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Should your organization hire a certified grant writer?

Professional Grant Writer

As organizations review the credentials and experience of grant writers—whether they’re looking to bring one in-house or hire a freelancer—the question of certification. The post Should your organization hire a certified grant writer? appeared first on Professional Grant Writer.

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Does Revenue Diversification Actually Work for Nonprofits?

Peak Proposals

Grant writing. Strong grant proposals are well written and reflect an understanding of the funder’s interests. Someone who writes well can be a good grant writer with practice, and someone with not-so-great writing skills—but who is very knowledgeable about the proposed project—can become a better writer.

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Finding Funding for Research

Peak Proposals

Writing Grant Proposals If you do not enjoy writing, or if you don’t mind writing per se, but you don’t feel comfortable writing proposals, you may entertain the idea of hiring a grant writer. Hiring a grant writer can be the best way forward in some circumstances. However, it’s not a magic bullet.

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Where in the Organization Chart Does Your Grant Professional Belong?

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

But where is the right fit for a grant professional? Despite many people labeling us “grant writers”, you cannot simply hide us in some corner and expect us to write, write, and write until the money starts flowing. Grant professionals, successful ones at least, have a seat at the leadership table.

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Add Productivity by Subtracting Distractions

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

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.

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3 Essentials For Nonprofit Sustainability You May Have Missed

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

Whether you’re a grant writer, fundraiser, development director, or consultant who works with them, you can play an essential role in helping prepare a nonprofit to accept unexpected, larger donations and build sustainability for the communities served. Sounds great, right? Bequests can take many different forms.

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Need Is Not Enough To Win Grants

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

From dubious quizzes about your soul mate in 1980s women’s magazines to Buzzfeed’s endless supply of “decorate your dream house, and we’ll guess your eye color,” I’m always game to give it a go and rarely seem to match up with what should be the correct answer. I’m a sucker for a quiz. It’s all in fun. What’s missing?