I once went six months without winning a grant for a client. But I didn’t lose the client; they are still my client today.
You may wonder how I could keep a client when I wasn’t “producing” for them. I mean, I actually wondered about it a few times.
Even though we hit a grant slump, I always brought solutions.
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During the six-month slump, we revamped programs, added board members, reworked the budget, and created an improved outcome evaluation method.
I discussed these changes in every new grant I wrote, and just like that, we started winning grants again.
Alesha Mathis talks about this a bit in her new book, Launching a Successful Grant Program.
My client never lost faith because I kept bringing ideas for improvement—my faith in the process translated into his trust in me.
All problems have solutions. It is our job, as grant professionals, to find them.
Until next time,
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