As the year winds down and we reflect on the past year- our successes and failures, you may realize that you didn’t meet your annual grant award goal.
Is this a failure? Should you throw in the towel?
Of course not!
A failure to meet your goal is only a failure if you don’t learn and improve from it.
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If you fell short of your expected grant award goal, it is time to analyze and strategize.
I ask myself these questions:
- Is the shortfall because I didn’t win an expected recurring grant this year? If so, how can I replace that income for the upcoming year?
- What does my research and vetting process look like? Did I waste time and effort applying for too many long-shot grants?
- How strong is my statement of need? Should I update my research and tweak my wording to convey more urgency?
- Are there any suggestions I can make to my Executive Director to improve our chances? Is the Board active and diverse? Does our budget make sense? Is our website strong? Are we active on social media? Do we need to strengthen our evaluation tools?
- Does the organization have any new and exciting programs on the horizon that you can write grants for? Sometimes grant funders want to see something new and innovative.
- Am I sufficiently aligning my grant proposal with the funders’ focus?
- Did I make a boneheaded mistake like this one?
- Are my narratives getting stale? Maybe I need some fresh eyes on them to improve them.
- Is there a grant tool or software that can help me reach my goal this upcoming year?
- Was the goal realistic in the first place?
Related: Should you reapply for a grant that wasn’t awarded?
Related: Are you making these common grant writing mistakes?
Accept the challenge, try a few new strategies, and get writing!
Until next time,
Write Epic Grants
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