I subscribe to Betsy Baker's e-newsletter and she had an interesting blog article today about winning grants for your NP. She says to make sure your applications focus on the benefits of your organization, not the features.A feature is "defined by what it is that you actually do" (i.e. provide free creative writing workshops after school as well as publishing opportunities for youth, ages 11-18. "But the reason your organization exists is because of its benefit to the community" (i.e. providing youth with a safe place to go after school while helping them to build better writing skills).
Something to keep in mind when I'm filling out those applications....
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