Applying for Grants during COVID-19: Advice for Nonprofits

In the midst of COVID-19’s major impact on our lives and communities, many nonprofits are considering how this will affect maintaining and applying for grants, often essential for continued operations. We've put together a list of four things that can help you and your organization through this difficult time.  1. Maintain Communications and Relationships with Funders Yes, everyone is busy, nervous, and figuring out what their organization will do to move forward in response to COVID-19. All the more reason for you to be a part of that conversation with funders. Talk to them about what your organization is doing,.
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Grant Writing: 5 Tips for Finding Funding

Information searches are only as good as their search terms. The internet is a powerful tool for grant writers and those looking for funding. However, a general search may not generate the best results. As with all things digital, if you're not working with Google to increase your Search Engine Optimization (SEO), you're less likely to be found. This is true for searching for funding -- a grant seeker has to be savvy in how and where they look for requests for proposals (RFPs) and funding announcements. 1. Grant Databases There are many grants databases out there that crawl the.
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