Grant writing blog
Practical guides on finding funders, structuring proposals, writing budgets and winning grants.
How to Read a Grant Announcement Without Losing a Week
A funding announcement can run to a hundred pages. Here is the order to read it in, and the one section almost everybody misses.
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What Is a Grant Writer?
A grant writer turns an organization's work into a funding request a funder can approve. What the job involves, where it happens and what it takes.
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What a Grant Writer Does Day to Day
What does a grant writer do each week? Research, staff interviews, budgets and deadlines take as much time as the writing itself.
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How to Become a Certified Grant Writer
No license is needed. Learn how to become a certified grant writer through training, and how that differs from the experience-based GPC.
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How to Get Into Grant Writing
How to get into grant writing with no experience, from a first sample proposal to the evidence employers and first clients ask to see.
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Is Grant Writing Hard?
Is grant writing hard? Rarely because of the sentences. Strict instructions, matching budgets and fixed deadlines are the real challenge.
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How to Start Grant Writing, From Your First Proposal
How to start grant writing with one real organization and one small grant, and what to do before the first draft goes out.
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Is a Grant Writing Certificate Worth It?
A grant writing certificate is usually worth it before you have funded work to show, and rarely after. Who it helps, and what to check first.
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How Much Does a Grant Writer Cost?
What grant writers charge depends on the pricing model. Hourly, per-project and retainer fees explained, with worked examples you can adapt.
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How to Find a Grant Writer
How to find a grant writer your nonprofit can trust, from defining the job to checking samples, references and how they charge.
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Is Grant Writing a Good Career?
Grant writing suits people who like research, precision and fixed deadlines. What to weigh before choosing the career, and how the pay works.
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