Grant Questions E-Book

YES, ALL OF THEM.

The Spark the Fire team collected 34,767 grant application questions, removed duplicates and sorted them by grant section. Don’t miss this chance to get this exciting resource so you can practice answering the questions and organize your answers. Plus, learn tips and tricks for answering the questions by garnering key phrases from the questions themselves.

50+ AI Prompts

THAT ELEVATE YOUR GRANT WRITING

The essential guide to leveraging AI prompts for grant writing, funder relationships, and strategic communications. The perfect companion to the AI and Grant Writing Mini-Course.

Go-No-Go Grant Guide

The Go-No-Go Grants Guide is a practical, structured assessment tool designed to help individuals and organizations evaluate grant opportunities with confidence and clarity. By breaking down key factors into a weighted scoring system, the tool simplifies complex decisions, ensuring your organization pursues only the opportunities that align with your mission, capacity, and strategic priorities.

The assessment is collaborative by design, allowing teams to discuss each factor and ensure no single person bears the full responsibility for the decision. By engaging in this process, your organization can save time, focus resources, and increase your chances of success with grants that truly fit your mission and capacity.

Whether you’re an experienced grant writer or new to the field, the Go-No-Go tool is an invaluable resource for making informed, strategic decisions about which grant opportunities to pursue.

Action Verbs That Elevate Your Grant Writing

Action verbs can take a grant proposal from good to great. Simply put, they convey action - which sounds competent, confident, and qualified.

Download this e-book full of more than 400 action verbs for grant writing, plus tips for how to incorporate them into each of the five sections of the grant proposal.

You’ll notice immediately how much more compelling your grant writing becomes.

Grant Calendar and Work Plan Template

Stay organized and strategic in your grant writing efforts with this downloadable Grant Calendar and Work Plan Template. Designed in Excel, this spreadsheet helps you track every detail of your grant prospects to ensure timely and successful submissions. The template includes fields for key data such as grant deadlines, funding amounts, priority levels, eligibility requirements, and contact information. You’ll also find sections to note proposal stages, follow-up actions, and reporting requirements, helping you plan and prioritize effectively. Download this tool to streamline your grant tracking and keep your pipeline full and manageable.

Nonprofit grant writing template packet

Fast-track your grants with these beautifully designed, functional templates for required documentation uploads. When you submit grant proposals, you are always required to include certain documents. With this template package, you'll have all your forms ready to go and beautifully formatted for your next grant application.

The Nonprofit Template Packet includes:

• Board of Directors Roster

• Key Staff Roster

• Organizational Budget

• Program or Project Budget

• Grant Proposal Checklist

• Organizational Information One-Pager

• Simple Project Budget

• Project Key Staff Template

• Work Plan Timeline Template

Freelance Grant Writer Template Packet

Ready to take your freelance grant writing business to the next level? Here are the templates you need to streamline your work.

The Freelance Grant Writer Template Packet includes:

• Client Checklist for Onboarding

• Client Intake Form

• Common Grant Application

• Fee Schedule

• Freelancer Checklist for Onboarding

• Hourly Invoice

• Project-Based Invoice

• List of Services

• Sample Grants Calendar

• Status Report Sample

• Template for Contract

• Website Architecture Worksheet

State-by-State Guide on Registering as a Charitable Solicitor

Did you know that as a grant writer, you may be required to register with the state, depending on what state you are working in? And if you are working with out-of-state nonprofits, you’ll need to register in those states, too. Get the full guide to make sure you are in compliance.