Most grant professionals feel busy.
But busy doesn’t always mean strategic.
It is Wednesday, and I wrote my first grant of the week today.
What was I doing on Monday and Tuesday?
I challenge you to track your time for two weeks and see what you learn.
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If you track your time for two weeks, you might find:
Hours spent chasing internal documents
Rewriting sections that should be standardized
Formatting attachments
Managing avoidable last-minute requests
Very little time spent on:
Prospect research
Relationship cultivation
Strategy refinement
A simple time audit can be revealing.
Where are you operating reactively?
Where could systems reduce friction?
What tasks could be templated or automated?
Grant services are not just about writing. It’s workflow.
And the more intentional your systems, the more space you create for higher-level strategy.
You don’t need more hours.
You need better allocation.
Until next time,
Write Epic Grants