There are some tools on the website and news coming this week that I wanted to be sure to share with you.
Help with Writing Letters of Support for Grants – As you put together grant proposals over the next few months, don’t shortchange your proposal by including poor letters of support. Recently, we posted a blog post on Writing Good Letters of Support for Grants that you should check out. Because I couldn’t get all of the information in a short, easy to scan post, I also recorded a webinar on the topic. The recording is free and will be available for viewing on demand (within the next day or so) on our Webinar Resource page. While you’re there, check out the other grant writing webinars.
FY 2011 Proposed Federal Budget Update – On Friday, February 19, 2010, our Tips from the Grant Goddess show on BlogTalkRadio will focus on some highlights of the President’s proposed FY 2011 budget. We will speak specifically about what the budget proposes for education and social services. You can listen to the show live online on Friday, or listen to the recording later on demand. We have many other recoded radio shows available at that link, too, on a variety of grant-related topics. They are all free for you, so take some time to browse the topics. One last thing about the FY 2011 Proposed Budget Highlights – We’ll be posting additional highlights, beyond those we discuss on the radio show, on our GrantGoddess.com member site. If you are not a member, check out what you can get if you gain access to the largest collection of grant seeking, grant writing, non-profit development, and program evaluation resources on the web!
New Mini-Grants Posted on Mini-Grant Central – Some folks are interested in large state, federal, and foundation grants, but many others are perfectly happy writing for mini-grants (small grants ranging from $500 – $10,000). Mini-grants are everywhere, but they can be hard to find if you don’t know where to look. That’s why we added Mini-Grant Central to the forum on the GrantGoddess.com member site. I just added 10 more mini-grant sources this morning. We added 12 last week. The list will keep growing and growing. If you’re interesting in mini-grants, membership is for you.
New Grant Tips iPhone App – Just three weeks ago, we released an iPhone (and iPod Touch) application. Grant Tips includes over 100 grant writing tips organized into categories designed to provide support through all stages of proposal development. We have heard some great feedback on this tool, so take a look here for more information.
We are constantly adding new resources to the Grant Goddess website. Take a few minutes and see what gold you can find there!