Written by a nonprofit executive director with direct experience securing federal and state grant funding for a small community organization. If you're the only person at your nonprofit writing grants, this toolkit is built for you!Most grant writing resources are written for large organizations with dedicated development staff. This one isn't. It's built for the small nonprofit reality: one person wearing five hats, a part-time coordinator, or an executive director who also answers the phones, writing proposals in whatever hours are left over.What's included (6 documents, instant download):Letter of Inquiry Template — A fill-in-the-blank LOI structure with a full worked example, a checklist, and a section on which funders actually want an LOI (and which don't).Budget Narrative Template — Line-item budget tables, a plain-English explanation of matching funds, and a fully worked numeric example so you can see exactly how the math should look.Prove Your Program Works: A Logic Model Template — Five worked examples across different program types (food access, literacy, animal rescue, senior services, job readiness), plus a clear explanation of the output-vs-outcome distinction that trips up most first-time grant writers.Write Unforgettable Grant Narratives — A field guide built around one core idea: you're the expert on your story, and outside sources are the experts on your statistics. Covers specificity, structure, tone for different funder types, and a full worked narrative example.Using AI for Effective Grant Proposals — Practical prompt templates for common grant tasks, a concrete fact-checking workflow, and guidance on funder AI-disclosure policies. Not generic AI hype, actual prompts you can paste and use.Locating Grants for Your Nonprofit — Where to actually find funders (free databases before paid ones), how to read a funder's 990 before you apply, a prospect tracking system, and a full worked example of researching one funder start to finish.Who this is for: any small nonprofit without a dedicated grants department — arts organizations, food pantries, literacy programs, animal rescues, senior services, youth programs, and beyond.Format: 6 Word (.docx) documents, fully editable. No software required beyond Word or Google Docs.