Grant Writing

HayDay Services is bringing you a series of “how-to” articles related to successful grant prospect research. Part 5: Reading a 990 For the first 15 years of my career, I worked in local government. I could bore you for hours with my knowledge about federal grant...

More often than not, I find myself frustrated with the work of foundations. If you’ve written a grant or two, you have probably already experienced $1,000 grant requests that take 30 hours to complete, problematic portals, funders who expect a diverse board even...

HayDay Services is bringing you a series of “how-to” articles related to successful grant prospect research. Part 4: Go/No Go Decision Guide When Grants Aren’t Worth Chasing Nonprofits and local governments are stretched thin, budgets are tight, and leadership is...

If you have written even one grant, you know the feeling. The deadline is looming, your proposal is half-finished, and you’re still missing the vital bits of information for the budget, or the objectives, or the evaluation, or anything in between. The truth is,...

HayDay Services is bringing you a series of “how-to” articles related to successful grant prospect research. Part 3: Public Funding Two weeks ago, I shared insights about private grant funding, and if you missed that blog post, you can read all about it HERE. Today...

You probably already know that 501(c)3s are not the only organizations doing meaningful work in communities. But how often do we actually stop to map the full landscape? Amanda and I tackled a whirlwind overview of nonprofit-adjacent organizations in the latest...

HayDay Services is bringing you a series of “how-to” articles related to successful grant prospect research. Part 2: Private Funding When it comes to grant funding, you have two options: Private or Public. Today’s blog post focuses on private grants, which include...

Here's what I know from decades in this field: grant writers have been conditioned to see themselves as separate from the fundraising team. Back office. Siloed. Tapping away on their ancient keyboards while major gift officers get the glory. (If a little rant or two...

HayDay Services is bringing you a series of “how-to” articles related to successful grant prospect research. Part 1: Establish Funding Priorities Whenever a new employee or consultant shows up with the word “grant” in their title, they tend to become everyone’s new...

With a military dad, my family moved about every 3 years from my birth until I graduated from college. It’s all I knew – packing up, starting over, and making the best of every new location. I often wonder if I would have been more introverted if not forced to figure...