What Can Grant Professionals Learn from Legendary Basketball Coach Red Holzman?
When I was living in New York City from 1968 to 1976, the New York…
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You Can’t Say “Thank You” Enough … in Grant Proposals
It’s been my honor to have served as board president of two nonprofit organizations –…
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What Can Grant Proposal Professionals Learn from the 2013 Best Companies to Work For?
When hikers get together, many of them talk about their boots. When chefs gather, they…
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Grant Proposals for Nonprofits: Emphasizing Donor Benefits
Although everyone knows that benefits are extremely important in government grant proposals for nonprofits, I…
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Get your Grant Proposal Team Engaged: The Importance of People
I recently finished a government grant proposal that had only a two-week deadline. Of course,…
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In Government Grant Proposals … You Should Address The Needs of The Reviewers
In the process of applying for a government grant proposal, we often talk about the…
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Make your Grant Proposal Team into a Learning Organization!
What is a Learning Organization? Modern nonprofits face unrelenting pressures to remain competitive with their…
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Are You a Grant Proposal Warrior?
This posting by: Jayme Sokolow Ready to be a Warrior? At the 2012 APMP (Association…
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Nine Things Successful Proposal Professionals Do Differently
This posting by: Jayme Sokolow Being a Success According to Dr. Heidi Grant Stevenson, a…
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Reviewing and Polishing Your Federal Grant Proposal
Grant proposals should go through a five-step writing process: • Plan: Think through your proposal section.…
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Write A Good First Draft Of Your Proposal
Grant proposals should go through a five-step writing process: • Plan: Think through your proposal section.…
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Are You Ready to Apply for a Federal Grant? – A Checklist
Once you have decided to apply for a federal grant, you must focus your nonprofit…
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How to Make your Ideas Stick in Grant Proposals – A Book Review
What is a sticky idea? One of the most stimulating books I have read in…
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Write a Great Federal Grant Executive Summary!
Why are Executive Summaries so Important? Some federal grant guidelines require an Executive Summary or…
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Managing a Geographically-Dispersed Grant-Proposal-Team
Until recently, most government grant proposals were developed in a defined physical space. The proposal…
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Don’t Let Your Grant Proposal Time Slip Away!
One of the most precious commodities in any government grant proposal effort is the amount…