Grant Writing

“Your squad is a small group of people you can trust without question. First and foremost, they must be people who fundamentally wish you well and want you to succeed, not just in work, but in life. They must be able to celebrate and be genuinely happy for your...

HayDay Services is bringing you a series of “how-to” articles related to successful grant management. Part 10: Site Visits, Audits, and the OIG As a grant manager with the biggest Type A personality, my worst nightmare is having to scramble for a funder’s site visit...

If you’re anything like me, you could use a solid boost of positive energy and a feel-good story for inspiration. Look or listen no further!  In the most recent episode of the Fundraising HayDay podcast interview, Dr. Brandi Rae Hicks shared her remarkable 25-year...

HayDay Services is bringing you a series of “how-to” articles related to successful grant management. Part 9: Budget Documentation If you’ve listened to any of the Fundraising HayDay Podcast episodes about grant fraud, you’ll notice a pattern. The majority of people...

Grant Readiness: It's About Way More Than Just Writing When most people think about grants, they immediately jump to "grant writing." While writing is critical to the process, it's one piece of a much larger puzzle. The secret to grant success is to be grant-ready...

Picture this, Sicily 1923… Okay, don’t picture that, but drop me a line if you get the reference,  IYKYK. Instead, picture a Monday morning when a decent grant opportunity with a challenging deadline pops up in your inbox. If your grant writing experience was anything...

If you’ve been in the nonprofit or local government sector for more than a minute, you’ve heard plenty about collaboration. If you’ve listened to the Fundraising HayDay podcast or attended any HayDay Services training, you may have heard me preach about collaboration...

I love the viral protest sign: “So Bad The Introverts Are Here.”  It’s me on a molecular level.  When executive orders, legislative decisions, or policy changes threaten to harm people and communities that nonprofit agencies serve, we must take action, but responding...

Are you a fan of awards, and maybe even awards shows? I totally am. I used to attend an Oscar best picture marathon with friends. The two Saturdays before Oscar night, you’d find me at the local AMC, watching five movies a day, because it was so much more fun to watch...

HayDay Services is bringing you a series of "how-to" articles related to successful grant management.  Part 8: Mistakes Were Made What can go wrong with grant management, and why does it matter? Even with the best intentions and preparation, projects may face delays,...