Writing Effective Grant Proposals

Grant proposals are often viewed in the same light as business funding requests. They are typically designed for the sole purpose of getting money from a foundation or corporation. This is, however, a self-limiting approach that lessens the chance of the organization actually getting funded. Winning grant proposals usually have one thing in common: they are written not from a business funding perspective, but from a partnership perspective with the requesting organization and foundation uniting in a common cause. Thus, winning proposals are written as an offer of partnership in a specific undertaking.

The basis and format of a grant proposal are also very different from that of a business proposal. The basis of each dictates the format. In a business proposal, the basis is the quest for profit, thus the format focuses on the methods and potential of acquiring that profit. The basis of a grant proposal is the intended goal, thus the proposal’s format focuses on the why, who, and how of the goal’s obtainment.

With this in mind, grant proposals will usually consist of the following:

• An overview of the problem or need to be addressed
• A description of the intended project to address the problem or need
• A description of the organization and personnel involved in the project
• An evaluation of the financial needs for the project
• A description of how the success of the project will be measured

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Our writers can also prepare PowerPoint presentations that will support your proposal which you can use for oral presentations that are requested by many foundations and corporations today. The combination of services that our company offers will assist you in not only obtaining the much-needed funding, but in publicizing your cause to your community at large as well. From grant proposals to public education presentations, our company is equipped to handle virtually any writing assignment.

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