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Organizational Development

Why should I consider hiring an outside grant writer?

2010-02-21

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.

The result: your organization loses out on potentially huge monetary payoffs, and valuable relationships with corporate and foundation funders.

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Form 990: Another Way to Tell Your Story

2010-02-16

Nonprofit tax returns, including the application for tax exemption, are open to public inspection. The most common nonprofit tax return is the Form 990. We often think of 990s as a place to get useful information about grant makers, but they are also used by many grant makers to further evaluate your organization when reviewing grant [...]

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Assess Yourself for Success

2010-02-10

Before you start writing a grant proposal, ask yourself a few key questions to ensure that you’re on the right track with the project, and the funder who will receive your request. Take the time to write down your answers so that you can use your notes as the starting point for your proposal.

Does your project further [...]

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