Get organized before you apply for a federal grant
If your nonprofit is even thinking of writing a federal grant, it's important you take a step back and make sure you have...
Grant writing tips
How to write grants for small nonprofits
Finances are always tight in the nonprofit sector; if you run a small nonprofit, you’re likely dealing with even more financial restrictions. Even...
Proving your nonprofit’s qualifications in a grant
If you think about a grant as an investment by a foundation or government body, it's easy to understand why that entity would...
How to fill out a logic model for nonprofit grants
Many organizations cringe when they talk about evaluations, metrics, and measurements. It's fun to talk about one's program, but it's often intimidating and...
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....
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...
What new charities need before hiring grant writers for nonprofits
Too many new nonprofits look to hire a grant writer before they're ready to write grants. Or they try to hire grant writers...
What to include in a letter of support for a grant
Some grant applications ask for a letter of support or commitment when there's a partner organization or multiple stakeholders involved in a project....
Be sure to avoid these common grant proposal mistakes
Especially when a grant application has a long list of guidelines and requirements, it can be pretty easy to mess something up. And...
Applying for grants without a 501(c)(3)
What happens if your charity is waiting on its 501(c)(3) status? You've sent the paperwork into the IRS, but you're still waiting on...