Grant Writing Made Clear with Dr. Trenette
Ever wish you had a mentor with two decades of grant writing experience, ready to guide you through the complexities of securing the funding your organization needs to thrive? Look no further—because that’s exactly what you’ll get when you tune in to Grant Writing Made Clear! Hosted by Dr. Trenette, a distinguished professor, behavioral scientist, seasoned grant writer, and former nonprofit president, she has been principal investigator, co-principal investigator, and co-investigator on grants totaling $14 million dollars. This podcast breaks down the grant writing process and equips you with the tools and strategies to secure larger, impactful funding for your mission-driven organization. In every episode, Dr. Trenette shares lessons learned from both formal training and hands-on experience, so you can write powerful grant proposals that turn your vision into reality.
Whether you're new to grant writing or a seasoned pro looking to find the right funding mechanism, avoid common pitfalls, or craft a winning proposal, Grant Writing Made Clear has you covered. Tune in to get inspired, learn actionable steps, and discover how to turn your goals into funded realities!
Disclosure: We periodically use AI tools to assist in various ways such as brainstorming topics and editing audio. Learning AI will help us to teach others how to use AI in grant writing.
Grant Writing Made Clear with Dr. Trenette
Episode 42: Strength of the Lab
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In this episode, Dr. Trenette reminds us that the strength of a lab (or center, institute, nonprofit organization, and any other entity) is not only measured by impact, grant dollars, publications, titles, or prestige. Funding cycles shift and papers may be rejected, but the people in the lab are what make the work meaningful, sustainable, and strong.
This episode invites us to think differently about leadership, grant writing, and team building. Funders are not only investing in projects. They are investing in people who can carry out the work with care, excellence, and integrity. A strong lab is built through mentorship, trust, professional development, recognition, and shared vision.
In This Episode, We Cover:
- Why the strength of your lab is the strength of your people
- Why grant size and publication numbers do not tell the whole story
- How funders evaluate the capacity of a team
- Why people are the carriers of vision in a lab, project, or organization
- How shared vision helps people move from task completion to true ownership
- How mentorship helps people grow in skill, confidence, and leadership
- Why psychological safety matters for trust, creativity, and problem solving
- How professional development strengthens the whole team
- Why recognition should happen both publicly and privately
- Why a strong lab should be measured by how people are growing, contributing, and trusting one another
Simple Homework from the Episode: Reach out to one person in your lab, team, or organization this week and encourage them. Let them know you see their contribution. Ask yourself whether your team feels valued, supported, and trusted. Identify one small way you can invest in someone’s growth this week. Reflect on whether you are developing people, not just assigning tasks.
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