Individuals can get grants too: Here’s what you need to know
While most of our work at Professional Grant Writers concentrates on grants for nonprofits, there are circumstances where individuals can pursue grant funding....
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The truth about foundation grant writing without a personal connection
Recently we received an interesting question via Twitter: It seems impossible to have a grant accepted w/o having an existing relationship with a foundation....
The Guide to Developing a Complete Nonprofit Fundraising Strategy
You wouldn’t start off on a road trip without packing a map or checking your GPS, would you? No, probably not. You shouldn’t start...
5 Ways for Nonprofits to Fundraise Smarter
Everyone’s looking for the next big thing: the newest trend in nonprofit marketing, the latest hot topic in the charitable giving world, the...
3 Ways to Segment Your Donor Population for Better Fundraising
What do we want? Donations. When do we want them? Now, yesterday, last Thursday, the foreseeable future, the unforeseeable future. Why do we want...
Positioning your nonprofit for foundation grant writing success
As if grant writing itself wasn't complicated enough, there's a significant barrier to receiving grants on the foundation level, and it's often overlooked...
How to use social media to improve your grant writing success rate
Social media is rarely discussed as an element of successful grant writing. But in the modern age of grant writing, social networks can...
Types of grant sources and who can access them
In the great, wide world of grant seeking, it's important to understand where grants come from and who can apply for them. This...
The most important elements of grant readiness
Grant readiness is a common topic among grant writers. At Professional Grant Writers, we either don't take on new clients if they're not...
Distilling federal grant readiness for your nonprofit
Writing and submitting a federal grant, whether you are part of a nonprofit or other type of business--is an extremely cumbersome process. Federal...