Proposals and Nonprofits
“Just Step Away from the Keyboard.”
Thinking and careful planning should precede the writing of a grant proposal.
9 Things Successful Grant Proposal Professionals Do Differently
There are 9 things successful people do differently. How many of these traits fo you have as a grant proposal professional?
Apply the “Peanut Butter and Jelly” Approach to your Government Grant Proposal
The “peanut butter and jelly” approach can help improve your government grant proposals.
Are You Ready to Apply for a Federal Grant? First Get Your Finances in Order!
Before you apply for a federal grant, you must ensure that you have the ability to properly manage and disperse federal grant funds.
Avoid Four Common Mistakes in your Grant Executive Summaries
Great Executive Summaries are very important in government grant proposals.
Be Careful about Grant Win Rates!
It is very difficult to calculate grant win rates accurately.
Being an Incumbent still means Submitting a Great Grant Proposal
If you are an incumbent, treat your grant as a must-win proposal to continue your project.
Belated New Year’s Resolutions for Grants Professionals
Here are my new year’s resolutions for grants professionals.
Can You be Happy and a Grants Professional?
If we build social capital where we live and work, then we are likely to be happier as grants professionals.
Develop Winning Grant Proposals by Effectively Reviewing your Writing
You need multiple reviews of your grant narrative to be a good writer!
Develop Winning Grant Proposals by Revising your Writing
Thoughtful revision is a key element in effective proposal writing.
Develop Winning Grant Proposals by Writing Effectively
Organize yourself to write effective grant proposals.
Doing a Grant Proposal? There’s an App for That (Part I)!
Grant professionals can use apps to improve the proposal development process.
Doing a Grant Proposal? There’s an App for That (Part II)!
Grant professionals can improve the proposal development process by using apps.
Doing a Grant Proposal? There’s an App for That (Part III)!
Using apps can help you do grant proposals.
Doing a Grant Proposal? There’s an App for That (Part IV)!
Apps are becoming a tool in proposal development.
Don’t Let Your Grant Proposal Time Slip Away!
Use a schedule to finish your proposal tasks well and on time.
Dress Up your Grant Proposal Graphics!
Your grant proposals will be more compelling and persuasive if you use good graphics.
Foundation vs. Government Proposals
Nonprofit organizations that apply for government grants need to know the differences between foundation and government grant applications.
Get Social Capital and be a Happier Grants Professional!
Build social capital at your workplace, and you will become a happier person
Go Green with your Grant Proposals!
Going green in your propsoals is good for you, good for your organization, and good for the planet.
How Can You Develop Compelling Win Themes for Grant Proposals?
You can develop compelling win themes for your grant proposals that will help you tell a great story.
How Can You Use Good Win Themes to Strengthen your Grant Proposal?
Good win themes can strengthen your grant proposal if used strategically.
How Do you Write Winning Grant Proposals?
Writing is a critically important element of proposal development.
How Should You Decide not to Bid on a Grant?
Deciding when not to bid is a very important decision.
How to Achieve Happiness as a Grant Professional: Have Faith
Being involved with religious organizations is a major form of social capital and happiness in America.
How to Achieve Happiness as a Grant Professional: Support Policies that Increase Social Capital
Grant professionals should support public policies that increase happiness and social capital.
How to Achieve Happiness as a Grants Professional: Be Grateful and Adjust Expectations
Grant professionals should be grateful for their careers in the nonprofit sector.
How to Achieve Happiness as a Grants Professional: Be Healthy
Nonprofit organizations and proposal managers can take concrete steps to encourage good health.
How to Achieve Happiness as a Grants Professional: Create a Healthy Work Environment
Creating a health work environment helps build strong social capital.
How to Achieve Happiness as a Grants Professional: Create a Satisfying Work Environment
Work toward create a satisfying work environment and both you and your co-workers will be happier.
How to Achieve Happiness as a Grants Professional: Go with the Flow
Creating “flow experiences” at work leads to more satisfied grants professionals.
How to Achieve Happiness as a Grants Professional: Make Peace, Not War
If you want to sustain strong social bonds at work, be cooperative and collaborative.
How to Add Zip to Your Nonprofit Proposals!
You can add zip to your nonprofit proposals by using the principles of good information design, using good visuals, and by using recognition to organize the proposal’s structure and content.
How to Develop a Grant Budget and Stay Out of Jail
Follow four basic principles to develop a compelling budget for your grant proposal.
How to Help Reviewers Evaluate Government Grant Proposals
You can use four important techniques to help evaluators to review your government grant proposal quickly and effortlessly.
How to Learn from Losing
Nonprofit organization can use rejected government grant proposals to improve their proposal development processes.
How You can use VfM to Submit More Competitive Grant Proposals
Using VfM can help you submit more competitive grant proposals.
Join the Grant Professionals Association
Joining the Grant Professionals Association will broaden your horizons and boost your career.
Make Good Nonprofit Oral Presentations with Graphics
Good graphics can help you make more effective oral presentations.
Managing a Virtual Grant Proposal is a Challenge!
It takes special skills to manage a virtual proposal effort.
Minimize Your Grant Proposal Risks
Recognize and address the predictable risks in grant proposal development.
Myths and Realities in Grant Proposal Writing
Writing a great grant proposal is not an easy task.
Pricing Your Government Grant Proposal
Learn to develop good government grant budgets.
Prune Your Grant Proposals!
Prune your prose to make your grant proposals more persuasive.
Resolutions for Better Proposals from Nonprofits
Nonprofit organizations should follow some simple but highly effective resolutions to improve their proposals.
Searching for Federal Grant Opportunities
To get federal grants, you must know how to search for them electronically.
Seven Essential Etiquette Tips for Grant Proposal Teams
Practicing good etiquette will help your grant proposal team perform better.
Should You Apply for a Federal Grant?
Carefully assess your chances of being awarded a federal grant before you decide to spend the time, money, and resources to apply.
Start your Proposal with Great Application Instructions
Every good grant proposal effort begins with a great set of Application Instructions.
Telling a Good Story is Important in Grant Proposals!
In a grant proposal, a good story becomes a powerful tool for advocacy and persuasion.
Transitioning to the Private Sector
If you want to move from the nonprofit to the private sector, develop a careful plan and do your homework.
Understanding Federal Government Grant Announcements
To apply for a federal grant, you first must understand federal grant announcements.
Unleash your Critical Thinking Skills in Government Grant Proposals!
By encouraging a critical thinking mindset in your organization, you can improve your proposals.
Use Four Simple Strategies to Improve your Grant Proposals
There are four simple strategies every Proposal Manager can use to improve grant proposals.
Use Graphics to Communicate Effectively in Your Grant Proposals
Good graphics can help you communicate more effectively in your grant proposals.
Use Graphics to Show your Grant Proposal Data
Good graphics promote understanding and persuasion, especially ones that convey data.
Use Graphics When You have Tight Page Limitations in your Grant Proposals
Good graphics are well-suited for grant proposals with tight space limits.
Use Storytelling to Develop Compelling Proposals
Nonprofit organizations can tell great stories about how they are making a difference in people’s lives. Convey your mission effectively by using powerful stories in your proposals.
Use the Principle of Recognition in Your Grant Proposals
Use the principle of recognition to develop your grant proposals because it helps reviewers evaluate them.
Use your Proposal Outline to Develop a Compliant Grant Proposal
A compliant government grant proposal begins with a compliant outline.
Using Graphics to Emphasize Win Themes in Grant Proposals
Create compelling visuals for your win themes to strengthen your proposals.
What are Good Win Themes in Grant Proposals?
Compelling win themes help lead to compelling grant proposals.
What Can Ernest Hemingway Teach Us about Writing Grant Proposals?
Channel your inner Hemingway to write better grant proposal prose.
What is a Government Grant?
Before you can apply for a government grant, you must understand what it is and what organizations are eligible to apply.
What is the “Peanut Butter and Jelly” Approach to your Government Grant Proposals?
Apply the “peanut butter and jelly” approach to improve your government grant proposals.
When You Write Grants, Focus on the Basics
Grant proposals should focus on the basics of good writing.
Why Nonprofit Organizations Should Hire Proposal Consultants…When Necessary
Consultants can help nonprofit organizations develop better proposals.
Writing Good Grant Proposal Prose is a Challenge!
Writing good grant prose is both an art and a science.
Writing Winning Executive Summaries in Grant Proposals
Writing great Executive Summaries can help make your grant proposals more competitive.
Writing Winning Grant Proposals through Good Organizing
Use the funder’s requirements as your writing outline guide.
Writing Winning Grant Proposals through Good Planning
Good planning is the prelude to good grant writing.
You Can Build A More Cohesive Grant Proposal Team in Five Basic Steps
You can use five basic techniques to create a more cohesive grant proposal team.
You Must have a Good Win Strategy to develop Good Grant Win Themes
Your win strategy and win themes are complimentary, but they are distinct and you should not confuse them.
You’re Not Finished with Your Grant Proposal Yet!
Once you have submitted your grant proposal, there are still important tasks to complete.