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....
Grant writing tips
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....
Don’t forget to take these year-end steps with your grant writing
There's a lot to think about this time of year, from what you're going to wear to the ugly sweater party to picking...
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...
Preparing your organization for state and local grants
Before you can even start writing a grant, you must consider whether your organization has all the pieces in place to compete with...
This quick edit will improve your grant writing significantly
Grant writing is so often about the "big picture" at hand. We spend hours upon hours discussing and digesting issues surrounding demonstrating a...