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For organizations that have recently received funding

Just received a grant? Start here.

Congratulations. Winning the grant was the hard part. Now your organization needs a clear plan for what to communicate, whom to tell, and what to create during the first 30 days.

No pressure. No generic sales pitch. Just practical communication guidance built for busy organizations.

Take the right steps in the right order.

The guide walks your organization through seven stages—from reviewing the award requirements to preparing for the next 60 days.

1–3

Confirm & Align

Review requirements and assign responsibilities.

4–7

Core Message

Explain the grant clearly and consistently.

8–10

Internal Audiences

Notify the people closest to the work.

11–15

Public Launch

Coordinate website, email, media, and social.

16–20

Storytelling

Create an ethical documentation system.

21–25

Calendar

Plan communication throughout the grant.

26–30

Measure

Review results and prepare what comes next.

You may have a communications title—or simply be the person who gets things done.

Executive Directors

Lead the message and keep the organization aligned.

Communications Teams

Create professional materials without rebuilding every document.

Development Teams

Connect the announcement to stewardship and future funding.

Program Leaders

Explain what the funding will make possible.

Grant Managers

Keep communication aligned with funder requirements.

Small Nonprofit Teams

Get a complete roadmap when one person wears five hats.

You won the grant. Here’s what comes next.

See how the Global Alliance Marketing grant communications resources work together—from your first 30 days, to announcement, impact documentation, funder reporting, and future funding.

A communications pathway for the life of your grant: know what to do, announce it well, document the impact, show the results, and strengthen your position for what comes next.

Start with the roadmap. Build the announcement. Then run the grant with accountability.

Your needs change as the grant moves forward. Start with the free 30-day roadmap, use the Grant Announcement System when it is time to launch, and move into the Grant Fulfillment System when your team needs a plug-and-play workspace for responsibilities, deadlines, approvals, documentation, impact evidence, reporting readiness, and future funding.

Start Here — Free

The First 30 Days After Winning a Grant

A practical communications roadmap for grant-funded organizations that need to know what to communicate, who needs to hear it, and what to create first.

FREE
  • Confirm funder communication requirements
  • Align staff, board members, partners, and leadership
  • Develop one clear message about the award
  • Plan the public announcement sequence
  • Begin documenting stories, milestones, and impact
Get the Free Guide
Professional System

Grant Fulfillment System

This is not another guide to read. It is a collaborative grant-management workspace your team can actually run—built to turn grant requirements into assigned work, deadlines, approvals, documentation, evidence, and reporting readiness.

$497
  • Prebuilt grant fulfillment workspace in ClickUp
  • Clear employee roles, ownership, approvals, and accountability
  • Grant requirements, deadlines, deliverables, and dependency tracking
  • Proof-of-completion and documentation requirements
  • Program execution, impact evidence, and story collection workflows
  • Funder reporting and compliance-readiness structure
  • Future-funding evidence bank for renewals and new grant opportunities
Get the Grant Fulfillment System

From the first 30 days to accountable execution.

Start with the free roadmap, build a professional launch with the Grant Announcement System, or move into the Grant Fulfillment System to coordinate the work, accountability, evidence, reporting, and readiness that follow the award.

Global Alliance Marketing

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