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I worked with a nonprofit recently that had two funding proposals. One was rejected. One was funded, at 150% of the requested amount. The difference? The successful one spent most of its pages explaining why the funder's priorities mattered, not why the nonprofit's idea was brilliant.

A grant writer friend told me about her discovery: "When I stopped writing about our organization and started writing about the community problem we solve, our funding improved dramatically. Funders don't give money for your idea—they give money to fix problems they care about."

That's the real lesson about grant writing.