Grant Writing Made Easy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

One of the questions I get the most from y’all is whether I know of any nonprofit start-up grants. The need for nonprofit start-up funding is huge, and today’s post is your guide to finding it. But on the other hand, I know that starting any type of business–for-profit or nonprofit–comes with its challenges.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 18, 2025

Digital public infrastructure (DPI) is a phrase regularly referenced by public sector institutions, strategic influencers, social sector organizations, nonprofits, and global CEOs as a transformational approach to leapfrogging citizen progress at scale. Automating the deployment helps them achieve their goals within budget constraints.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

Cost, resilience, and performance are non-functional requirements that are often at tension with each other.” — Werner Vogels, The Frugal Architect, Law III Nonprofit organizations are typically frugal and responsible. Going over budget is not an option. They still occasionally update their Fortran development practices.

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Peak Proposals

JANUARY 28, 2021

Additionally, some databases that list active funding opportunity announcements also include features to track your grant proposal’s development, submission, and even post-award activity. All three databases could be an asset to nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and faith-based organizations seeking grant funding.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Develop a governance strategy A governance strategy enables an organization to manage multiple cloud projects simultaneously in a flexible, coordinated, and interdependent way. The following tips can help your agency develop a governance strategy. Consider the functionality required to manage tasks.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Easterseals, DC MD VA is a multifaceted nonprofit organization with the goal of enriching lives and expanding opportunities for children and adults in the Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) area, including people with disabilities and military backgrounds. Learn more about AWS for nonprofits.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Budget limitations and unreliable internet connectivity hampered its aims. The open approach also maximized opportunities to connect Bahmni with existing hospital systems, and allowed other developers to take the software and modify, enhance, and expand it for more hospitals.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

percent claim to have successfully developed a data culture within their organizations, according to NewVantage Partners’ Data and Analytics Leadership Annual Executive Survey 2023. The city of Grand Island , Nebraska needed a cloud-based solution that it could use to build its budget more efficiently.

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Grant Consulting Services, LLC

JUNE 29, 2023

One word: budget. In the land of grantmaking, it’s essential to have a budget in place because grantmakers want to know that your financial situation is reasonable and how you plan on spending the money if awarded. The budget should show potential funders EXACTLY where their funds will be directed. Don’t make stuff up.

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Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Our blog posts typically focus on grant strategies for nonprofit institutions. However, many of the principles will also apply to researchers based outside of the US as well as to nonprofits. Understanding Proposal Budgets a. Budget Preparation and Review b. Key Budgeting Concepts VI. The topic is research funding.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Managing multiple grant applications at once can be challenging for even seasoned nonprofit professionals. In this post, we will explore four software tools your nonprofit can leverage to better manage your ongoing grant applications: Your CRM. For example, most nonprofits will need grant management software that comes equipped with:

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Barrett & Greene

AUGUST 9, 2022

Without considering the environment in the budgeting process, all the commitments to change will be little more than words. Luckily, there are cities that are transforming the budget process to align resources with climate action. They spoke a whole different language: budget cycles and bond ratings.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 11, 2022

If I asked 100 nonprofit leaders how they solve problems in their nonprofits, I bet that 90 or more of them would say something about taking action. The entire nonprofit sector, it seems, is driven by this go, go, go mentality. Folks are always doing more (often with less). This step probably seems like a no-brainer.

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Peak Proposals

MAY 3, 2020

Based on hundreds of emails we’ve received since we launched Peak Proposals in 2015, we have observed that many people appear to assume that if you are a nonprofit organization and if you need revenue, then you must pursue grant funding. In fact, for many nonprofits, grant funding may not be worth pursuing at all. This is not the case.

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Grant Training Center

AUGUST 21, 2023

Even if the job itself is not directly related to grant writing, many of the skills you develop in writing and implementing grants strongly relate to superior job attributes. Project Management Abilities: Grant writing often entails creating project plans, budgets, and timelines.

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Grant Central USA

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In the dynamic world of nonprofit organizations, securing the necessary funds to fuel impactful initiatives is an ever-present challenge. Why is grant writing crucial for nonprofit organizations' sustainability and growth? Why is grant writing crucial for nonprofit organizations' sustainability and growth?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The future of My eCISO While initial design and testing focused on K-12 IT stakeholders, test user feedback has indicated that My eCISO is ideal for small business owners with limited budgets or local municipalities with constrained resources.

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Peak Proposals

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Nonprofits are constantly seeking new funding streams to stay afloat, so if you work for a nonprofit, you’ve probably seen that grant writers are always in demand. No, you probably didn’t—nor did you develop the project activities, design the log frame, create the budget, or recruit the proposed project staff.

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Grant Central USA

JULY 20, 2023

How a Grant Writing Certification Can Boost Your Career in the Nonprofit Sector. Do you work in the nonprofit sector and want to advance your career? Certified grant writers are important in the nonprofit world because they are often responsible for securing funds to run programs and services.

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Grant Training Center

MARCH 9, 2020

The key to maintaining a successful nonprofit organization is to have a diverse fundraising strategy that builds upon your organization’s core strengths and resources. Likewise, a solid market analysis is essential in developing a diversified and successful fundraising strategy.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 25, 2022

Whether we’re already in a recession or one is looming on the horizon, you might be wondering what it all means for your work and what you need to know about nonprofits and recessions. A Harvard Business Review (HBR) study explains that the public wants nonprofits to be countercyclical. Procyclical. This makes sense. 3 Actions to Take.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

OCTOBER 30, 2022

4: Develop relationships with funders. I’ve heard from Grant Writing Made Easy students before that following a grant rejection, the funder has told them they were impressed with the application but would have liked to build a relationship with the nonprofit before receiving an application. 5: Keep your finances in order.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 12, 2023

**The Unstoppable Wheel of Nonprofit Work: Is There Room for Rest?** Nonprofit work can feel like running on a never-ending treadmill, right? If you’re in the nonprofit world, constantly chasing resources and battling social injustice, this message hits home even harder.

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Peak Proposals

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Nonprofits are constantly seeking new funding streams to stay afloat, so if you work for a nonprofit, you’ve probably seen that grant writers are always in demand. No, you probably didn’t—nor did you develop the project activities, design the log frame, create the budget, or recruit the proposed project staff.

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PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

To many scholars in the field of public administration and public management, the study of nonprofit organizations is viewed as a narrow niche, a handful of people working at the margins of the field on topics that largely sit outside of mainstream concerns for public managers.

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Peak Proposals

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Developing a grant strategy involves identifying the funders and funding opportunities you intend to pursue over a certain period of time (usually a 12-month period, although it could be longer). Why Develop a Grant Strategy? You may wonder why you should bother developing a grant strategy. Absolutely not.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

IT professionals develop a list of needed equipment and get a cost estimate for that equipment. This cost estimate would translate to a budget request, and when approved by the organization’s leadership, IT could turn a requisition into procurement. How are cloud solutions different than legacy technology?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 12, 2023

A system on a mission To fund local efforts to help those affected by homelessness, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grants roughly $3 billion annually to local projects combating homelessness. Stay on budget and on timeline because that’s where you’ll lose stakeholder support. The 2022 U.S.

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Let's Talk Parks

JULY 15, 2020

They also offer a mentoring program; ProConnect, Professional Development School, Supervisor Symposium, a web series, and during the pandemic we had an excellent series by Jamie Sabbach, “Call to Action,” provided by IPRA as well. I can’t speak to all states, but in my state of Illinois, our agency budgets have been hit HARD.

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Peak Proposals

JUNE 20, 2020

In terms of time, the general rule of thumb is that you should reserve around 10-15% of the total proposal development period (often around 6–8 weeks for proposals with fixed deadlines) to plan the proposal, including assigning roles and responsibilities, creating the proposal schedule, and reaching a thorough understanding of the solicitation.

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Partnership for Public Service

MARCH 23, 2023

Many appointees arrive from nonprofits, law firms, state governments and other industries with expertise that qualified them for their roles, but potentially with countless questions about processes and practices of the federal government. Combined, we had a recipe for a strong team.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 28, 2024

Securing funding can often feel like an uphill battle in nonprofits’ fluctuating economic landscape. This blog post delves into practical strategies for nonprofits seeking to enhance their grant writing skills and secure necessary funding during challenging periods. Why Is This Considered a Tough Time for Nonprofit Funding?

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Center for Community Progress

JULY 29, 2024

We are the only national nonprofit providing urban, suburban, and rural communities battling systemic vacancy with the policies, tools, and resources needed to address the full cycle of property revitalization. Who : RVP is put on by the Center for Community Progress. When : October 9-11, 2024.

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Grant Consulting Services, LLC

MAY 30, 2024

When you’re referencing nonprofits, nonprofit programs or project design is the basis for impactful social change. Activity Planning – After you’ve developed your SMART Goals, it is time to put them into action! Evaluation Planning – Evaluation should not be an afterthought.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

As we all begin planning for 2023, I want you to pause for a moment and consider how more grant funding could change your day-to-day nonprofit operations. One of the realities of the nonprofit world is that organizations are frequently expected to do more with less, to stretch dollars and fill in the gaps with longer hours.

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Peak Proposals

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Your workspace could be a dedicated SharePoint site for the proposal's development, a folder on Google Drive that contains all the proposal materials, or a collaborative space such as Microsoft Teams. Finally, proposals usually require meetings to discuss the proposal’s development and the project being proposed.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Using the arts as a community economic development (CED) strategy usually brings to mind urban settings. The third highlighted logistical and budget issues, and how the community was engaged even in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. People learned about where they were visiting and developed emotional connections to the land.

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