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		<title>Why should I consider hiring an outside grant writer?</title>
		<link>http://tre-llc.net/2010/02/why-should-i-consider-hiring-an-outside-grant-writer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tre LLC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Form 990: Another Way to Tell Your Story</title>
		<link>http://tre-llc.net/2010/02/form-990-another-way-to-tell-your-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mindy Duncan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Assess Yourself for Success</title>
		<link>http://tre-llc.net/2010/02/assess-yourself-for-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mindy Duncan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grant Services]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[relationships with funders]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before you start writing a grant proposal, ask yourself a few key questions to ensure that you&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tre LLC &#8212; Now Offers Grant Writing Classes</title>
		<link>http://tre-llc.net/2010/02/tre-llc-now-offers-grant-writing-classes/</link>
		<comments>http://tre-llc.net/2010/02/tre-llc-now-offers-grant-writing-classes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:43:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mindy Duncan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Organizational Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[classes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beginning in mid-February, Tre LLC is offering training for aspiring grant writers. The training will cover the grant writing process from initial planning to submission. These classes are ideal for development officers, marketing directors, and program managers in nonprofit organizations.
Two hour sessions will be offered on the third Thursday of every month, from 11:00 AM [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grant Writing: A Thousand Words Should be a Picture</title>
		<link>http://tre-llc.net/2010/02/grant-writing-a-1000-words-should-be-a-picture/</link>
		<comments>http://tre-llc.net/2010/02/grant-writing-a-1000-words-should-be-a-picture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:25:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mindy Duncan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Capacity Building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grant Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Organizational Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grant writing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many of us the fine details of what we do every day are so automatic that we don’t even notice them; whether it’s the drive to work, the phone numbers we dial, or the forms we routinely fill out and file. It’s easy to forget that people in our own town may not know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strategic Planning: The First Step to Successful Grantwriting</title>
		<link>http://tre-llc.net/2010/01/strategic-planning-the-first-step-to-successful-grantwriting/</link>
		<comments>http://tre-llc.net/2010/01/strategic-planning-the-first-step-to-successful-grantwriting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mindy Duncan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Organizational Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fundraising]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A formal strategic plan sets the stage for a successful grant writing program by:

Identifying the mission and goals of the organization clearly; helping to avoid mission creep.
Identifying the activities and programs that are priorities to help avoid development driven projects.
Providing a summary of demographic, social, and economic variables in the community served by the organization [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building Improvement into the Growth of an Organization</title>
		<link>http://tre-llc.net/2009/12/building-improvement-into-the-growth-of-a-organization/</link>
		<comments>http://tre-llc.net/2009/12/building-improvement-into-the-growth-of-a-organization/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tre LLC</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Formation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Organizational Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Process Improvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[six sigma]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Going from good to great can happen but only if you build Process Improvement initiatives into your operational foundations.]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Post &#8212; Looking at Business Growth and the People Delivering Valuable Change</title>
		<link>http://tre-llc.net/2009/11/what-is-a-ba/</link>
		<comments>http://tre-llc.net/2009/11/what-is-a-ba/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tre LLC</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capacity Building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Organizational Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business analyst]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[giving customers what they want]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As everyone knows, innovation is the hot button topic at the moment and maybe it isn't just a hyper-buzzword. Innovation is what customers want, to be honest, it's what they expect. Innovation is the thing that <em>boosts profits, enhances reputations, and wins over customers</em>.]]></description>
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		<title>Funding Opportunity &#8212; Child Care Teachers</title>
		<link>http://tre-llc.net/2009/11/funding-opportunity-child-care-teachers/</link>
		<comments>http://tre-llc.net/2009/11/funding-opportunity-child-care-teachers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tre LLC</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Grant Opportunities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Non-profit Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[child-care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[classroom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotional]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enhancement project]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lokoff]]></category>
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Agency:
Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation


Reference Number:
 


Award Range:
$1000


Eligibility:
Teachers of infants, toddlers, or preschool children located in the United States or on U.S. military bases around the world. Applicants may work at for-profit, nonprofit, or religiously affiliated programs, and must be employed full time in a home, group, or center-based program that is fully compliant with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building the Capacity for Growth</title>
		<link>http://tre-llc.net/2009/11/building-the-capacity-for-growth/</link>
		<comments>http://tre-llc.net/2009/11/building-the-capacity-for-growth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mindy Duncan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Capacity Building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Non-profit Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Process Improvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[development]]></category>
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Capacity building is a set of activities implemented with the intention to improve the skills, infrastructure, procedures, and effectiveness of organizational activities.
For nonprofits capacity building is generally focused on improving program effectiveness such that the organization is better able to carry out its mission. In for profit organizations, capacity building improves the processes that allow [...]]]></description>
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