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My first bidders conference, or, how I learned what I already knew
In January I went to and got kicked out of my first bidders conference. For those of you not familiar…Grant writer vs grant manager: Two essential nonprofit jobs separated by a common word
George Bernard Shaw or Oscar Wilde allegedly said, "England and America are two nations separated by a common language." "Grant…Grant Writing Links: Prosperity Despite Heroin, Bedrooms, Drug War Danger, Google Fiber, Real Prosperity, DuckDuckGo and More
* "Despite Heroin Epidemic, Vermont Is Prospering." The heroin story may be a bogus trend story, but it's also possible…FY ’15 YouthBuild SGA Issued by the DOL As Predicted—But With A Twist
Faithful readers will know that we recently predicted that the Department of Labor (DOL) would soon issue the FY '15…Sometimes Technology Makes Things Harder: Foundation Proposal Submission Edition
In ye olden days when dragons flew the sky and grain was still milled with water wheels, most foundations only…What Happens If You Have a Party and No Girls Show Up? HRSA’s Healthy Start Initiative (HSI) FOA Tries Again
We just finished working on proposals for HRSA's Healthy Start Initiative (HSI); we've written funded HSIs before, so we're very…Fallible FedEx and Federal Deadlines
Some things just can't happen unless the time is right. When we dreamt up Seliger + Associates about 21 years…Don’t Trust What You Read in Grants.gov: Personnel Development To Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities
This week's e-mail grant newsletter includes an RFP called "Personnel Development To Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities--Personnel…Job Training Grants are the Church of What’s Happening Now: State of the Union and CA Career Pathways
Although I gave up watching State of the Union speeches about 20 years ago—they're always boring and bombastic—this year's rendition…Why Do the Feds Keep RFP Issuance Dates a Secret? The Upcoming FY ’14 GEAR UP and YouthBuild RFP Illustrate the Obvious
An oddity of the Federal grant making process is that projected RFP issuance dates are usually kept secret.* Two cases…