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Taking Grant Writing Stock... My Village... My Work...

Taking Grant Writing Stock... My Village... My Work...

Writing brings peace in the midst of chaos. Connection in the midst of isolation. Recollection of good memories. Impact for those under-served. “I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.” – Anne Frank

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Writing Brings Peace

Miscellaneous

Writing brings peace in the midst of chaos. Connection in the midst of isolation. Recollection of good memories. Impact for those under-served. “I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.” – Anne Frank

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Taking Grant Writing Stock… My Village… My Work…

Community Outreach, Featured, Grant Writing, Miscellaneous

I recently had the opportunity to take stock of how my “village” and my grant writing work have formed and are still shaping who I am. It happened unexpectedly, as I responded to a local nonprofit’s request for consulting quote. To be honest, I have been “stuck” when it comes to blogging.

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2020’s Biggest “Loss”

Grant Writing, Miscellaneous, Success Stories

2020’s biggest loss for me professionally was rigorously preparing for months, finally sitting for a professional credential, only to fail it. What a personal WIN!

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COVID-19 – Pointing to Local, State, and National Funding

Grant Research

Below are places to start the most efficient search for related COVID-19 funding opportunities. Professionals [according to the web links] will add to the lists daily. Because states will release additional funds and nonprofits will continue to announce new opportunities.

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Perception Connects Grant Consulting and Rotary Leadership

Community Outreach

Rotary is a place to belong, to serve, and to grow professionally. I’ve belonged to the Rotary Club of Cabarrus County NC and the Rotary Club of San Francisco CA). Professional men and women, of all ages, work as part of these clubs. They intensely give back to local and international communities,

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The Retro 51 Pencil – Always a Good Vintage

For the Love of Pen/Pencil/Paper

Is it strange to have a decade-long love affair with a particular vintage of a pencil? So it is for me and the Retro 1951 brand of mechanical pencil. This gem is the perfect companion for scratching out a grocery list to mapping out a grant proposal plan.

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The Tale of an Olive Farmer and the School Fundraiser Idea – USDA Grants Now Open and Due 3.5.20

Miscellaneous, Success Stories

Lisa and Felipe Ternero’s story began in Estepa, Spain, where Felipe learned generations-old olive-farming practices and olive oil craftmanship. The two settled in Placer County, CA northeast of Sacramento and not too far from where Lisa grew up in Stockton. They opened Ternero Farms and now provide direct access to the family’s Spanish oil varietals.

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Diving into the Decade with 20/20 Purpose

For the Love of Pen/Pencil/Paper, Miscellaneous

Welcome to 2020 and to GRANTdog’s new series of blog posts under the title popPEN w/purpose. As indicated in my bio, I’ve had a pen in my hand for a while now. Somehow, the intentionality to mix vocation and pleasure, to write deeper with regularity and about the things that interest me most, has escaped me. Perhaps this genre of writing conforms to Covey’s “important but not urgent” category or perhaps writing is my “day job”. Regardless my procrastination, it’s high time I pick up my pen and dive in.

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A Hidden Figure: Am I different because I knew her?

Miscellaneous

As a 1982 college freshman who began her work at NASA Langley, Hampton, Virginia, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. Rumor was the campus was filled with young male engineering students from around the US and, as an 18-year-old girl, that aspect certainly interested me.

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Want to be a better grant writer? Stop writing!

Grant Writing

He came running down the stairs toward me, apologizing for his tardiness and for leaving me alone in the lobby for an idle 15 minutes. “Crazy morning, call ran long, come on upstairs, etc.”

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