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# Sunflower Grant Writers

Grant writing and grant writing for clients in Omaha and beyond

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- [Grant Writing Tips and information](https://www.sunflowergw.com/news/)
- [Sunflower Grant Writers featured on "Community Matters"](https://www.sunflowergw.com/news/sunflower-grant-writers-featured-on-community-matters/) - Katie made an appearance on the NewsRadio 1110 KFAB's weekend show "Community Matters" to discuss Sunflower Scholar School and how the program can teach nonprofit leaders how to confidently pursue grant funding.
- [Grant Uncertainty Is a Capacity Issue — Not a Crisis](https://www.sunflowergw.com/news/grant-uncertainty-is-a-capacity-issue-not-a-crisis/) - What recent funding pauses, reversals, and shifts are really telling us about the grant ecosystem
- [Sunflower client brings new music education to Omaha](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/sunflower-client-brings-new-music-education-to-omaha/) - So excited to see one of our clients share their passion for motivating kids to find their passion now! KVNO recently published a profile of Dana Murray, the executive director of North Omaha Music & Arts. From the story by Gabriel Escalera: After graduating from Omaha South High School in 1989, Murray chased his dream
- [Winning Grants and Finances: Action Steps](https://www.sunflowergw.com/media/winning-grants-and-finances-action-steps/) - Highlights from the Fiscal Planning for Winning Grants workshop with Megan Hale
- [Podcast: Demystifying the World of Grant Writing](https://www.sunflowergw.com/media/podcast-demystifying-the-world-of-grant-writing/) - In a recent episode of the Leaders & Legends podcast, Katie shared her journey from working at the Smithsonian to building a thriving grant-writing business that helps nonprofits and for-profit companies secure crucial funding. Katie demystified the often overwhelming process of applying for grants and offers insights into how businesses can be "grant ready." If
- [The new year really is almost here](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/the-new-year-really-is-almost-here/) - Sunflower has had its most impactful year to date. It has been amazing to be a part of. We have grown much closer as a team. We have reached dozens of new clients across the country. And the amount of funding we have raised has reached $17 million. We hope you all have had a
- [Never Do This](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/never-do-this/) - Never submit your first draft. At Sunflower, we rely on our strong team to review each other’s work, and I provide feedback on each grant proposal before it goes out.
- [Katie on 'Agency for Change' podcast](https://www.sunflowergw.com/media/katie-on-agency-for-change-podcast/) - Sunflower Founder & CEO Katie LeDoux sat down with Kid Glov’s Lyn Wineman to discuss getting your organization Grant Ready, her passion for helping nonprofits and some favorite quotes!
- [Finally Falling into Fall](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/finally-falling-into-fall/) - You may have noticed there wasn’t a September newsletter this year. Sunflower was extra busy writing new grants and winning grants, increasing our total amount secured for clients to over $16M!
- [$4M in grant funding for Nebraska irrigation and water conservation projects](https://www.sunflowergw.com/media/4m-in-grant-funding-for-nebraska-irrigation-and-water-conservation-projects/) - September was an extra special month for Sunflower! We are thrilled to announce that we secured over $4M in grant funding to support irrigation and water conservation in Western Nebraska. Our services extended to Castle Rock, Chimney Rock, and Whitney, and we are committed to providing even more crucial support moving forward. Press release: U.S.
- [Omaha Downtown Improvement District commences beautification project with Omaha area artists](https://www.sunflowergw.com/media/omaha-downtown-improvement-district-commences-beautification-project-with-omaha-area-artists/) - The Omaha Downtown Improvement District (ODID) is excited to announce the launch of a project that will transform traffic cabinets in Omaha’s Central Business District and the Old Market District into vibrant works of art.
- [A new look and festive facts](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/a-new-look-and-festive-facts/) - Sunflower is beginning its 6th year this month – we are very proud! – and we thought we would change up the format of the newsletter a bit!
- [So, What Have I Learned in Five Years?](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/so-what-have-i-learned-in-five-years/) - July is an especially exciting month for Sunflower this year, as we get ready to celebrate our FIVE-year anniversary! I have so many memories of the very beginnings of this company that I am so proud of – many of those involve a great deal of coffee and my making multiple cold calls a day,
- [Summer is Here!](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/summer-is-here/) - Is it June already?! I still have so much on my spring to do list! This month, Craig and I will take two short road trips which we are very excited about, plant our native flower garden beds, and work on finishing some personal projects around the house. Summer is such a good time to
- [Nerd Nite and How Much Money is Too Much Money to Ask For?](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/nerd-nite-and-how-much-money-is-too-much-money-to-ask-for/) - I have been invited to speak at Nerd Nite at Saro Cider. Saro Cider is cool local bar in downtown Omaha that features local ciders and craft cocktails. My subject is: “There is a Grant for That?!” I am excited to share information with on how people can find grants for their unique ideas and
- [Podcast: Grant prep, tips and FAQ](https://www.sunflowergw.com/media/podcast-grant-prep-tips-and-faq/) - Katie LeDoux, Founder and CEO of Sunflower Grant Writers, recently sat down with Dylan Yeomans from United Insurance Agencies for an engaging conversation. They discussed how to prepare for grants, common pitfalls to avoid, and answered frequently asked questions about grant applications. Additionally, Katie shared some of her favorite spots to visit in Omaha. Tune
- [Patience Pills](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/patience-pills/) - Did you celebrate your favorite grant writer on International Grant Professionals Day in March? I hope so! As we now know, there are grants and special days for pretty much anything you can dream up. FACT Grants are not for people who want instant results. It’s amazing, given how impatient I can be about life generally,
- [Sports and Grants Madness!](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/sports-and-grants-madness/) - March is here with a sunny and warm splash in Nebraska! I think the groundhog got it right this year and we may actually be in for an early spring. I especially enjoy the anticipation of things growing again this time of year and I love listening to and watching all of the birds come
- [Sunflower helps Montgomery County (Md.) police earn $500,000 funding award](https://www.sunflowergw.com/media/sunflower-client-earns-nearly-500000-award-to-fight-opiod-and-firearm-crimes/) - Last Spring, Sunflower Grant Writers worked with the Montgomery County Police Department in Montgomery County, MD to secure federal funding to combat opioid and firearm crimes. We were awarded almost $500K in funding. Read about how this money will have a powerful effect on their community »
- [Truckin’ Through the Snow to Great Grant Awards](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/truckin-through-the-snow-to-great-grant-awards/) - February is a short, but jam-packed month; full of important things like Black History Month and American Heart Month as well as some goofy things like Valentine’s Day: and, for me, a day when I am going to a friend’s plant store to make a Taylor Swift themed terrarium and another day when I am
- [Dancing Into a New Year of Grants!](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/dancing-into-a-new-year-of-grants/) - Happy New Year! What are you hoping 2024 might bring for you? I am hoping to continue to keep my amazing Sunflower team active and engaged in meaningful projects to spend a lot of time with my husband and family, and maybe learn to dance! I know. If you know me well you are thinking,
- [Do Not Throw Away Your Shot!](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/do-not-throw-away-your-shot/) - We have our Christmas decorations up! This is a favorite tradition of mine. I love rediscovering ornaments each year – some from my childhood; some that my husband and I collected on adventures; some I bought because they were exceptionally beautiful. I could sit and watch our tree softly glow all night. 2023 is quickly
- [Did You Know There Was a Grant for the World’s Largest Belt Buckle?](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/did-you-know-there-was-a-grant-for-the-worlds-largest-belt-buckle/) - Only two months left in 2023! Make the best of them! Also, why is not fall yet in Nebraska? As I write this, it is 85 degrees outside. I am so confused, and frankly, upset. Fall weather is what I live for. It was so warm I have zero interest in a festive seasonal latte,
- [Read the Directions](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/read-the-directions/) - Hello, September! Is anyone else Christmas shopping yet?! I am! You may already know this by now, but I am a planner! I always feel better if I start things well in advance. Plus, I like to spread the fun out in things as much as possible. If you aren’t Christmas shopping yet though, it’s
- [Mission Possible](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/mission-possible/) - Good morning, October! I am ready to see some illuminated pumpkins (plus a 1000-pound pumpkin or two!) and then to start thinking about our Thanksgiving meal preparation! This is truly the best time of the year; mostly because I have a ton of sweaters. ☺ Enough about my wardrobe and on to some hopefully helpful
- [Sunflower featured in Edge Magazine](https://www.sunflowergw.com/media/sunflower-featured-in-edge-magazine/) - Katie was recently featured in a fantastic profile by Andy Williams in Edge Magazine. She talked about the beginnings of Sunflower Grant Writers and how she works to help clients. Katie LeDoux can see the meaningful fruits of her team’s labor when she strolls through a beautified downtown Omaha, when she visits a south Omaha
- [One Fell Swoop!](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/one-fell-swoop/) - Hello, August! If you have children, they are probably getting ready to go back to school. (Where did the summer go?!) If you live in a neighborhood like mine, you should probably consider starting to stock up on your Halloween candy. (We get more than 500+ trick-or-treaters a year.) My husband and I love listening
- [The 5% Rule!](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/the-5-rule/) - Happy July! This month we celebrate 247 years of freedom in America with family, friends, fireworks, parades, and for me, Coneflower Creamery ideally served over a Carter & Rye apple hand pie. The summer is just flying by! It turns out our flowers do better when they are regularly watered, and I’ve never been happier
- [Rumor Dispelled-Overhead Costs Are Not Bad!](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/rumor-dispelled-overhead-costs-are-not-bad/) - Hello newsletter subscribers! And hello summer! It’s hard to believe, but it’s June and 2023 is half over! That vacation I planned when it was freezing and dreadful in January is now just around the corner. Our garden is blooming and our dog, Jack, and I enjoy time outside every day. We heard Vitamin D
- [How Can a Fiscal Agent Help Me? Also, What is That?](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/how-can-a-fiscal-agent-help-me-also-what-is-that/) - Happy May! I don't know about where you live, but Nebraska can't decide what to do with the weather. We have had 80 degree days, 40 degree days, tornado warnings, and hail. I don't know what to wear; so I'm currently just wearing everything I have. I cannot wait until it is officially summer! In
- [Sunflower Grant Writers featured in AAUW newsletter](https://www.sunflowergw.com/media/sunflower-grant-writers-featured-in-aauw-newsletter/) - This article in the American Association of University Women newsletter highlights my past work experience and current work as a grant writer. MEET OUR NEWEST MEMBER Katie and her husband have lived in Omaha for 3 years. They moved here from Washington DC where she worked for the Smithsonian Art Museum and Portrait Gallery before
- [Sunflower Grant Writers Finds Fertile Market](https://www.sunflowergw.com/media/sunflower-grant-writers-finds-fertile-market/) - This feature in the Nebraska Business Development Center newsletter looks at how I have been able to partner with this essential organization as I have built my career and my grant writing business here in Omaha with one of their mentors. Sunflower Grant Writers Finds Fertile Market — Nebraska Business Development Center After settling in Omaha,
- [New: Interview with Katie on 'The Midwest will Move You'](https://www.sunflowergw.com/media/new-interview-with-katie-on-the-midwest-will-move-you/) - In this 8-minute video with local connector Justin Ogburn, I talk about what a grant writer does,what we can provide, and why you need one! We also talk about what made me want to be agrant writer, why I named my company after sunflowers and some memorable grant stories!It’s a festive video with some great
- [Interview: Katie on BossUp Babes show](https://www.sunflowergw.com/media/interview-katie-on-bossup-babes-show/) - In this 60-minute podcast with powerhouse health expert and business leader Karissa Adkins, Igo over the finer points of grants, grant writing, what a grant is, who might need a grant andmore. It’s full of great tips and details on the entire grant making process.
- [501(c) what?](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/501c-what/) - If you are anything like me, your bracket is totally busted – could Purdue not have gone a little bit further?! – and it’s tax time, so you are very grateful to have a qualified professional on hand to help you through this arduous annual process. In honor of Tax Day (April 18th), I thought
- [Just what is the Grant Production Process?](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/just-what-is-the-grant-production-process/) - Is anyone else a March Madness fan? College basketball is a big deal in my family, and we play for keeps. And for a great trophy my Mom made a few years ago. I have won it twice, but have low hopes for being triumphant this year as Sunflower has been keeping me too busy
- [Everything you wanted to know about federal grants!](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-federal-grants/) - It’s already February! Is your 2023 off to the start you were hoping for? Personally, I’m ready for some warmer weather, flowers, and am secretly wondering if it’s too early to start planning a summer vacation. In this edition of the newsletter, we’re going to focus on the Federal Grant writing process, something that I
- [What Do You Get When You Pay For a Professional Grant Writer?](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/what-do-you-get-when-you-pay-for-a-professional-grant-writer/) - Hello and wishing you a very happy 2023! Welcome back to Sunflower’s monthly newsletter and a brand-new year. We are excited to be here with you and see what 2023 has in store for all of us! Sometimes I am asked why grant writing can cost so much money, and what you are left with
- [In Case You Are Wondering, It Is A Competition](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/in-case-you-are-wondering-it-is-a-competition/) - 2022 is coming to a close! Sunflower had a wonderful year, and we hope you all have too. We have some exciting things planned for 2023 and cannot wait to share them. I thought I would end this year with a slightly different newsletter format, sharing some overall facts, tips, and tricks – some that
- [What Should I Major in to Become a Grant Writer?](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/pumpkins-and-what-should-i-major-in-to-become-a-grant-writer/) - Greetings friends and newsletter readers! Unfortunately I have been dealing with a lot over the last few weeks, which is why our festivenews is a few days late ⏰ but don’t worry! It will be worth it! The year is marching on, and soon I will be trying to remind myself how to make all
- [Should I Use First or Third Person in Grant Writing?](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/should-i-use-first-or-third-person/) - Happy September! The beginning of Fall is officially here! Bring on the Octoberfest beers, thepumpkin spice lattes and…the Christmas decorations in every store. I admitthat last part is a little bit confusing. The first three quarters have been very good for Sunflower and we have beenreally excited to welcome so many new wonderful clients, as
- [Important Definitions for Grant Writers](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/important-definitions/) - Greetings news minded readers! I hope you have at least one holiday gift purchased at this point, so you aren’t rushed at the end of the season. I don’t. I have a list, but no actual items yet. I am waiting for Will Ferrell as Elf to come and assist me while I sing Christmas
- [Is Grant Writing a Good Career?](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/is-grant-writing-a-good-career/) - Greetings! Summer is in full swing and some of us are already thinking about heading back to school soon.It’s 39 days to the start of the NFL season for those of you who may be counting down such athing. I Googled: “Is grant writing a good career” this morning and this was the answer I
- [Milestones!](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/milestones/) - Dear Sunflower Grant Writers Clients, Hello! And welcome to the halfway point of 2022! I wanted to touch base with all of you brieflyon a variety of topics. I hope you find this letter helpful and informative. As always, pleasereach out to me directly with any questions or concerns. My contact information can be foundat
- [The Top 3 Foundations by Giving Amount!](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/the-top-3-foundations-by-giving-amount/) - Summer is officially here! Sunflower is busy writing all kinds of grants for our clients during a busy season. Seeds sowednow will have a big impact on Fall and Winter programming for everyone. We are also hearinggood news from a lot of grants written this Spring and I congratulate all my clients who are inthe
- [Password Day and SAM Numbers](https://www.sunflowergw.com/newsletter/password-day-and-sam-numbers/) - Happy May all! This month kicks off a very active grant season. July and August are some of the busiest monthsin the grant world and June is a big prep month. Get ready! It always helps to have things likebudgets and basic demographic information ready to go in advance. The Sunflower Grant Writers team is

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- [Meet the Sunflower team](https://www.sunflowergw.com/about/meet-the-sunflower-team/) - Chase Whisenhunt Grant Writer Chase has been involved in grant writing for 15 years. He started working in Emergency Management for a small coastal NC municipality and wrote a few successful grants. He loved the fact that he was able to connect his writing experience with improving the service of local community resources. It was
- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.sunflowergw.com/frequently-asked-questions/) - 1. What does a grant writer do?+ The better question is, “What do we not do?!” Grant writers are experts and specialists in all aspects of fundraising. The team of experts behind Sunflower has a diverse range of skills beyond proposal writing. From research, relationship building, networking, education, reporting, bookkeeping, grants management, post-award management, funding
- [About Sunflower Grant Writers](https://www.sunflowergw.com/about/) - My name is Katie LeDoux and at Sunflower, I provide services in grant research and grant writing to all types of nonprofit and for profit organizations.
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- [Services](https://www.sunflowergw.com/services/) - WHAT WE DO Sunflower Grant Writers Services At Sunflower Grant Writers we are dedicated to simplifying the grant writing process, ensuring it is both effective and enjoyable for all our partners. We tailor our approach each time, focusing on securing the funding you need to advance your important goals. Consider us your newest team member,
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- [Grant Readiness Checklist](https://www.sunflowergw.com/grant-readiness-checklist/) - FREE DOWNLOAD Grant Readiness Checklist Our free checklist is a great way to gauge your preparation. Fill it out and let us know your results and we can help you get started! The checklist covers all aspects of grant preparedness: Organizational Basics Funding History Budget and Financials Program and Impact Communications and Materials DOWNLOAD 💪
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- [Contact Sunflower Grant Writers](https://www.sunflowergw.com/contact/) - I would be thrilled to hear from you if you have any questions or you would like to discuss further how we could best work together. Simply put, our experienced and dedicated team is here to help you secure the nonprofit and for-profit grants you deserve. Let's get started! Free 30-minute consultation Fill out the
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