clients Contributed by:
Betsy BakerWednesday, April 13, 2011 (2 years 32 days ago)
You want them lined up at your door just waiting to do business with you. But one of the most common challenges that new grant writing consultants face is finding clients. Fortunately, one of the greatest perks (and there are lots!) about being a grant writing consultant is the ability to work with clients locally. You can work with them virtually or in-person – meaning that there is actually a huge client pool to choose from. With more than one and a half million nonprofits in the U.S. alone, you are guaranteed business – if you know how to gain access to them.
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Why Aren't Your Grant Applications Being Funded? Contributed by:
Betsy BakerWednesday, January 26, 2011 (2 years 109 days ago)
You know that feeling of giddy anticipation you experience when you submit an absolutely-cannot-miss grant application only to receive the news later that it, well, missed? It's disheartening I know. And if you've been a grant writer for a long while like I have, then you have experienced that disappointment more than once in your career.
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