7 Tips To Write a WINNING Grant Proposal

Writing grant proposals can feel overwhelming, defeating, and just plain stressful. However, it doesn't need to feel that way when writing a grant proposal.

When you understand the basic grant writing structure, then you start to:
✨ Put grants together more quickly
✨ Feel more confident when starting the grant writing process
✨ Start to see your grant award success rate improve

Follow these simple steps to write a grant to eliminate overwhelm, defeat, and stress!

✔️ ​Step #1 Grant Proposal Process - Get the FOA/RFP
Find out if your nonprofit is even eligible to apply for a grant application.
Some things to watch out for:
✨ required deadlines,
✨ formatting requirements, and
✨ mandated attachments

✔️ Step #2 Grant Proposal Process - Research the Needs and Design a Problem Statement

Without a compelling problem statement, your grant application may be denied.

️✔️ S️tep #3 Grant Proposal Process - Articulate the Goal

What is the overarching result that you want from the program your nonprofit develops?
What is the ultimate result you want to achieve?

✔️ Step #4 Grant Proposal Process - Narrow the Objectives

Now that you understand the ultimate end-result (i.e., goal), you have to create a pathway to reach that goal.

Objectives are what can help you reach your goal.

✔️ Step #5 Grant Proposal Process - Timeline Your Activities/Tasks

Now that you have your objective, how are you going to ensure that it is reached?

By creating a timeline of all activities!

✔️ Step #6 Grant Proposal Process - Strategic Budget

Create a strategic budget that includes every element from your objectives! Don't forget anything in your budget that is in your grant application.

✔️ Step #7 Grant Proposal Process - Submit Early

Remember, it is so important to not have the grant application deadline YOUR deadline.

Pick a couple of days before (at the very least) to be your deadline.

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If you are new to the grant writing world, whether you have your own nonprofit or small business or are working for a nonprofit that has asked you to add grant writing to your To Do list, we have a ton of resources for you. A great place to start is our Write Better Grants Playlist:
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Maybe you want to skip the freebies and launch right into all of the skills that you need to be a successful grant writer from Day 1? Holly Rustick, host of the Grant Writing and Funding Podcast, walks you through the process, step by step in the Beginner’s Guide to Grant Writing Master Course:
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