What is the first step in grant seeking?
Demystifying Grant Seeking describes grant seeking as a five-step cycle, where the first step is learning about your own organization, your community, and your potential funders. As a beginner the very first things you need to learn regard if your organization is ready to apply for grants. For example, do you have determination from the IRS that you are a nonprofit 501(c)3 tax exempt organization, and not a 509(a) private foundation? Or do you have a fiscal sponsor with those credentials? And do you have programs planned or in place, with the background and ability to implement them? If you’re not quite ready to buy the book, you can check out a synopsis of the five steps in a “So you want to..” guide Larissa wrote for Amazon.com.
