Nonprofit professionals often wear many hats. Below are some resources you may find helpful as you put on your grant writing hat and prepare your organization's proposal.

THCF Grants Portal Applicant Tutorial

Grant Writing

Grant Writing Secrets UnveiledWebinar
Time-Saving Templates: Where Grant Writing, Time, & Money MeetWebinar
Grant Writing is a Team ActivityWebinar
Grant Writing, The Right Way: Keys to Achieving a Higher Success RateWebinar
Building a Strong Case for Grant FundingWebinar
The Logic Behind Logic ModelsArticle
Put On Your Magic Grantmaker Goggles... and Let's Look at Proposal Budgets!Article
8 Tips to Becoming a Magical Grant ProfessionalArticle
4 Steps for Preparing a Grant Proposal PresentationArticle
Win That Grant: A Step-by-Step Template for Crafting a Winning ProposalArticle
Grant Writing the Right Way - Keys to Achieving a Higher Success RateWebinar
Tips for Telling and Selling Your Story in Grant ApplicationsWebinar
The Sustainability Question - What to do After the Grant Funding Runs OutWebinar
Grant Budgets that Fully Fund Your OverheadWebinar
Faith Based Organizations Getting Good GrantsArticle
How to Determine the Best Funding Opportunities to PursueWebinar
Stop Chasing the Money - Create Winning Grant StrategiesWebinar
Anatomy Lessons for Grants - Elevating Your GrantwritingWebinar

Agency & Fund Development

Online Fundraising Compliance: What You Need to KnowArticle
Building a Fundraising BoardWebinar
Plan for Year-End Giving Now to Minimize Stress and Maximize ResultsWebinar
4 Tips for Creating More Effective Fundraising AppealsArticle
Turn Your Nonprofit Website Into a Fundraising Tool: 5 TipsArticle
Hollywood Storytelling Techniques that Boost Your Online Fundraising Webinar
Dispelling 5 Common Fundraising MythsWebinar
3 Ideas to Strengthen Your Nonprofit's Online PresenceArticle
Planning and Facilitating Great MeetingsArticle
Getting Started on the Journey to Equity and InclusionArticle
Building a Major Gifts Program - 6 Elements for SuccessWebinar
Maximizing Impact - Leveraging AI in the Nonprofit SectorWebinar
Dispelling 5 Common Fundraising MythsWebinar

In 2024, THCF received 125 grant requests in the areas of children's education, wildlife conservation in Missouri, art and historic preservation, community betterment, education, nontraditional education, and health and human services. More than $508,000 in competitive grants were awarded.

Competitive Grants Workshop

Our workshop was designed to guide nonprofits through the latest changes and updates to the competitive grant application process. This workshop was recorded in February 2024, and we highly recommend that you take the time to review it, along with the additional information available on this website.

Grants Workshop Slides (PDF)