Writing - Assel Grant Services

04 May Once Upon a Time…How Storytelling Can Help You Make a Persuasive Argument By AGS Staff

Posted at 11:28h in AGS Staff, Competency Nine, Narrative, Writing

Many funders see far more applications each funding cycle than their dollars can feasibly reach, forcing them to give careful consideration to how they wish to accomplish their respective missions. Even if your organization is doing amazing, life-changing things for the population it serves, if you fail to articulate those amazing things in a way that convinces the holder of funds to invest in you, you could be missing out on funding.

21 Mar Six Tips for Cutting Character Counts by AGS Staff

Posted at 21:50h in AGS Staff, Competency Nine, Grant Reporting, Writing

Online grant applications - they’re convenient, easy to use, and eliminate a trip to the post office. But where there are online grant applications, there are likely character count restrictions. Here are some tips and tricks for writing proposals that maximize impact while minimizing character...

03 Dec Classroom Teachers Write by Julie Assel, GPC

Posted at 22:04h in Competency Three, Julie Assel, GPC, K-12 Education, Program Development, Writing

I have worked with a wide variety of organizations in the last ten years, but I have found no direct program staff more reticent to write grants than classroom teachers. They, like most program staff are "too busy", "don't know how" or "not sure even...

15 Oct Logic Models for Human Service Organizations by Julie Assel, GPC

Posted at 22:05h in Competency Three, Human Services, Julie Assel, GPC, Logic Models, Program Design, Writing

All nonprofit organizations are noticing an increase in requests for logic models, but I believe these requests are more frequent for human service organizations. In addition, I believe human service organizations struggle with developing high-quality logic models more than any other nonprofit sector. A standard logic...