Somehow, the best grant writers have a knack for managing small, temporary workgroups. One of my secrets to success is to pay attention to the temperaments of the people involved in the process.
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Most grant funders, of course, focus their resources close to home. Nevertheless, I think that adjusting your geographic focus will increase funding opportunities.
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One of our secrets for benefiting from early epiphanies is to hold on to them tight.
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Eat the frogs first. This means getting your unpleasant chores done first. I number all my chores each evening or morning and then force myself to do the top one or two first thing in the morning.
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Set aside special times for phone calls, writing, reading, and other work-related activities. It is more efficient to batch these activities than to mix them up.
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Due to the spread of COVID-19 those of us with jobs and businesses spent a lot more time working from home. For some, this was a great triumph. I have a friend who told me he thinks this is a harbinger of a brave new world where almost all of us have given up commuting…
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One of our favorite spots to eat in Las Vegas is a restaurant called Trevi which is located in the heart of The Forum Shops at Caesars. It is perfect for us. There is no casino in sight and no cigarette smoke in the air. It is next to the fountain pictured above. The sky…
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In a high-pressure emergency situation, it always makes sense to begin by trusting your own gut instincts.
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One of the best ways to make sure that you are sending a message that your charity is au courant is by documenting your evidence of need or the quality of your solutions by relying only on peer-reviewed research articles that were published within the last two years.
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My success at winning large federal grants is what launched my career as a professional grant writer. At first, I had a perfect record. I won 10 out of 10 of the first government grants I wrote for various charities.
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Lightning Fast Grant Writing