Frequently Asked Questions

A working meeting is a 90-minute session of live grant writing support. During the working meetings, you can: 

1. Watch the live introduction to a specific grant writing topic

2. Watch the live demonstration of a grant writing resource

3. Ask questions about the specific topics or resources being demonstrated

4. Bring your grant writing, materials, and links to your grant to the working meeting to continue your application or get feedback or clarity on specific questions regarding your application.

Click here to learn more about working meetings and register to attend. 

Working meetings are free for all participants.

We fund working meetings through monetary contributions from sponsors. If you would like to become a sponsor for our working meetings, please reach out to grants@inclusivedatasolutions.com.

Working meetings are designed to help you make progress on your grant applications. 

While you are welcome to join just to learn more about grant writing, we strongly encourage you to work on a grant proposal during your time with us. If you are not sure where to start, here are some ideas for what you can do during the 90-minute working meeting sessions: 

1. Use the specific tool or resource that was demonstrated to begin or improve your grant application.

2. Bring your grant writing, materials, and links to your grant to the working meeting to get feedback or clarity on specific questions

3. Work on writing your grant narrative, budget, or letter of inquiry (LOI)

4. Work on improving storytelling in your writing by adding data to your grant

5. Work on gathering details for your grant or preparing your grant documents

6. Work on filling out grant forms or attachments

7. Set up your grant portal or work on uploading grant materials to the portal

8. Work on drafting your grant submission email

9. If you do not have a grant to work on, then you should definitely work on searching for grants

During the working meetings, you can focus on any of the following topics:

1. Grant Readiness

2. Grant Searching

3. AI for Grant Writing

4. Grant Budgets and Program Design

5. Strengthening Grants with Data and Storytelling

Occasionally, we also provide instruction on additional topics.

A writing room is one of our many breakout rooms where you can get assistance with unique areas of your grant application.

These rooms are there to help you make progress on your application, so be sure to bring a link to the grant you are working on, information about your organization, and any materials or questions you have prepared for your application.  If you do not have a grant to work on, we recommend visiting the grant search room to find a grant opportunity for your organization to work on.

Check out our grant-searching resource by clicking here, or,  join the grant searching breakout room during the working meeting session.