Comments on: How can a new grant writer best help small, newer non profits that want federal grants? http://www.nonprofitgrantblog.com/54/how-can-a-new-grant-writer-best-help-small-newer-non-profits-that-want-federal-grants/ Everything about finding grants and how to write grant proposals that are effective. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:28:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: swimmom http://www.nonprofitgrantblog.com/54/how-can-a-new-grant-writer-best-help-small-newer-non-profits-that-want-federal-grants/comment-page-1/#comment-50 swimmom Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:58:59 +0000 http://www.nonprofitgrantblog.com/non-profit-grant/how-can-a-new-grant-writer-best-help-small-newer-non-profits-that-want-federal-grants#comment-50 As a member of a non-profit, I can tell you that you have your hands full. We thought we were set up correctly but were not even close so I had to file all the paperwork, set up the organization to stay in compliance etc. The people are very good, but the first time they see the stack of paperwork involved PANIC takes over. To get them through the panic and denial, get as many of the members involved as possible. Let them know what is at stake. If the organization is big enough there will probably be someone who will take the helm and do the paperwork. Give them a timeline. Tell them you need a, b and c done by next month. Break things down into smaller bits for them and check in frequently. You may have a lot of handholding to do. They will feel overwhelmed and maybe even a little angry at having to do so much extra work when their focus is on the work they are trying to do. If they can see that setting up the organization and doing the paperwork will eventually help the organization run more smoothly they will be more willing to get things done.<br><b>References : </b><br> As a member of a non-profit, I can tell you that you have your hands full. We thought we were set up correctly but were not even close so I had to file all the paperwork, set up the organization to stay in compliance etc.

The people are very good, but the first time they see the stack of paperwork involved PANIC takes over.

To get them through the panic and denial, get as many of the members involved as possible. Let them know what is at stake. If the organization is big enough there will probably be someone who will take the helm and do the paperwork.

Give them a timeline. Tell them you need a, b and c done by next month. Break things down into smaller bits for them and check in frequently. You may have a lot of handholding to do.

They will feel overwhelmed and maybe even a little angry at having to do so much extra work when their focus is on the work they are trying to do. If they can see that setting up the organization and doing the paperwork will eventually help the organization run more smoothly they will be more willing to get things done.
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