Grant funding is more competitive than ever. More organizations are applying, funders are being more selective, and the teams doing the work are usually stretched thin. Yet when you talk to the people who actually review applications, a clear pattern emerges: the reasons strong organizations get passed over often have less to do with the quality of their mission and more to do with a handful of avoidable missteps.
Here are the things funders most often wish nonprofits understood before they hit submit.