How to Locate Grant Writers and Researchers

Learn how to locate talented grant researchers and writers.

1:00 Anyone can do grant research if they have the answers to key questions
1:24 What information is needed to start research? Geographic focus, Service Area, Where is the program or project impact, operating budget, etc.
2:24 Research is matching foundations whose giving priorities match the needs of the nonprofit at that time
2:35 Example: Not a good fit
3:10 Research involved 990 tax documents
3:36 Calling foundations for clarification
4:12 On average 1/3 of well matched grant prospects will not want to fund your project
4:55 Set realistic expectations for clients
5:45 Grant Research Deliverables
6:55 Grant Writer Exercise Example
8:10 What information you need to write grants for other organizations
9:30 Compelling and Competitive Grant Applications
10:00 State and Federal vs Family Foundation style grants
10:36 Can Grant Researchers also do the Grant Writing?
11:00 Developing internal grant writing and research resources vs outsourcing
11:20 State and Federal grants are time consuming and outsourcing a grant writer may be good
11:50 Executive Directors should be trained as a grant writer
12:30 Grant Management, Reports and Follow up
12:55 Grant Writing Success Rates
13:50 Various levels of Grant Writing services - Application submission, follow up, grant management, program design, reporting, etc.
14:25 Determining Grant Writing Fees
15:10 Quantitative Questions in determining grant writer experience
15:30 Locating Grant Writers - where to look

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