Right now, the circumstances that you and your clients are facing might be pretty daunting. You could be looking at severe budget cuts, layoffs, decreased giving, and increasing demand from clients. Courage in the face of it all might be pretty helpful, so I’m going to write about what it takes to be a courageous grant writer in this climate.

What is courage?

Merriam-Webster defines courage as the “mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty.” But when I think of courage, I like to remember that the word is derived from the French and Latin words for heart  – Coeur or Cor. That means that our ability to be courageous and act despite ours fear or the dangers in front of us is directly linked to our ability to follow our hearts rather than allowing our minds to scare us half to death.
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