DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JANUARY 5, 2024

We’re so excited to announce the 2024 Top Grant Writing Blogs to Follow. With this mission in mind, our team put together a list of our top go-to grant writing blogs that share tips and tricks to help your nonprofit write strong, well-written LOIs and grant applications.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JANUARY 5, 2024

We’re so excited to announce the 2023 Top Grant Writing Blogs to Follow. With this mission in mind, our team put together a list of our top go-to grant writing blogs that share tips and tricks to help your nonprofit write strong, well-written LOIs and grant applications.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

For a long time, I struggled with my work as a grant professional. I loved tackling a challenging federal grant proposal. Managing federal grants was my jam – I loved putting my organizational skills to work and totally geeked out about a well-put-together 3-ring binder. The post Grant Pros: What is Your Why?

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 17, 2023

It’s time to draft a problem statement, and as grant professionals we know data is a necessary element to prove the need for our community. To provide the best mix of timelines, relevancy, quality, and cost for the data we collect and services we provide.” [1] We have all been there. So where do you start? And why wouldn’t you?

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

AUGUST 4, 2022

Dear Experienced Grant Writer: . I want to be a grant writer but only have 1 year of experience. Dear year old grant writer, . The post I want to be a grant writer but only have 1 year of experience. appeared first on DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services. Best regards, Diane H.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 23, 2023

Many agencies hire a grant consultant to start or help grow their grant portfolio. And while that may seem like a simple solution to your grant woes, a they do not magically appear and take all the work off your plate. So, what should you expect when you hire a grant consultant?

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Most people fall into grant writing almost by chance. Maybe someone recognized your writing skills and voila! Either way, those writing skills drew you in. It makes sense, given the most common way to describe the process is “grant writing” – which only tells part of the story. You were “voluntold.”

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

AUGUST 18, 2023

What does this have to do with winning grants under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)? In a significant change in federal grant-making opportunities and requirements, grant seekers for BIL funding must prove that at least 40% of their projects benefit underserved communities. Quite a bit.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 12, 2023

And does your boss even understand the world of grants? The answers vary with every grant professional. Some metropolitan cities have grant professionals embedded in multiple departments – police, fire, parks and recreation, and transportation. But where is the right fit for a grant professional? Ask questions.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Over more than 25 years of researching, prioritizing, writing, developing objectives, creating evaluation plans, and tangling with logic models, I never spent much time measuring a crucial aspect of work that affects all those tasks and more—my happiness. Considering a monumental change in my consulting business model, I was ready to learn.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 27, 2023

If you’d like to know what my cohost Amanda Day and I think are the top 5 reasons grants get rejected, complete with a little rant or two, listen here: [link] reasons-your-app…tion-gets-denied /. Here are some tips to put the spin on grant rejection. Grant reviewers and funding agencies have limited funding. It’s Not About You

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Every time I meet a new grant professional and hear about their work, I am totally in awe. In case you have never met a grant pro, here’s a sampling of what I’m talking about. No, we cannot do whatever we want with grant funding. No, we cannot ignore our award agreement’s grant terms and conditions.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

AUGUST 7, 2023

As a seasoned grant writing consultant, I’ve been privileged to learn the ropes of this unique, highly-demanding, and satisfying profession over the years. Today, let’s tackle a subject that I frequently encounter: How to get started with your very own grant writing business? Network, Network, Network!

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Grant Consulting Services, LLC

APRIL 12, 2024

When writing grants, it’s no different! From the project design to researching the grantmaker to writing the actual narrative in a proposal, the details have to be clear. Increased clarity may help the funder better understand your objectives, which could lead to a greater chance of receiving the grant.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 1, 2024

In 2024, the grant landscape for nonprofits has evolved significantly, emphasizing the need for meticulous financial planning and transparent budgeting to meet funder expectations. As highlighted by the 2024 GPA report , a well-prepared budget is not just beneficial but essential for securing grants and sustaining operations.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 9, 2023

Years ago, the Grant Professionals Association started the Conference Navigators Program as part of their annual conference. Let’s create a list of quality grant training opportunities for this fabulous community of ours. Don’t let grants stress you out, check out the helpful grant writing services our team has to offer here.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

This is paramount in connecting the pre-award and post-award work of grants. . When we talk about the Grant Life Cycle, illustrated below, it is essential to remember that to start a funding cycle again, you need to report on your current funded work. Check out our Grant Writing Basics on-demand webinar today.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

AUGUST 19, 2022

Once upon a time in the kingdom of Grantlandia lived a lonely grant scribe who yearned to convince King Thomas the Tightfisted and Queen Attachmentia Excessiva to release their treasure to the people so that all could prosper. Census Bureau’s Customer Liaison and Marketing Services Office (CLMSO) U.S Census Bureau. Census Bureau.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Yes, I have worked as a solo grant professional within a larger organization and as a lone grant consultant, working from home with no official colleagues to speak of. They are the ones who will step in and help edit your grant because even if they don’t know the world of grants, they are a grammar queen.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Recently, I attended MyFedTrainer ’s Grant Writing Boot Camp (GWBC) hosted by our team’s founder and President, Diane H. Having written many federal grants in the past, I was excited to hear insights from another seasoned grant professional. Grant writing is not a solo sport! Leonard, GPC, RST.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

APRIL 2, 2023

We are thrilled to announce that our grant writing consultancy team has grown by three exceptional grant writers and a digital marketing and sales assistant! With this expansion, we are now able to accept new clients who are seeking to secure grants to support their projects, organizations, and initiatives.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 16, 2023

As a grant writer (or grant professional, as members of our team prefer), your job is to write compelling grant applications to secure funding for your organization. What are the things grant writers do on a daily basis to become successful? But what about daily habits?

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Is it just me, or are grant professionals obsessed with numbered lists? Top 8 ways to ruin a grant proposal. And listen, I’m just as guilty for writing and reading said lists. And listen, I’m just as guilty for writing and reading said lists. I see them everywhere – from blog posts to webinars to podcast episodes.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 31, 2023

Nonprofits do so much above and beyond the services provided by our governmental agencies. They spend money on fundraising and overhead activities to secure individual donations, increase marketing, host fundraising events, and submit and manage grants. And that is on top of implementing their programs and serving the people.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JANUARY 31, 2023

in grant awards and trained over 72,227 professionals – WOW! To help celebrate 17 years, our team put together 17 of our favorite grant resources. The post 17 Favorite Grant Resources appeared first on DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services.

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Peak Proposals

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Have you ever considered becoming a grant writer? Nonprofits are constantly seeking new funding streams to stay afloat, so if you work for a nonprofit, you’ve probably seen that grant writers are always in demand. What Is It Like to Work as a Grant Writer? Working as a grant writer has its highs and lows, just like any job.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JULY 7, 2023

After extensive prospect research, we had identified this opportunity and added it to the grants calendar. This multi-year grant would hit during an extensive construction project which could delay the delivery of a cornerstone program that would be featured in grant funding. Don’t believe me?

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Whether you’re a grant writer, fundraiser, development director, or consultant who works with them, you can play an essential role in helping prepare a nonprofit to accept unexpected, larger donations and build sustainability for the communities served. Bequests can take many different forms.

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Grant Consulting Services, LLC

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Grant Consulting Services, LLC: A Year In Review As 2023 draws to a close and we enjoy the Holiday season, we often find ourselves reflecting on the past year, what we’ve learned, and how to carry the treasure of those lessons into a new, hope-filled year. Of the $13 million requested on behalf of our clients, over $1.5

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

I do not claim to have all the answers, but after two decades of grant writing, I know a thing or two about how funders operate. And like most grant professionals, I have thoughts and feelings on how this world of philanthropy can improve. Federal grants often require hours and hours of work to assemble a proposal.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Many people become grant writers because they’re better with words than people. Seriously though, in my 25+ years in nonprofit fundraising, I have met many more introverts than extroverts who gravitate toward grant writing and management versus individual donors or special events. And by many, I mean me. You too, maybe?

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

APRIL 14, 2023

If you have been in the grant profession long enough, you have seen your share of messy. I lost my first grant award within six months of a new job. The first grant I wrote for the police department was awarded pretty quickly. The first grant I wrote for the police department was awarded pretty quickly. She’s right.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

At noon eastern on Tuesdays, I could join my fellow grant professionals from across the globe, learn something new, and ask questions of my peers. For an extrovert who was the lone grants administrator of a local government, this sounded too good to be true. Thus, the Grant Pro Book Club was born. Our group text is a lifeline.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

AUGUST 4, 2023

Collaboration is one of those words that gets thrown around a lot, especially in the grant world. The city spearheaded a grant application to help fund an adjacent building which includes adaptive bathroom facilities and a concession stand. appeared first on DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Dear Experienced Grant Writer: Once you receive one federal grant can you request another one for a different program/project? Signed , Federal Grant Recipient Dear Federal Grant Recipient, If you are asking if you can apply to the same federal program for more than one project the answer is, it depends on the federal program.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

One of the things I love about the grant profession so much is the diversity of backgrounds that bring people to the field of writing grants. If you talk to five different grant writers/grant professionals, you will hear five different stories of the paths that brought them to the work they do today.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JANUARY 18, 2023

Dear Experienced Grant Writer, I recently left my fast-pased position as the Director of Grants at a nonprofit. I’d like to write grant proposals as a contractor, allowing me to choose proposals based on my time and schedule. Sincerely, Maggie Perry , Grant Professional. Any job boards you recommend?

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