Why Do I Need a Professional Grant Writer?

Grants can greatly enable a nonprofit organization’s ability to provide services, create innovative programs, and fund operations. Finding and winning grants can prove to be a difficult challenge. Finding grant opportunities and preparing proposals takes time and skill. Grant guidelines and requirements can be confusing and difficult to navigate. The biggest challenge of all is that applying for grants is a competition and the competition is stiff.

Professional grant-writers are experienced in the grantwriting process and know what it takes to create a winning proposal. They can assist your organization in understanding the application process and prepare you to be successful. To win a grant, the funder must have confidence that the program being funded is going to successful and sustainable. Professional grant writers can use their experience to objectively present your program’s successes and sustainability and thus increasing your potential for winning the grant.

Most importantly, a professional grant writer is a member of your team. They are invested in your organization’s success and exist to help you help others. They are there to work alongside you as a resource and as one of your biggest supporters. Professional grant writers have won millions of dollars in grant funds for organizations just like yours. They are knowledgeable of every step of the grant-writing process and are eager to assist you in acquiring the funding you need to continue your success.

About GrantWatch

Libby Hikind, author of The Queen of Grants: From Teacher to Grant Writer to CEO, founded GrantWatch.com, the largest advanced grant search engine in the United States. The platform features over 10,000 active, verified, and human-curated grant opportunities in more than 60 funding categories. Additionally, it lists grants for nonprofits, grants for small businesses, grants for government agencies, and grants for Individuals.

GrantWatch also offers innovative funding tools like the AI Grant Writing Tool and AI Grant Searching Tool, making it easier to find grants, track deadlines, and draft proposals. Members can upgrade to MemberPlus+ for complete grant details, eligibility criteria, and application information. With 21 powerful features, live customer support, and weekly GrantTalk podcast episodes, GrantWatch is the go-to resource for finding grants and turning funding opportunities into awarded grants.

Libby Hikind

Libby Hikind is the founder and CEO of GrantWatch.com—a top online resource for grants and funding, drawing over 350,000 monthly active users—and host of the "GrantTalk" podcast, where she interviews funders and grant awardees on securing funding, nonprofit success, and entrepreneurial growth. Starting as a NYC Department of Education teacher, she wrote classroom grants and raised millions for a Brooklyn district before launching her Staten Island grant-writing agency (complete with a pioneering fax newsletter), retiring to pioneer GrantWatch in the digital age, and relocating to Florida for family time. A beloved children's book author, Libby crafts enchanting stories on growing up, self-esteem, overcoming fears, and life lessons—available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble (request at local bookstores) with fun accompanying coloring books; titles include "Rikki Wants A Pet: How a Fluttery Surprise Saved the Day," "Why Won't You Go to School, Kiki Kangaroo?: How Everyone Helped Him: School Is Scary - Until It's Not," "Twig Literacy: A Fun Story About Beavers, Money (Twigs), and Saving," "Mr. Squirrel's Spring Cleaning Lesson," and "Why Won't You Fly, Sky?: A Tale of Finding the Courage to Soar." Her memoir and grant writing module, "The Queen of Grants: From Teacher to Grant Writer to CEO," inspires grant pros with her rise to success and teaches you all about grant writing—look for Queen of Grants 2 which will be available soon.