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....
Foundation relations
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...
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Grant prospect research is often the first step for us when we start working with a new grant writing client. We comb through...
How social media can help your grant writing
By Megan Hill When I first started grant writing, "social media" didn't exist. Facebook was years from creation, and Twitter was even further from...
Grant writing is like growing vegetables
By Megan Hill This time of year, in the Pacific Northwest, my vegetable garden is in full swing. I'm harvesting strawberries, beets, carrots, chard,...