As someone who’s written grants for a living for over 25 years, I’ve seen the world of grant writing evolve in ways I never could have...

Rejection. It is a universal experience and an inevitable part of life. Not every relationship will work out, not every job application...

Over the past couple of months, I have chronicled the importance of being grant-ready: as a grant seeker, whether as an individual or an...

This week’s Big Mama’s Playbook is filled with grant funding opportunities available for individuals and organizations! However, when...

As many Boomers and Gen X are probably discovering, when it comes to career choices and employment, there are stark generational...

Want to jump into grant writing - as a grant seeker and/or writer? Do you know someone who might or should be? Did you know that if...

Do you know that there are grants available for individuals? Do you know a new nonprofit searching for that first grant to apply for?...

Crafting a compelling grant proposal is an art, and storytelling is its most powerful tool. While robust data, well-defined objectives,...

Friends, I can’t tell you how timely it was for me to be invited to participate in the recent Federal grant review with the Office of...

You can learn how to find grants for nonprofits and individuals at my virtual course for novice grant seekers and grant writers. Limited...

“I may be old, but I know that I’ve left some footprints in the sand!” (words from my Aunt Lela). Even now, for me as a new...

Want to find out what it means a nonprofit is “grant-ready? As a nonprofit & grant writing consultant, I work with many novice grant...

We’re halfway through 2024 and for many nonprofits, the start of a new year fiscal is three weeks away! In preparing for my upcoming...

For a novice grant seeker or grant writer, the path to success in the nonprofit sector can be fraught with challenges, particularly when...

In last week’s post, “Nonprofit Leadership: Lessons from a Septuagenarian”, I touched on some of the challenges of aging executives and...

“You know…this world ain’t meant for old people!” Words of wisdom and foresight my 98-year-old aunt gave me. Case in point: Have you...

As the wealth of the Baby Boomer generation transitions to Generation X and Millennials, nonprofits face an unprecedented opportunity to...

Generationally speaking, the average age of a nonprofit donor is somewhere between a Boomer (1946 – 1964) and the Matures/Silent...

You’re just curious about the grant writing process, but don’t want to be a grant writer, there are several ways to get involved. Whether...

Over the years, I’ve taught several courses about how to write grants. Teaching the basic foundations, the grant writing process, and...