Highlights from Grantwriters' Resource

This section presents highlights of NEN's Grantwriters' Resource, a once-a-month fund development newsletter for nonprofits working with children and adolescents. Interested in receiving it? Contact mwilson@network.org.

In 'What Wrong with this Grant?', we examine actual grant excerpts to find and correct common errors. Another feature, 'Let's Get Real About ...' looks closely at grantmakers that may look more promising than they actually are. Finally, we reprint interesting miscellaneous articles on topics of compelling interest to grantwriters.

Author
Sharon Vardatira, NEN's Senior Fund Development Specialist since 1996, has over 26 years of proposal writing experience, including as Development Director and Executive Director of several Boston-area nonprofits. Since 1995, she has provided fund development consultation to NEN and its member organizations, as well as to other regional and national non-profit agencies, educational institutions, and organizations working on a wide variety of issues. In the last three years, Vardatira has written over 350 grants, raising approximately $5.5 million from government, foundation, and corporate funders. She also is an experienced evaluator and has designed outcome and participatory evaluation plans for diverse programs across the country. Vardatira is a member of the National Society of Fundraising Executives, Associated Grantmakers of Massachusetts, and Foundation Center.