4 Quick Tips for Winning More Grants for Your Nonprofit

While individual giving should form the backbone of every nonprofit’s fundraising strategy, grants from foundations and corporations play an important role in many organizations’ fundraising plans.

In the past, we’ve talked about the grant-writing process, as well as different places to find grants for your organization. We went into even more detail in our two-part series, "Guide to Raising Money from Foundations." Today, I want to present you with four quick tips to help you write better proposals and win more grants for your nonprofit:

1. Don’t Be Afraid to Show Emotion in Your Grant Proposals
While facts will play an important (perhaps even a primary) role in your grant proposals, it is also important to appeal to the emotions, feelings, hopes and aspirations of the people reading your proposal on behalf of the grant-maker.