<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Stitch-in-Time Books]]></title><description><![CDATA[mysite-1]]></description><link>https://www.grantadviser.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:03:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.grantadviser.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Managing Unforseen Changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I recently started work on a grant application for next year , I went back to review the application the nonprofit had submitted for...]]></description><link>https://www.grantadviser.com/post/managing-unforseen-changes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63cfffab5e54f3605639f1e9</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 15:59:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fe373_fb98edc367ba4ac3b5c8e5a66befd8f1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_547,h_421,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Waddy Thompson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now is the time to fundraise]]></title><description><![CDATA[The biggest mistake a nonprofit can make is not fundraising. 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