Grants research, writing, and submission are a key piece of every nonprofit organization’s fundraising plan. In hard economic times, hiring an outside grant writer seems impractical for cash strapped organizations. In order to ‘save money’ grant writing is often added to the duties of overburdened Executive and Program Directors, who don’t always have the skills and expertise to develop grant applications.
Hiring an external grant writer has real advantages on even the tightest of budgets.
- Saves money and time; grant research, planning, and writing can be extremely time consuming.
- Grant writing consultants require little to no supervision.
- Finding grants is a full-time occupation for grant writers; they will always be looking for opportunities for your organization.
- Entry level development professionals are likely to move on in a few years; grant writing consultants cultivate client relationships that last decades.
- Grant writing consultants stake their livelihood and their reputations on your success.
For key staff however, a bigger challenge than money is – time! Grant writing is easily pushed to the backburner in the face of daily client and organizational issues that need to be addressed. Add to that the large amounts time required to network in the community, build partnerships, and advocate for an organization; the less immediate payoff of grant writing moves to the bottom of the priority list.
Let us provide you with an evaluation of how we can help save you time and money through our proven grant writing and grant research services.
