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Grant Readiness Checklist
Before you apply for more funding, make sure your organization can actually handle it.
This free checklist helps small nonprofit leaders see if their grant systems are working, or just barely holding together.
What's inside:
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Program clarity: Can you clearly explain what you do and why?
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Document organization: Can you find what you need without digging through email?
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Grant strategy: Are you applying to grants that actually fit your capacity?
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Calendar & deadlines: Do you see what's coming, or is everything urgent?
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Roles & capacity: Is grant work sustainable, or does it live in nights and weekends?
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Reporting & compliance: Can you manage what happens after you get the grant?
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Sustainability: Are grants helping you, or adding stress?
What this checklist does:
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See if your systems are solid or shaky
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Find out why deadlines always feel last-minute
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Check if you're chasing the right grants for your size
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Spot problems before they damage funder relationships
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Figure out what kind of support would actually help
Who this is for:
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Your budget is under $2M
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You manage grants alongside everything else
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Deadlines feel rushed more often than not
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Grant files live in scattered emails and folders
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You want to be realistic about capacity, not just chase money
TESTIMONIAL
"I knew our grant process was a mess, but I didn't realize how fixable it was. The checklist broke it down into pieces I could actually tackle."
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