How to determine grant writer fees
Grant writing can be a lucrative endeavor for organizations seeking funding to support their programs and initiatives. However, determining how much to pay...
Nonprofits
Cost estimates to write a grant
Organizations looking to hire a grant writer all ask the same question: How much can I expect to pay for professional help? Applicants...
How to run a successful grant writing program
Grant writing success is the unicorn of the nonprofit world. Any experienced grant writer knows well the frustrations, struggles, and challenges that come...
How to successfully apply for corporate grants
Corporations are often thought of as potential in-kind donors for nonprofits. For example, grocery stores may be willing to donate food for an...
The 5 basic steps of the grant writing process
Many newly established organizations (and established entities that have never written grants) are in the dark about what is involved in grant writing...
What new charities need before hiring grant writers
Too many new nonprofits look to hire a grant writer before they're ready to write grants. Or they try to hire grant writers...
Develop a grants calendar to stay on top of deadlines
If you've written grants for a while, you've probably experienced it: that sinking feeling when you realize — or your employer tells you...
How to write the chosen intervention section of a grant
We've talked a lot about using evidence to establish the need or the problem your nonprofit is working to solve. You need to...
Why your grant writing efforts are failing
Even well-organized, well-established nonprofits may find their grant writing efforts are failing. There are several reasons this may be happening, and you might...
Do grant writers work on commission?
It can be very attractive for an organization, nonprofit or for-profit, to hire grant writers to work on commission. And it's probably also...