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Grant Readiness: More Than Wanting Grant Funding

Diane H Leonard

Foundant for Grantseekers partnered with Diane H. Leonard for this informational webinar to explain how to measure your organization’s grant readiness and what it really means to be “grant ready.”

In this on-demand webinar, you'll learn:

What makes an organization “grant ready”
What your grant readiness score means
What are the common grant readiness strengths and weaknesses of grantseeking organizations
How to judge your organization’s grant readiness for a specific grant opportunity
Tools that will assist you in managing and improving your overall grant readiness

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Diane H. Leonard, GPC, owner of DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services, LLC

Diane has spent the past two years analyzing data from nonprofit organizations gathered over the past ten years. Through this research, she’s been able to develop the GRASP Tool (Grant Readiness Assessment Strategy Prep) in order to help measure the grant readiness of grantseeking organizations.

About the Author

Diane is a Grant Professional Certified (GPC), Approved Trainer for the Grant Professionals Association. She is also a Licensed Scrum Master and Licensed Scrum Product Owner through Scrum Inc. Since 2006, Diane and her team have secured more than $64 million dollars in competitive grant funds for her clients. Diane began her work in philanthropy by serving as a grantmaker first, and continues to draw on that experience by serving as a reviewers for grantmakers each year. When not working on grant application for the federal government, state and local governments, or private foundations, Diane can be found in the 1000 Islands, out for a run, or drinking a strong cup of coffee.
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