Grant readiness & organizational capacity
What it really means to be grant ready, and how organizations can build the systems, documentation, and infrastructure funders expect.
Speaking · Training · Thought leadership
Practical ideas. Engaging conversations.
Drawing on nearly a decade of grant and nonprofit consulting experience, Deja delivers engaging sessions with strategies audiences can put to work right away.
Topics
Sessions that leave the room more capable than it arrived.
Funder research & funding strategy
Finding the right opportunities, evaluating alignment, and building a more strategic funding pipeline.
Grant strategy & proposal development
Moving beyond good writing to develop competitive, funder-aligned proposals.
Grant compliance & management
Preparing organizations to manage funding successfully from award through reporting and closeout.
Grant consulting & professional practice
Practical strategies for grant professionals navigating client relationships, capacity, contracting, decision-making, and the business of consulting.
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Meet your speaker
Practical insight for stronger nonprofit work.
Hi, I’m Deja Hasness. Nearly a decade in grants and nonprofit consulting has taught me that successful grant seeking doesn’t happen in a silo. It intersects with programs, finances, leadership, evaluation, partnerships, and organizational strategy.
I’m also a speaker and trainer who loves making grants feel a little less complicated, and a lot more strategic.
- Grant Professional Certified (GPC)
- Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP)
- 9 years in grants and nonprofit consulting
- Houston, Texas
Recent speaking engagements
Where the conversation has been happening.
- 20262026 GrantSummit · Grant Professionals AssociationA Grant Professional’s Guide to the Power of “No”
- 2026Elevate Your ImpactThe Cost of Being Unprepared: Grant Readiness and Compliance as Your Competitive Advantage
- 2026Nonprofits FirstHow to Identify Great Funding Sources
- 2026State of African American Health Power SummitFueling the Mission: Grant Strategies for Health Equity and Impact
- 2025Visual Eyes PodcastFrom Nurse to Grant Strategist: Deja Hasness on Funding Change
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