To Do Heavy Lifting, Nonprofits Need Bone & Muscle
Nonprofits are dedicated to their missions, pouring every ounce of time, energy, and money they can muster into their fight to make positive change.
Get Funding.
Create Change.
You are here
Blog
Five Essential Steps to Planning Your Program
When confronting pressing community problems, the program planning of nonprofits is understandably motivated by their passion to set things right. The enthusiasm to make things better is a primal, driving force you’ve got to appreciate and nurture. But you’ve also got to temper the excitement behind a well-intentioned idea with a solid understanding of how to plan programs so they will really make a difference.
Grants: Passion Matters, But So Do Cold Facts and Calculated Action
Many nonprofits are born from the grave concern of someone who’s experienced a tragedy, suffered from a problem, or witnessed others’ suffering first-hand. These nonprofits radiate an intensity of purpose that inspires others to action and captures the interest of grantmakers who want to partner with authentic organizations working deeply within their communities.
To Win Grants, Write Clearly
There’s much more to winning grant awards than writing! To win, it’s imperative to approach the right funder with a solid program plan that’s capable of producing meaningful results. But the quality of the writing does matter.
A Grant Proposal’s Most Common Pitfall
Accurately identifying the problem or need your organization wants to tackle is the single most important factor in developing a powerful grant proposal.