@Meredith Evens No, I have not received any grants via Hello Skip yet. I do not qualify for most of the external grant offers because we are less than a year old and do not have the revenue. However, I have been introduced to several opportunities that I would not have known existed otherwise - with no application fees. I have a list of one grant application a week for the next six weeks that I am waiting to hear the results from. Although I had selected the apply for me feature, I have since turned it off. Many of the companies have questions that do not quite fit exactly what the vault offers. But, having the vault question pre-filled has greatly reduced the amount of time it takes for me to apply to any other opportunity I've found.
Half of the Instant Grant winners each week are for credits for the Hello Skip offers. Many of the participants say they have been there for a year without receiving any thing. But, I do find it encouraging to see so many people every week receiving a gift of some sort. I have upgraded my membership to Plus. This opens up additional vault questions and allows participation in the larger opportunities (a $10k offer each quarter). I thought it also included the business plan, but I was wrong on that.
I hope this answers your questions. Let me know if you have more! :)
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Diana Kelley
Executive Director
Healing Horse Touch Company
https://HealingHorseTouch.comKennethMNUnited States
Discover Healing, Connection, and Renewal through Horses.
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-28-2025 06:15 AM
From: Meredith Evens
Subject: Recommended Grant Application Webinars/Coaching Programs?
Hi Diana!
Other than using the grant vault questions tool, have you used Skip to apply for any grants/have you received any (if you don't mind me asking!)? The tool itself looks amazing. I run a very small dog rescue and am responsible for just about everything, so the potential to have Skip apply for grants for me is intriguing.
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Meredith Evens
Founder
Olyver & Co
WI
Original Message:
Sent: 05-27-2025 11:48 AM
From: Diana Kelley
Subject: Recommended Grant Application Webinars/Coaching Programs?
I have found the HelloSkip grant vault questions useful (that is a referral link where I receive credit - even for free account signups). I took the vault questions and discussed them with ChatGPT, which seems to be a better AI than the site's AI.
The free training at https://learning.candid.org has also been very useful. I took Introduction to Proposal Writing, Crafting Compelling Grant Proposals and Creating a Sound Proposal Budget.
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Diana Kelley
Executive Director
Healing Horse Touch Company
https://HealingHorseTouch.com
KennethMNUnited States
Discover Healing, Connection, and Renewal through Horses.
Original Message:
Sent: 05-27-2025 07:50 AM
From: Jenn Brown
Subject: Recommended Grant Application Webinars/Coaching Programs?
Hi all!
My team recently attended a coaching session for grant applications and we will be discussing the takeaways in our next meeting. I am curious if anyone has any recommendations for webinars, lectures, or anything to help increase our success/provide useful tips when applying for grants! Thanks so much in advance.
#fundraising#grants
#FundraisingandDevelopment
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Jenn Brown
Grants Coordinator
Dog Star Rescue
CT
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