http://Fundraising.lifetips.com/Fundraising.LifeTips.com Tip of the Dayen-USLifeTips.comhttp://Fundraising.lifetips.com/rss/lt-logo-green.gifhttp://Fundraising.lifetips.com/tip/57258/grants/applications/before-you-apply.htmlThu 24 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT13597C97-A581-8B93-986A-C5E6F0B5CACBTo write a competitive grant, the first step is often overlooked; know the reason you are writing the grant. If you don&#8217;t know this, you will simply be chasing money, rather than actually advancing the mission of your institution. <br/><br/><br/>For more Fundraising tips, visit <a href="http://Fundraising.lifetips.com/">http://Fundraising.lifetips.com</a> <img src="http://Fundraising.lifetips.com/images/aggbug.asp?id=57258" height="1" width="1">