The Grant Landscape Has Changed, Nonprofit Revenue Strategies Should Too

In 2025, nonprofits must prioritize active fundraising due to unstable grants, emphasizing diversified revenue portfolios and strong community ties for sustained impact and resilience.

Story and Evidence: The Keys to Grant Applications That Stand Out

Strong grant applications blend compelling mission driven storytelling with clear, relevant data, creating a persuasive and credible case for need, strategy, and measurable outcomes.

Avoiding Common Mistakes in Grant Proposal Writing: A Guide for Success

Writing effective grant proposals requires a blend of creativity and adherence to guidelines. Avoid common pitfalls by demonstrating alignment with funder priorities and clarity in objectives.

Bridging Numbers and Narratives: Communicating the Qualitative Human Impact in Grant Applications

In the competitive world of grant funding, organizations must master the art of balancing two seemingly contrasting elements: the measurable deliverables funders demand and the qualitative human impact that inspires. By weaving these aspects together effectively, you can craft a grant application that not only meets funders’ criteria but also resonates with their deeper motivations. … Continue reading Bridging Numbers and Narratives: Communicating the Qualitative Human Impact in Grant Applications

Narrative Logic Model in Grant Writing

What do you mean by narrative logic model? Most simply put a logic model is an articulation of how your program / project / business works, what inputs there are, what happens, and what the results are. So a narrative logic model is taking a logic model and putting into a narrative format to provide … Continue reading Narrative Logic Model in Grant Writing

Grant Writing – Basic Tips

I have worked on both sides of grant funding as a grantee and a grantor, and I have taken that experience into the realm of grant writing as consultant. Grant writing can seem pretty straightforward on the surface, just answer the questions on the grant application and clearly state the need and what you plan … Continue reading Grant Writing – Basic Tips