tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25405806.post4786808380785797331..comments2023-10-07T07:14:18.640-04:00Comments on 79 Grant Writing Resources: #67: A Checklist for Beginning a Grant Writing Assignment for a New OrganizationRuth Wahterahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863131395837446682noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25405806.post-87783229270692087392009-09-23T19:22:01.096-04:002009-09-23T19:22:01.096-04:00We can help you with your grant writing. Affordab...We can help you with your grant writing. Affordable flat fees. Check out www.burgessglobalconsulting.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25405806.post-5442309270009725722008-12-08T10:55:00.000-05:002008-12-08T10:55:00.000-05:00Don, you aren't howling in the wilderness, just ad...Don, you aren't howling in the wilderness, just addressing a different part of the process. This post describes what I do when an organization is contracting with me, an outside contractor, to do some writing work for them. Sounds like you are an employee working on researching -- an earlier, but never-ending process. <BR/><BR/>You're clearly organized in your research, but I'd encourage you to start applying. Don't wait until you have a perfect list. <BR/><BR/>Set a goal of getting a letter out every week, a full application out every other week. No one can give you money until you ask.<BR/><BR/>And, Kristin, thanks for the addition to the list. I've actually never been the contact on a grant until this fall when a very small association asked me to deal with two funders they have a relationship with. It's tricky. I can't assume they would handle something the way I would. <BR/><BR/>Do you have any advice for a freelance grant writer serving as contact?Ruth Wahterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863131395837446682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25405806.post-87220732535297736862008-11-19T19:10:00.000-05:002008-11-19T19:10:00.000-05:00This is a great checklist. I also will ask who the...This is a great checklist. I also will ask who they want to be the grant contact, some organizations have asked that I be the contact so that if a foundation has a question about the application they call or e-mail me. It is usually best for the organization to be the contact, but it happens. <BR/><BR/>An unrelated question- this is #67, what are you going to do when you get to #79?<BR/><BR/>-Kristen<BR/><BR/>www.nonprofitsos.comNonprofit SOShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13180727771461357699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25405806.post-43807393611161024452008-11-18T20:40:00.000-05:002008-11-18T20:40:00.000-05:00This is an interesting post, but it's not the worl...This is an interesting post, but it's not the world I'm living in. My world involves a mandate to bring more funds into a financially fragile 10-year-old organization to support existing operations (no new programs). I'm working on a part-time basis with a boss who has less grant writing experience than I do. I already have a pretty good handle on the organization's three main projects, all of which my boss wants to at least maintain and preferably grow. So one of my first steps was to create a giant tic tac toe board, with about 30 types of support listed down the left hand margin, and the three projects across the top. Then the ED helped me fill in the squares with Xs and Os by figuring out which kinds of support we wanted for which projects. Building funds? No. Endowment campaign? No. A relatively new project needs seed money, for example, while a 6-year-old project needs program development money and perhaps program evaluation money. All three projects need technical assistance. I asked for this information so I could fill out the correct fields on the search page of the Foundation Directory Online (FDO) grantmaker database. So I guess I'm involved in a lot more research, a lot earlier in the process. Armed with this information, I'm developing a prospect list which I hope to shorten with additional research and realities, such as deadlines.<BR/><BR/>Does this resonate with any other readers? Or am I howling in the wilderness?Don Hartinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16738325939550865571noreply@blogger.com