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tability.ioWhat are Grant Writer OKRs?
The Objective and Key Results (OKR) framework is a simple goal-setting methodology that was introduced at Intel by Andy Grove in the 70s. It became popular after John Doerr introduced it to Google in the 90s, and it's now used by teams of all sizes to set and track ambitious goals at scale.
OKRs are quickly gaining popularity as a goal-setting framework. But, it's not always easy to know how to write your goals, especially if it's your first time using OKRs.
We've tailored a list of OKRs examples for Grant Writer to help you. You can look at any of the templates below to get some inspiration for your own goals.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
Grant Writer OKRs examples
You will find in the next section many different Grant Writer Objectives and Key Results. We've included strategic initiatives in our templates to give you a better idea of the different between the key results (how we measure progress), and the initiatives (what we do to achieve the results).
Hope you'll find this helpful!
OKRs to boost the success rate of competitive grant applications
ObjectiveBoost the success rate of competitive grant applications
KRAchieve a 20% increase in submitted high-quality grant applications
Introduce incentives for submitting quality grant applications- Develop specific criteria for distinguishing high-quality applications
- Provide staff with targeted grant writing training
- KRImprove grant writing skills of the team by conducting 3 intensive training sessions
- Gather materials for training sessions
- Hire experienced grant writing trainers
- Schedule three intensive grant writing training sessions
- KRForm partnerships with 5 key organizations to strengthen grant proposal narratives
- Formulate proposals for partnership and exchange mutual benefits
- Identify 5 key organizations relevant to our grant proposal narrative
- Establish contact and open dialogue with targeted organizations
OKRs to establish a proficient grant research volunteer team
- ObjectiveEstablish a proficient grant research volunteer team
- KRRecruit and onboard 10 proficient grant researching volunteers in the team
- Develop a concise volunteer recruitment ad focusing on grant research skills
- Hold webinars or interviews to assess applicants' proficiency
- Design an effective onboarding program for selected volunteers
- KRSuccessfully apply and secure a minimum of 5 grants
- Research and identify potential grants relevant to your project
- Prepare and submit comprehensive, compelling grant applications
- Follow up promptly on application status and feedback
- KRDevelop and finalize at least 20 complete grant applications
- Identify 20 suitable grant opportunities for application
- Submit final versions of each grant application
- Create, review and edit draft applications for all identified grants
OKRs to broaden funding base for non-profit organization
- ObjectiveBroaden funding base for non-profit organization
- KRSubmit 15 grant applications to charitable foundations to secure funding
- Draft and refine compelling grant applications
- Submit applications to targeted foundations
- Research foundations offering grants aligned with our cause
- KRIncrease monthly online donations by 20% through enhanced social media campaigns
- Develop new, engaging social media content to attract donors
- Analyze donation patterns to optimize posting times
- Promote online giving through targeted social media ads
- KRSecure funding from 5 new corporate sponsors by increasing outreach efforts
- Research potential corporate sponsors within relevant industry fields
- Schedule meetings to present funding pitches
- Draft tailored outreach proposals for each target sponsor
OKRs to secure 6.5M for nonprofit
- ObjectiveSecure 6.5M for nonprofit
- KRObtain 1.5M in grants from foundations
- Prepare compelling, detailed grant proposals
- Identify suitable foundations for grant applications
- Submit all proposals as per requirements
- KRRaise 2M through online fundraising campaigns
- Launch and continuously monitor the campaign's performance
- Develop a compelling marketing strategy
- Identify key audiences to target during online fundraising
- KRSecure 3M through corporate partnerships
- Initiate negotiations and finalize partnership agreements
- Identify potential corporate partners based on synergy and financial potential
- Develop a compelling partnership proposal showcasing mutual benefits
How to write your own Grant Writer OKRs
1. Get tailored OKRs with an AI
You'll find some examples below, but it's likely that you have very specific needs that won't be covered.
You can use Tability's AI generator to create tailored OKRs based on your specific context. Tability can turn your objective description into a fully editable OKR template -- including tips to help you refine your goals.
- 1. Go to Tability's plan editor
- 2. Click on the "Generate goals using AI" button
- 3. Use natural language to describe your goals
Tability will then use your prompt to generate a fully editable OKR template.
Watch the video below to see it in action 👇
Option 2. Optimise existing OKRs with Tability Feedback tool
If you already have existing goals, and you want to improve them. You can use Tability's AI feedback to help you.
- 1. Go to Tability's plan editor
- 2. Add your existing OKRs (you can import them from a spreadsheet)
- 3. Click on "Generate analysis"
Tability's Strategy Map makes it easy to see all your org's OKRsTability will scan your OKRs and offer different suggestions to improve them. This can range from a small rewrite of a statement to make it clearer to a complete rewrite of the entire OKR.
You can then decide to accept the suggestions or dismiss them if you don't agree.
Option 3. Use the free OKR generator
If you're just looking for some quick inspiration, you can also use our free OKR generator to get a template.
Unlike with Tability, you won't be able to iterate on the templates, but this is still a great way to get started.
Grant Writer OKR best practices
Generally speaking, your objectives should be ambitious yet achievable, and your key results should be measurable and time-bound (using the SMART framework can be helpful). It is also recommended to list strategic initiatives under your key results, as it'll help you avoid the common mistake of listing projects in your KRs.
Here are a couple of best practices extracted from our OKR implementation guide 👇
Tip #1: Limit the number of key results
The #1 role of OKRs is to help you and your team focus on what really matters. Business-as-usual activities will still be happening, but you do not need to track your entire roadmap in the OKRs.
We recommend having 3-4 objectives, and 3-4 key results per objective. A platform like Tability can run audits on your data to help you identify the plans that have too many goals.
Tip #2: Commit to weekly OKR check-ins
Don't fall into the set-and-forget trap. It is important to adopt a weekly check-in process to get the full value of your OKRs and make your strategy agile – otherwise this is nothing more than a reporting exercise.
Being able to see trends for your key results will also keep yourself honest.
Tip #3: No more than 2 yellow statuses in a row
Yes, this is another tip for goal-tracking instead of goal-setting (but you'll get plenty of OKR examples above). But, once you have your goals defined, it will be your ability to keep the right sense of urgency that will make the difference.
As a rule of thumb, it's best to avoid having more than 2 yellow/at risk statuses in a row.
Make a call on the 3rd update. You should be either back on track, or off track. This sounds harsh but it's the best way to signal risks early enough to fix things.
How to track your Grant Writer OKRs
OKRs without regular progress updates are just KPIs. You'll need to update progress on your OKRs every week to get the full benefits from the framework. Reviewing progress periodically has several advantages:
- It brings the goals back to the top of the mind
- It will highlight poorly set OKRs
- It will surface execution risks
- It improves transparency and accountability
Spreadsheets are enough to get started. Then, once you need to scale you can use a proper OKR platform to make things easier.
If you're not yet set on a tool, you can check out the 5 best OKR tracking templates guide to find the best way to monitor progress during the quarter.
More Grant Writer OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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