Ep. 208: 5 Steps to Draft an Effective Grant Writing Template

Published: March 3, 2022, 9:17 a.m.

b'\\u2728\\U0001f48c Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com for the Hub Haven Grant Writing Resources \\U0001f48c\\u2728\\n\\n\\U0001f449\\U0001f4b0\\U0001f5a5\\ufe0f Grant Writing Master Course: Get sample grants, logic models, videos, and more. Start to write winning grants! https://grantwritingandfunding.com/grant-writing-master-course/\\n\\n\\U0001f5a5\\ufe0f\\U0001f525 \\U0001f449 Want to get paid to write grants? Join the Freelance Grant Writer Master Course to launch and grow a freelance grant writing business: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelance-grant-writer-course/ \\n\\n\\U0001f917\\u2615\\U0001f449 Want to increase funding strategies for your Nonprofit? Join the Nonprofit Strategic Planning Master Course to schedule out your year and to increase diverse funding strategies: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/nonprofit-strategic-planning/\\n\\n#1: Do Your Research\\nOh, the R word. I know some of you just groaned, but research is essential. In a typical business plan, you would definitely do market research, and it\'s not much different for a nonprofit organization.\\n\\nYou need to understand what the needs are (using research) for your program. \\n\\nPotentially, a workforce program may not be what is the priority for the target demographic, but instead GED or educational support might be more of a priority.\\n\\nBy doing this research you can fill out a section of your template (and include citations!) of what the specific needs are for your target demographic. This is huge as you can use this research for so many other items (website, social media copy, PSAs, etc.).\\n\\n#2: Identify a Problem Statement\\nNow that you have done your research for your grant writing template, you can solidify a specific problem statement.\\n\\nExample problem statement: "There are no workforce training programs for at-risk youth, ages 16 to 18-year-old in Amazing city, which leads to a myriad of compounding risk factors."\\n\\n\\n#3: Design Your Goal, Objective, Timeline Activity\\n\\nWhat is the one main positive change that your nonprofit\'s program will have?\\n\\nExample goal: "At-risk youth, ages 16 to 18-year-old in Amazing city will reduce their risk factors by securing workforce skills."\\n\\nThe objectives underneath this will be how you will reach your goal.\\n\\nExample objective: "Program Amazing will provide three levels of workforce training to 25 at-risk youth, ages 16 to 18-year-old in Amazing city by the end of year one."\\n\\nUnderneath your objective you will include different activities to accomplish to ensure your objective is accomplished.\\n\\nFor example:\\n\\nActivity 1: The project director will secure three MOUs with workforce training partners by the end of month three.\\nActivity 2: The project director will hire a outreach awareness coordinator to create fliers, social media posts and applications for the program in month one.\\nActivity 3: The project director will attend six outreach events with partner organizations to recruit beneficiaries in the first three months.\\nActivity 4: The project director will screen applications in month four.\\nActivity 5: The project director will launch the program in month five.\\nActivity 6: The 25 beneficiaries will attend workforce training during month five to month 12.\\n\\n#4: Develop Your Budget\\nI love taking an excel sheet and putting it right next to my activities to figure out how much money will be needed for every item.\\n\\nWe offer all of these plug-n-play documents in our Grant Writing Master Course.\\n\\n#5: Write up Your Nonprofit\'s Background\\nNow it is time to write up the section that you will copy and paste the most!\\n\\nCheck out www.grantwritingandfunding.com/208 for the full article.\\n\\nFavor, please?\\nIf you love this podcast, would you please do me a favor and leave a review on iTunes or your podcast listener?\\n\\nThanks for listening!\\nHolly Rustick\\nExpert Grant Writer & Bestselling Author\\nhttps://www.grantwritingandfunding.com/ \\n\\u2728\\u2728 Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com to get the proven G.R.A.N.T.S. formula to write winning grants \\u2728\\u2728'