How to Empower your Nonprofit through Dedicated Grant Writing Services

A grant consultant can relieve the stress of grant seeking for your organization.

Ready to relieve the stress of grant seeking? As a nonprofit leader, your list of responsibilities is ever-growing. From personnel to paperwork, you manage it all– working tirelessly to ensure the success of your organization. Financial health is the backbone that supports your ability to effectively carry out your mission, so fundraising strategy is of utmost importance. To ensure your nonprofit’s sustainability, consider how professional grant writing services can work for you.

Embrace the Grant Management Hand Off

When you utilize professional grant writing services, you hand off responsibilities that take up valuable time from you and your team. Leveraging the support of a professional dedicated to the grant craft allows you to refocus on implementing your mission and frees up time for your wider fundraising efforts. While a grant writer is not typically responsible for handing individual donors and other funding streams, they do speak the language of grants, and are prepared to optimize your grant strategy. If you have your sights set on a specific opportunity, you can hire a grant writer to tackle the proposal. If you seek more comprehensive support, a grant consultant can offer a wide range of services.

A grant consultant can help you to:

• Develop a strategic plan

• Find appropriate grants

• Identify opportunities for in-kind support

• Write letters of inquiry (LOI’s)

• Craft high-quality grant proposals  

• Create and finalize budgets

• Create boilerplate documents

• Review existing documents

• Manage post-award reporting

Secure a Grant Funding Strategy

“Throwing spaghetti at the wall until something sticks” is one approach to finding funding. However, spending significant time pursuing grant funding not well aligned with the needs of your organization will not be the most effective method. A grant consultant can hone your approach so that you’re targeting appropriate funders, creating an intentional application timeline, and developing a long-term plan for sustainability. To develop a successful strategy, a grant consultant will work closely with your team to understand your financial history and future goals, in order to create an individualized plan for financial success.

Benefits to Hiring a Grant Consultant

If you’re a fairly new nonprofit, you’ll want to access your readiness to accept a grant award. Initially, a focus on other funding streams will be important. When you’re ready to seek grants, you may choose to conduct the research and apply for funding yourself. A wealth of free tools and resources exist to support the process for nonprofits. While anyone in your organization can take on the responsibilities of grant seeking, there are many benefits to hiring a specialized professional who will take the guesswork out of the process and streamline your funding plan.

Save Money

While organizations with a large budget and rigorous application schedule often employ staff grant writers, many nonprofits don’t have the capacity or need for a salaried grant writer.

Unlike a full-time employee, a grant consultant will not remain indefinitely on your payroll. You’ll be off the hook for benefits, and consultants pay their own taxes, purchase their own supplies, and fund their own training and professional development.

Capitalize on the expertise of a grant professional to receive the agreed-upon deliverables your organization needs to thrive.

Save Time

Your time is valuable, and best applied to pursuing your mission. Allow a dedicated grant consultant to handle the intricacies of grant strategy and propel your organization forward. Even excellent writers can benefit from the time-saving skills of a consultant who knows how to convey a complex vision within the confines of a limited word-count and specific scoring rubric.

Gain an Experienced Guide 

A grant consultant can help you to navigate the path to successful funding for your nonprofit.

Hiring a grant writer means bringing on a wealth of insider knowledge. Experience working with a variety of programs and funders allows them to understand how best to approach funding opportunities. They know the ins and outs of both private and government funding sources. Past experience with funders gives grant consultants an upper hand in navigating the entire process.

Acquire Knowledge and Expertise

When you partner with a grant consultant you embark on a learning opportunity for your organization. While a consultant will take the reins initially, grant consulting is by design a means for your team to actively participate in a long-term funding strategy. Along the way, you’ll learn tricks of the trade harnessed through the art, science and ritual of grant seeking. Your organization will benefit from the specialized skills your consultant applies to funder relations and grant management.

Reach out to discover how professional grant writing services can support your nonprofit’s current goals.