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Every Project Needs a Plan

GovLoop

First and foremost, you need to know where you are. Agencies that are structured primarily around customer needs and have the tools to measure that performance. Agencies that have done some customer research, mostly as part of other projects. Begin to pull customer-related data from other projects. Foundational.

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Good, Better, Best: Three Tips for Transforming a Mediocre Grant Proposal into a Great One

Peak Proposals

They can be summarized as (1) making a clear case for the need for your project, (2) getting specific about how the work will be done, and (3) using plain language (e.g., However, this is telling the funder that your proposed project fits within their interests. All organizations need money. avoiding jargon).

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Good, Better, Best: Three Tips for Transforming a Mediocre Grant Proposal into a Great One

Peak Proposals

They can be summarized as (1) making a clear case for the need for your project, (2) getting specific about how the work will be done, and (3) using plain language (e.g., However, this is telling the funder that your proposed project fits within their interests. All organizations need money. avoiding jargon).

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Follow This Plan and You'll Never Miss a Proposal Deadline

Peak Proposals

To be considered for a grant, you need to submit your proposal by a specific date and time, no exceptions. Because of the time pressure, unless you have a plan for how you’ll meet the deadline, you run the risk of either submitting the proposal at the last minute or missing the deadline entirely. Your first step then, is to plan.

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GRANTEGY: Don’t Leave Your Grants to Chance Series

Grant Consulting Services, LLC

Enhances Communication and Commitment The strategic plan clarifies the vision and accountabilities, increasing the alignment of all organizational activities and fostering commitment at all levels. So, what is grant optimization in relation to strategic planning? We call this step Grant Optimization. What Is Grant Optimization?

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Getting Your Data AI-Ready

GovLoop

3 Fundamental Needs To begin, agencies need enough data to feed each AI model, because AI algorithms require huge amounts of data, generated over time, in order to produce useful outcomes, Barlowe said. You don’t throw it out, because you don’t know what the model’s going to need a year from now, five years from now.”

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Project Management to Product Management: Making the Move

GovLoop

Project management focuses on completing a specific assignment with preset resources. It’s often centered on IT and may reference user experience (UX) and organizational priorities only when the project is assigned and handed off. The process allows for continuous improvement in response to feedback and changing needs.