What to include in your letter of inquiry (LOI)
A letter of inquiry (LOI) is often the first step to opening a conversation with a grantmaker and — hopefully — receiving funding....
How to get started with grant writing
Grant writing is often viewed as an inevitable part of running a nonprofit. As soon as that 501(c)(3) letter arrives from the IRS,...
Use data to strengthen your grant writing
All nonprofits and their programs should track basic demographics of clients that participate in their programs at a bare minimum. More and more...
What are outcomes versus outputs in grant writing?
Grant writing can involve a frustrating set of jargon — terms like goals, objectives, outcomes, outputs, and a great many more. Even if...
Build a true partnership with your grant writer
Grant writing is a collaboration between your consultant and your whole staff. To build a true partnership with a grant writer, put communication...
Integrate grants into a diversified fundraising plan
So many nonprofits associate a fundraising plan exclusively with grant writing. But the truth is that grant writing is an extremely competitive process....