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Four Easy Steps to a Nonprofit Fundraising Plan That Works for You

A nonprofit fundraising plan is the best way to ensure your organization sees success when it comes to development this year—and you can write yours in four easy steps! Create a unique and customized fundraising plan for your nonprofit by taking stock of what works and planning your next year of fundraising!

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Everything You Need To Know Before Hiring a Freelance Grant Writer

If you’re a small nonprofit without a development team or otherwise struggling to consistently submit grant applications, bringing on a freelance grant writer might sound like the perfect solution. And it very well may be! Here’s how to find a good grant writer for your organization—and make sure they’re a great fit.

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How to Beat Three of the Most Common Grant Writing Challenges

How often have we heard these phrases from nonprofits and especially their grant writers? “We need money from anywhere to survive!” and “I thought I had time to do this, but time got away from me” or “This is such a big idea, there’s no way to write this in a short application.” Maybe you’ve said these yourself...

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Four Key Elements of Your Next Successful Grant Proposal

When you’re writing a grant proposal, it may sometimes feel as though every funder is seeking different information. Narratives ask you to “define the statement of need” or “provide a rationale for funding” or “tell us what problem you are trying to solve.” The truth is they are all asking for the same thing! While...

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You Got the Grant, Now What? Three Essentials to Grant Reporting

You probably have had the experience of celebrating an achievement when, suddenly, panic sets in and you hear a nagging voice say, “Now what?” Being successful with grant proposals for your nonprofit, especially if you’re a new grant writer, may give you that same feeling: “we’ve been awarded a grant, now what do I do?

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Three Ways to Turn a Grant “No” into a “YES”!

Nothing is more disappointing to a grant writer than spending hours, days, even weeks, working on a grant proposal only to receive a form letter from the funder that the application has been rejected. Before you wad up the letter, toss it away, and cross the funder off your list, take a deep breath. Don’t give up...

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Avoid the 5 Most Common Grant Writing Issues

Grant proposals are among the chief tools in the fundraising tool chest for most nonprofits. Yet many nonprofits see a small percentage of their proposals actually receive funding. Why? Of course, there’s never enough money to fund all the applications, but sadly and more commonly, grant proposals often don’t follow...

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The Best Nonprofit Annual Reports Have These 4 Things in Common

Annual reports are a way for your nonprofit to communicate with transparency about your programs and finances... All while bragging about the amazing work you've done in your community! And while they come in many different shapes and sizes, the best nonprofit annual reports have these four things in common.

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