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Grants don’t grow on trees

Where do grants come from? Do you care? You would if this knowledge were to help you write a convincing grant application, especially if the grant round is heavily subscribed. How many times have you heard the saying ‘money doesn’t grow on trees’? Yet, when it comes to grants, people...

Grants are not the only way!

When I get approached by a business looking for a grant, I ask questions and listen.  I listen for the real reason people are wanting a grant .... a lifeline,  an investment in a new idea, to reach an audience, to continue to fund an existing service, to develop a...

Grant writing tips of the week

Never, ever assume that the funder knows who you are and what you do, even if they do (right now). Write everything down that you can think of to describe you, the area you operate in and the people in it, everything that’s relevant, Write as though you are talking...