I spent the morning looking over Instrumentl’s new report about the peaks of grant season. Check it out here.
They analyzed 45,000 grants in their database over the past two years and identified a few useful insights.
I am proud to be featured as one of their experts in their article and I encourage you to read it.
Here is what they found…
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Most grant deadlines occur in October, March, and September. They recommend using the Golden Gate Bridge strategy to develop a grant calendar. Basically, that means understanding that there will be grant deadline peaks on either side of the year, with slumps in the summer and during winter holidays.
Q1 and Q3 are the busiest times for grant writers. Although grant writers may feel the most pressure to meet year-end goals during Q4, that is actually a slow quarter.
New York, California, and Pennsylvania have the highest number of state-specific grant opportunities. If you write for non-profits in these states, you are fortunate.
They also talked about common challenges during busy grant seasons and surveyed a panel of experts for their advice. Click here to see what I had to say.
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Until next time,
Write Epic Grants