Identifying and Securing Grant Writers and Other Consultants

Many organizations rely upon established relationships with a cadre of grant writers and consultants to help them secure funds, implement projects, and evaluate outcomes. This is particularly true among faith- and community-based organizations that often operate with limited staff, resources, and expertise. Rarely do faith- and community-based organizations staff individuals who are skilled in identifying and securing funds through the grant-writing process. Moreover, proposed activities and services may require specialized skills not available in the organization. To enhance personnel resources, community- and faith-based initiatives can access the services of individual consultants and organizations that provide and/or broker consulting services.

This section contains several resources to help you identify and secure grant writers and other resource consultants, including -

• Tips on what to consider when identifying and securing grant writers
• Tips for finding consultants, in general, and organizations that provide consultant directories
• Resources for identifying evaluation consultants (Evaluators Registry)
• Access to individual providers of training and technical assistance (Training and Technical Assistance Registry)

Share and enhance your knowledge of consultant search by participating in discussion with other potential grantees on the following topic:

• Identifying and Securing Consultants and Grant Writers

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