Peak Proposals

APRIL 30, 2023

We’ve written several posts over the years about how to write grants. We’ve also written about the pros and cons of being a grant writer. But one thing we haven’t done is write about how to become a grant writer. Three Common Paths to Becoming a Grant Writer 1.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

If you listen to the Fundraising HayDay podcast or know me some other way, you will quickly learn that I am an EXTRA extrovert. Yes, I have worked as a solo grant professional within a larger organization and as a lone grant consultant, working from home with no official colleagues to speak of. And who doesn’t want that?

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Peak Proposals

APRIL 3, 2023

There may not be a division of responsibilities between the cost and narrative proposals at a small nonprofit, leaving the project lead (or the grant writer) to both write the proposal narrative and prepare the budget. How to Prepare a Project Budget for a Grant Proposal 1.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 24, 2022

Typically, the individuals writing and managing grants for your organization are not people with titles like grant administrator, grant manager, or director of grants. They are firefighters, teachers, administrative assistants, program directors, accountants, and even elected officials and board members.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Even accounting for inflation, stock market volatility, political turmoil, and post-pandemic “revenge” spending, the largest transfer of wealth in American history is taking place daily. But not including essential preparations for planned giving could turn a generous gift into an accounting and programming nightmare for a nonprofit.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 12, 2023

And does your boss even understand the world of grants? The answers vary with every grant professional. We are fundraisers, so nonprofits often place us in the development department. Some metropolitan cities have grant professionals embedded in multiple departments – police, fire, parks and recreation, and transportation.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 28, 2022

After years of pandemics, civil unrest, natural disasters, and economic uncertainty, what red-blooded grant writer or fundraiser wouldn’t want to curl up on a comfy couch and scroll away for a few minutes to escape the stress and practice some self-care? You deserve it. I couldn’t resist). It ended at 3 a.m.

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