Does Organizational Staff Size Affect Grant Activity?

Does staff size affect grantseeking activities and success? The short answer is "yes," but let's looks at some of the data that are available. Because all-volunteer organizations usually lack personnel dedicated to grantseeking, it becomes a less consistent, ad hoc affair, resulting in few awards. Moving an organization from all volunteer to having one to five employees increases the likelihood of grant funding; moving the organization to six to 10 employees increases that possibility even more.