13 Questions to Ask Before You Apply for a Grant

A lot of nonprofits apply for grants before they're ready, and it costs them time, money and funder relationships. In this video, Nick Walters of Easy Grants walks through the 13 questions he has seen separate the organizations that win grants from the ones that keep getting turned down. Nick has spent more than 30 years helping nonprofits, local governments and state agencies connect to funding. Answer these honestly before you go looking for your next grant. Chapters 0:00 Why readiness matters 0:51 1. Do you have the time to invest? 1:32 2. Show WHO the money? 2:21 3. Do you have the match? 3:11 4. Why should I believe you? 3:57 5. Do you have the money for supporting documents? 4:53 6. Can you benchmark? 5:47 7. Do you have systems and internal controls in place? 6:19 8. Do you think this money is an entitlement? 7:09 9. Can you convince Sally and Sammy Cubicle? 8:15 10. Can you follow instructions? 8:58 11. Do you shoot the messenger? 10:02 12. Can you keep the doors open without this grant? 11:34 13. Do you have patience? 13:01 Wrap-up New to grants? Start with Grants 101: Where Nonprofit Grant Money Really Comes From:    • Grants 101: Where Nonprofit Grant Money Re...   Want help finding the funders that fit your work? Easy Grants does the research and teaches your team to keep finding matches on its own. https://easygrants.us #grants #nonprofit #grantreadiness