Grantwriting has been on my mind a lot lately, as we head into Winter. Things get a little quieter in December & January, so we turn our attention to developing a grantwriting schedule for the next year, and to clearing away the time to write the grants we've selected to apply for in 2008.

A recent telecall with myself and Lisa Wheeler, Practice Adminstrator here at Horse Sense, went line-by-line through a grant we wrote last year for a local community foundation. The call was, by all accounts, quite informative and helpful to those participating. I had a great time talking about it all, too!

If you only have time to read a few lines about grantwriting, here are three key points about developing Measurable Objectives for your grants from the recent call:

Measurable Objectives should be...

• Carefully crafted to be succinct and truly measurable
• Relevant and significant in terms of the population you wish to serve
• Something you can live with! Don't say you'll follow up with clients every day for a year, or else you'll have to!

If you have a little more time, sign up for the second telecall in the series, scheduled for December 19th from 2-3pm. In this call, we'll help you develop a grantwriting cycle for 2008, and tell you the key items you need to have already written and ready to go to be prepared for those grants, so you're not going crazy at the deadline!

If you are super-invested in getting your grantwriting ready for the new year, join us for the December 19th telecall and get the MP3 of the telecall from November. You can listen to the information-packed call over and over again to get all the important details.

Questions about Grantwriting? Email me at shannon@HorseSenseOtc.com

All the best,

Shannon