Webster's New World Grant Writing Handbook
Chapter One
WRITING THE
PROPOSAL
Now that you have defined the project [see Part III], determined the best corporate
and foundation matches [Part IV], and collected and organized the components
of your proposal [Part VI], you are ready to begin writing.
If you have developed a document outline, you should feel confident and able to
make a strong case for support to a funding source. If, however, you still have issues
to resolve, your lack of confidence will reflect itself in the proposal you are about to
write. Oftentimes, a proposal deadline is driving the production of the proposal,
whether you are ready or not. If your organization is not ready to submit a proposal,
your shortcomings will become apparent, both to you and to the funder.
YOUR UNIQUE VOICE
After you are confident in your plan, you need to determine how to approach your
writing. This is often referred to as finding your voice.
You can approach a proposal various ways. To determine the tone and structure of
your writing, you must take into account ... read full excerpt from Webster's New World Grant Writing Handbook ebook
