Summarize the video transcript: 0:00 before you can take on grant writing for 0:02 a non-profit organization 0:03 there are certain things you need to 0:05 have prepared or ready in advance in 0:07 order to be successful 0:09 in this video i'm going to share my 0:10 checklist of the seven things 0:12 you need to have at the ready before you 0:14 can begin 0:15 grant writing for a non-profit in order 0:17 to make sure that you can be successful 0:19 and increase your odds of getting a 0:21 grant 0:22 welcome my name is amber melanie smith 0:24 and i am a non-profit 0:26 founder and executive director of the 0:28 nonprofit that i started 0:30 i have been making these videos here on 0:31 youtube sharing all the things that i've 0:33 learned through the non-profit 0:35 experience from 0:37 fundraising and grant writing to board 0:39 management and 0:40 everything in between so i hope that you 0:42 find this helpful 0:44 don't forget to like my video and 0:46 subscribe to my channel for more videos 0:48 like this 0:49 i've talked about grants a bit in some 0:51 of my other videos