Nonprofit Grant Writing

You’ve heard the old saying, “Sometimes you have to spend money to make money.” In the world of nonprofit organizations, sometimes you have to spend money to get money in the form of grants and bequests from government agencies or private foundations. One of the best investments your nonprofit organization can make is to find a grant writing resource that will help you favorably position your organization to find and capture those scarce and highly competitive funds.

As a nonprofit you have a mission committed to changing lives and providing benefits and services for those most in need. But you need the resources to focus on and achieve your mission. For over thirty years I have worked in the nonprofit sector in many capacities including manager, policy advocate, lawyer and consultant across twenty states and several state agencies. This experience means that I know the world in which you live and operate.

My first task as your nonprofit grant writing consultant is to determine what grants and other competitive awards are right for your organization. Time lost pursuing funding that is unlikely to result in success is a waste of your already stressed resources. I will not take on a job that has little chance of bringing you what you need. But if we do move ahead with a proposal, I can assure that it will be thoroughly researched, targeted to the eligibility priorities and professionally presented. Nonprofits by definition have worthy goals. I can help your proposal stand out as credible, comprehensive, accountable and sustainable.

The loftiest goals, no matter how worthy, cannot be achieved without the real world expertise to garner the resources available to help you achieve your mission. Even if you have the expertise, you probably don’t have the time to devote to acquiring the funds necessary to do the work because you are busy doing the work.

If you do have to spend money to get money, be sure you are spending it wisely with someone tried and tested in the nonprofit sector.