Is This You?

Who can Grants Champion really help?

Many of face similar struggles, does any of this seem familiar?

You care passionately about your organization or business’ mission. You see problems – and more importantly solutions. You know how to engage others and get things done. It just seems that there isn’t enough time to do it all. You are dedicated to working to create change that will truly empower people and just need some help to bring your ideas from vision to reality.

You are great at what you do and know a lot about your field but don’t feel prepared to submit a competitive grant proposal without some assistance. Maybe writing isn’t your strong suit or you’ve just never been taught how to write a proposal. So, the process just feels intimidating. But, you have some great solutions in mind that will benefit society, you’re dang sure you’re going to bring them into this world, and just need some help to craft them into an award-winning proposal.

You manage a highly successful team for a well-respected organization and need to include grants development expertise in your mix. You are skilled at empowering those around you and building a great team. You can’t afford a highly skilled full-time staff person so it makes sense to hire a knowledgeable and experienced person on a contract basis.

You are so busy at work that you just can’t find the time to write proposals and still have a life outside of the office. You’ve got some great ideas of better ways of doing things and creative ways to overcome current challenges but don’t have the time to dedicate to writing. It’s frustrating because you need grant funding to develop some great projects that you know will bring results.

You are inspired to get a great little start-up going and you are simply looking for the nuts and bolts of how to win that first grant. You have social skills and expertise to inspire others and build a strong enterprise. And you have the passion and drive to prepare grant proposals but you don’t understand the grants game and just need someone to explain the basics and get you on the road to success.

You spent countless hours putting a proposal together and it was turned down. Your organization really makes a difference in the lives of people in your community and you know what can be done. It’s just frustrating not to be able to get funders interested in your approach.

You have a successful development department but some members of your team are on leave and several multi-million dollar competitions are due to be announced. Your organization relies on your team to raise large amounts of money and you need to keep grant awards coming in. You don’t have time to train someone new and you need a highly skilled person to jump right in to help out.

Our approach works for:

• Development Directors
  
• Executive Directors of Non-Profit Organizations
  
• Owners of triple bottom line or socially-beneficial businesses
  
• Social Entrepreneurs
  
• Full or Part-time Grantwriters
  
• Volunteers
  
• Board Members

So, what is possible for you?

After preparing dozens of successful grant proposals and helping others successfully do the same, I have seen that although every organization and business has unique challenges, there are common pitfalls and I can help you avoid them and build an organization and a life worth having.

But will it work for you?

It will, if you have these values:

• Contribution: You believe in making a difference and know that even having a small impact can create a big result.
  
• Justice: You care deeply about social, economic, and environmental justice for everyone in this world.
  
• Compassionate Action: You know that actions rooted in love are more powerful than any others. You also know that there a lots of ways for us to create a more compassionate society and you are dedicated to living your life to achieve that. You are dedicated to your business or organization and believe that having strong convictions and a little determination can make a difference. You are willing to go out on a limb for the things that matter to you.
  
• You are interested in spirituality: You see our inherent interconnectedness and interdependence upon one another. You believe in God, the Divine, or another spiritual source.
  
• Disillusionment with the status quo: You know that the traditional way of doing business and doing non-profit is no longer functional. You are dedicated to building enterprises that are sustainable and have social good built into them. You enjoy learning new skills and using your knowledge to get results.
  
• Optimism and Fun: You are an unashamed optimist and value bringing fun into everything you do – after all, if it’s not fun, why do it?
  
• You are willing to invest in progress. You value your own and others’ skills and expertise. You are willing to invest in your organization to acquire the skills you need to achieve results.

If you are still on the fence, you may be caught in one of the most dangerous myths about grant writing. What myth?