Shore Points Grant Professionals

According to Candid there are currently more than 1.8 million nonprofits registered in the U.S. Those nonprofits include approximately 350K religious, 261K educational, 160K human services, 134K arts & culture, and 66K public-society benefit nonprofit organizations. These organizations work in every US community supporting our neighbors with housing, educational activities, and the entire range of… Continue reading Advocating for Federal Spending: A Practical Guide for Nonprofits

Behind every breakthrough program and community milestone is a dedicated grant professional. We are the architects of impact—working tirelessly to secure funding and breathe life into projects that protect our environment, educate our youth, and care for our most vulnerable. Shore Points Grants Professionals is a Woman Owned Business with 3 principal partners. Combined we… Continue reading International Grant Professionals Day!

Our friends at the National Council of Nonprofits are reporting that a coalition of 19 Republican state Attorneys Generals are working with the US Dept. of Justice to target nonprofits working on environmental and other issues. This is a coordinated legal and political push by Republican officials targeting climate-focused and "left-leaning" nonprofit organizations. Organizations like… Continue reading Federal Investigations and Inquiries into Nonprofits

 As part of a "deal" that reopened the federal government in mid-November, Congress set the next funding deadline for January 30, 2026. These shutdowns can disrupt federal grant schedules, freeze reimbursements, and increase community demand, so nonprofits must prepare.  Document federal support by cataloging every grant, sub-award, and contract, noting funding sources, payment cycles, reimbursement… Continue reading Shutdown 2026 – what’s your plan?

The US federal government’s transition to Simpler.Grants.gov introduces a streamlined interface designed specifically for searching funding opportunities. The platform provides a modern layout, faster filtering, and a more accessible search experience compared to the legacy system. These updates are meant to simplify the research and review of opportunity details, adjust filters, and export search results. Because… Continue reading Simpler yet?

You cannot be a good writer of any sort if you are not an avid reader. This is surely the reason that I have never met a grants professional that does not read voraciously – books, newspapers, magazines, journals, RFPs, reports, guidelines, etc. As the year comes to a close (and what a year it's… Continue reading 2025 Reading Roundup

Much has been written about researching and writing grants but not enough about the actual application process. Almost all grants are submitted online yet the process varies widely from the federal site grants.gov to various state sites (e.g. New Jersey's SAGE) to the numerous private and corporate foundations that use private vendors like Zoom grants… Continue reading Grants Portal Hell

Current events and an unsettled funding landscape are conspiring to push nonprofit executives to the brink yet our work is more important than ever. A 2025 article reported that over 50% of nonprofit executives reported burnout severe enough to consider leaving their roles, posing significant risks to organizational stability and mission fulfillment. This finding corroborates… Continue reading Nonprofit Burnout