Receipts should be received for all funds spent. Well written and concise project reports and accounting reports should be submitted to the funder midway through, and upon completion of, a project. Receipts for all funds used should be kept, and a complete financial report including receipts should be submitted upon completion of the project. Unused funds should be returned to the funder. Communications Written and verbal communication with grantors is vital in developing a productive relationship.
Grantors are people too, and their lives are devoted to providing effective, constructive grants.
They appreciate being appreciated. Sometimes grantees feel grantors owe them support and after a grant is received, the grantor is forgotten. Such behavior is a prescription for reducing the possibility of grant renewal. Personal Contact Receiving a grant is often based on personal contact between the grantee and grantor. If a grantor lives in or is visiting the grantee s region, the grantee should try to establish personal contact with the grantor.