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Let’s talk grant readiness. It’s essential.
Let’s talk grant readiness. It’s essential.
Grant readiness is vitally important to understand and embrace.
Grant readiness is vitally important to understand and embrace.
Being grant ready means a nonprofit organization has the administrative, governance, financial, leadership and programmatic expertise to secure and successfully manage grants.
As an organization seeking grant funding to help you meet your mission and achieve long-term sustainability, grant readiness impacts everything you do. The grant life cycle is a continual flow of research, writing, celebrating and reporting while always building solid relationships with grantors.
Organizations who are ready to invest the time, energy, strategy and money into developing their grants program will not only increase their percentages of awards, they will make greater positive differences in their communities.
Organizations who are ready to invest the time, energy, strategy and money into developing their grants program will not only increase their percentages of awards, they will make greater positive differences in their communities.
Key elements of grant readiness include:
Key elements of grant readiness include:
DOCUMENTATION OF NONPROFIT STATUS
OPERATING BUDGET
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PROGRAM EVALUATION PLANS
RECENT IRS FORM 990 FILINGS
I have developed a grant readiness checklist as a tool we will use to determine your next steps toward securing grant funds. Below are a few helpful links to muscle up your grant readiness:
The Grant Professionals Association is an excellent resource for all things grants. This excellent blog is easily shared with your board and staff, and will help you get your ducks in a row.
This short, free assessment created by Instrumentl will help you learn about your organization’s grant readiness level.
Funding for Good posted this link to download a free Grant Readiness Checklist.
Diving into the Federal grants pool? Grants.gov is loaded with helpful information about the grants lifecycle timeline and SO much more.
Do you have questions about your organization's grant readiness? Contact me today for your initial consultation and find the answers you need.
Do you have questions about your organization's grant readiness? Contact me today for your initial consultation and find the answers you need.
About Roxanne Eflin, MA, GPC, CITM
About Roxanne Eflin, MA, GPC, CITM
Roxanne is a passionate grants professional, consultant, and writer – ready to offer her experience. She is a GPC (Grant Professional Certified) and a Grant Professionals Association Approved Trainer. She has researched, written, secured and managed hundreds of grants over her 38-year career with nonprofit organizations and municipalities. Roxanne serves on the board of the Grant Professionals Association Colorado Chapter as Programs Committee Chair and has been a grants reviewer for many years. Equally, Roxanne’s work in historic preservation spans decades and includes leadership positions with numerous national, state, regional, and local organizations and boards.
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