I'm sure the last thing you want to be doing right now is thinking about September, but I promise you that taking a few small steps right now will help make the fall grant cycle go much more smoothly.

I know, I know. Capitalizing on a cultural moment to pontificate about grant writing. I’m so transparent. But trust me: there are some good lessons here.

Before you pour that tumbler of vodka and congratulate yourself on submitting your application one minute before the deadline (c'mon, we've all done it): take 10 minutes to write a few things down. I'll take you through what to include.

Read my answer to a client question about how specific to be in a grant proposal.

Do this, and you're more likely to get what you ask for.

A lot of people I work with, whether they're applying for research grants or non-profit funding, have the same question: How do I know what the funder wants? Here are five ways to find out.

Let's be real for a minute: good grant writing is not sexy.

No matter how ambitious, world-changing, and brilliant your idea is, the steps you need to take to write a fundable proposal are seriously mundane.

There's plenty to learn about grant writing strategy from an old SNL clip.

Once you've prepared all of the required components of your grant proposal, how do you actually make it good? How do you make it stand out? I'll show you.

Grant writing doesn't need to cause epic meltdowns. Here are 9 ways to make it less stressful.

There's a reason I love this piece of writing advice. First, it appeals to the part of me that still has a third-grade sense of humour (um, that would be a big part). Second, and more importantly, it's highly effective. And so simple.

Take five minutes to figure out where you're going and you won't get lost (or lose your reader).

What Ron Swanson of Parks and Recreation can teach you about writing.