Getting grant funding is harder than winning on Shark Tank. Don’t believe me? I’ll prove it. (And then I’ll tell you how to make your grant better)

I'm sure the last thing you want to be doing right now is thinking about September, but I promise you that taking a few small steps right now will help make the fall grant cycle go much more smoothly.

I know, I know. Capitalizing on a cultural moment to pontificate about grant writing. I’m so transparent. But trust me: there are some good lessons here.

Before you pour that tumbler of vodka and congratulate yourself on submitting your application one minute before the deadline (c'mon, we've all done it): take 10 minutes to write a few things down. I'll take you through what to include.

Read my answer to a client question about how specific to be in a grant proposal.