One of the biggest surprises since building Grant-Ready has been discovering how many nonprofits have been serving their communities for years and have never submitted a grant application.

Not because they don’t need funding. Not because their mission isn’t important.

In many cases, no one has ever shown them what it means to become grant-ready.

I’ve learned that before you search for grants, every nonprofit should be able to answer a series of foundational questions: Whom do you serve? Why do you exist? What do you provide? When do you provide it? Where do you deliver it? And who delivers the work?

These questions sound simple. They aren’t. They form the foundation of a strong organization, and if they’re difficult to answer clearly, a grant proposal will be even harder to write.

Over the next several weeks, I’ll be sharing a framework I’ve been developing to help nonprofits strengthen their organizations before they pursue funding.

Because I don’t believe grant-readiness starts with finding grants. It starts with understanding your organization.

Grant funding is the result of organizational readiness. It was never the beginning of it. #NonprofitLeadership #GrantReady #CapacityBuilding #GrantFunding #GrantWriting #Nonprofits #BoardDevelopment #Pro

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