August can feel like a lost month. Guests reschedule, C-suites disappear, and the grind slows to a crawl. In this reflective solo episode of Winning the Public Purse, David Kincade makes the case that the slow season is actually one of the most important times of year for grant writers, and for anyone building something worth funding.

For non-profit leaders, grant writers, and anyone who has ever felt guilty for slowing down in August, this one reframes the whole month.

David is heading back to Lacombe in September for one more live cohort, and he can help you secure a training grant to offset the tuition. Reach out to David by email at davidk@albertabusinessgrants.ca to learn more.

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Highlights From This Episode:

• Why August is the number one vacation month for C-suites, and what grant writers need to have sorted before summer hits [1:10]

• The case for using August to think deeply rather than grind harder, and why competitive grants reward the people who planned ahead [2:31]

• An example of what David's subconscious mind helped him build and offer to clients of his [7:07]

• The agricultural grant that was initially declined, turned around by one relationship-building suggestion, and eventually won for $26,000 [14:39]

• Why David has journaled every August for 6 years, and how looking back on those notes has shaped his biggest decisions [10:34]

• David reads an original poem written at a Cape Breton farmhouse, and ties it back to what August is really for [19:56]

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