64: Using Data to Tell Nonprofit Stories: 6 Tips to Flex Your Grant Writing Muscles

Join My Free Webinar: Step Up Your Systems For Success - 5 Easy Steps to Look Like a Grant Writing Pro. How Is Your Grant Writing Data Game? This month we've been talking about grant writing systems, and last month we talked about telling stories in your grant writing.   Today we're combining the two and talking about how to tell better stories using data in grant writing.    How to Use Data In Grant Writing to Tell Stories Data can be one of those tricky areas in grant writing, because grant applications request the data, but they don't always tell you what data. How's a grant writer supposed to know? Today I'm sharing 6 tips for better data-driven storytelling in your grant writing. Do You Struggle with Using Data in Grant Writing? This is exactly how I help nonprofits. We work on helping you build a solid, adaptable framework for your grant applications. You’ve got to have a good foundation if you want to build long-term, sustainable funding. We also go through specific examples of this in the Fast Track to Grant Writer VIP Program. I show you different ways to use the data to make the most impact, and then we have homework exercises to practice doing that with different types of data. I’d love to support you so you can scale your nonprofit or grant writing career much faster. Let’s create a ripple effect! And a quick shoutout to our friends at Instrumentl for sponsoring today’s show. Remember, if you need a hand with your grant searches and ongoing tracking, go check out Instrumentl’s free trial at teresahuff.com/Instrumentl and get $50 off your first month with the code GWSPOD.  Other Resources Mentioned: Episode 16: Pro Grant Writing Tip: How to Write Tight Episode 58: Are You Telling Your Nonprofit Story? How Coffee Mugs Are Like Grant Writing Episode 59: How to Tell Your Nonprofit Story Through Video Episode 60: 5 Questions for a More Compelling Nonprofit Story Episode 62: Pro Tips to Step Up Your Nonprofit Grant Strategy with Systems  Episode 63: Systems for Hire: Ways to Help Your Nonprofit Thrive Connect with Teresa Huff: Website: www.teresahuff.com Take the Quiz: Do you have what it takes to be a grant writer? Social: LinkedIn Community LinkedIn Instagram Pinterest Get on the Fast Track to Grant Writer:  www.teresahuff.com/vip Nonprofits, Gear Up For Grants with this free audio workshop: www.teresahuff.com/gearup