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Years of grants writing and grants training experience and success across all areas of grants best practice.

Boolean Searching for Grants Research – It’s not string theory!

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Published December 22, 2016

  Author: Kate Sunners   I’m just going to jump straight in and say it, I love online research. I love poking into the nooks and crannies of the internet … Continued

Why Grants aren’t a Silver Bullet – and long-term strategic thinking is best!

Author fireworks

Published November 20, 2016

  Author: Kate Sunners This one’s a must-read for small nonprofits just beginning to look at fundraising strategically. You’ve got your nonprofit set up, you’ve got some great programs in … Continued

Can we talk about Passive Writing?

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Published November 18, 2016

  Author: Kate Sunners   Can we talk about Passive Writing? Can the Passive Writing be spoken about by us? HINT: READ THIS IF YOU’RE STRUGGLING WITH APPLICATION WORD COUNTS!!! So … Continued

Model Dogs – Best Practice Grant Seeking

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Published November 15, 2016

After the FIA Conference in 2016, Kerin Welford Fundraising Manager at Assistance Dogs Australia, approached Strategic Grants for some grant-writing support. Founded in 1996, Assistance Dogs Australia is a national … Continued

Thinking Outside the Box

Author Andrew Thompson

Published October 24, 2016

Sometimes you need to think outside of the box, or in this case, what was inside the box! An Amsterdam based bicycle manufacturer was faced with the situation where their … Continued

All Systems are Go!

Author Andrew Thompson

Published October 24, 2016

Tips and tricks on Grants IT systems from our IT guru Andrew, who looks after our GEM Portal, and knows our GEMS systems like he knows his Thunderbirds references! “5”, … Continued

Millennial Millennial: We need to get more young donors

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Published October 16, 2016

  Author: Charlotte Francis   We need to get more young donors…This was the subject of the debate at the FIA 2016 SA Fundraising Showcase in Adelaide last week.  I … Continued

The days of ivory tower philanthropy are over

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Published September 26, 2016

  Author: Charlotte Francis   We’re always delighted when feedback from funders resonates with what we tell our clients is best practice. But there’s nothing like hearing it from the … Continued

Why you should stop reading this blog and go and record every detail about your grants history right now!

Author Kate Sunners

Published September 20, 2016

I know, I know, we have probably harped on at you a million times about why it’s so important to record your application data. Oh gosh, wait…Actually, we haven’t! We … Continued

What grant writers can learn from poorly written spam emails

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Published September 8, 2016

    Author: Kate Sunners   I have a secret love of spam emails (is this inviting the universe to send me more? A dangerous statement to make perhaps). They … Continued

“It starts at the top” The Importance of Educating the Board on Donor Expectations

Author Jo Garner

Published August 23, 2016

  Author:Jo Garner   When speaking to CEOs and Fundraising Directors about their prospective investment in implementation and development of a proactive fundraising and business development strategy, too often we … Continued

Should you always apply for the maximum grant amount?

Author Andrew Thompson

Published August 23, 2016

I was recently asked a question along these lines  …  “If the maximum grant amount I can apply for is $10,000, and we would like to run a program that … Continued

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