Be a Standout! Ten Tips to Write Winning Grant Proposals
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In this webinar, Alice Ruhnke, President of GrantStation, shared 10 concepts that you can incorporate into your proposal development and writing strategies that will make your grant applications get positive attention from funders.
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Be a Standout! Ten Tips to Write Winning Grant Proposals
- 1. Be a Standout! Ten Tips to Write Winning Grant Proposals Alice Ruhnke, President GrantStation
- 2. Agenda 10 Tips with Resources Question and Answers
- 3. Behind the Scenes Nicki Bentley-Colthart nicki@thegrantadvantage.net 304.516.7884 Jeremy Smith jeremy.smith@grantstation.com 877.784.7268
- 4. Be Prepared Sketch out several projects: need, approach, outcomes, and budget Get them “shovel ready” Match the funding to your project
- 5. Involve Those You Serve in the Design of Your Programs
- 6. Partnerships—You Can’t Be the Lone Ranger Doing the root cause analysis/reasons behind the problem is a great way to identify potential partners
- 7. Partnership Identification Tool Businesses and Corporations Possible Motivations Potential Resources Located in your community Companies where your stakeholders work Companies that sell to your stakeholders Vendor corporations Affinity corporations Download a free copy at www.thegrantadvantage.net Resources tab Grant Writing Resources
- 8. Partnership Identification Tool Community Assets Possible Motivations Potential Resources Social service agencies Educational institutions Communities of faith Elected officials Governmental entities Civic groups Community gatekeepers Healthcare organizations Media outlets Funders Public resources
- 9. Write With the Reviewer in Mind • Reviewers are people too! • Make no assumptions about what they know • Reduce/eliminate jargon • Engage the heart and mind of the reviewer
- 10. Highlight Your Strengths, Not Your Needs Demonstrate your solutions, not your needs Funders (and donors) invest in your solutions
- 11. Follow the Directions • Application instructions, request for proposals (RFP), notice of funding availability (NOFA), funding opportunity announcement (FOA)… • Order, page limits/character counts, font sizes, page margins… • Headings and terminology • Reviewers score sheet
- 12. Don’t Underestimate the Time it Takes to Craft a Strong Proposal • Proposal writing schedule • List out all documents required first then assign tasks with time frames • Due dates and times— submission problems • Add time for review
- 13. Sample Writing Schedule Common Attachments
- 14. Demonstrate Your Cost- Effective Solutions Budget: Just the numbers Budget Narrative/Budget Justifications: Tell the story behind the numbers Position Cost Project Director $54,400 Therapist $45,000 Therapist $45,000 Case Manager $35,000 Recovery Coach $28,000 Total Personnel $207,400 Total project budget: $72,000; Serving 150 students; $480/student
- 16. Read Successful Grants • Ask others in your network • GrantStation: Award winning proposals • The Grant Advantage: Under Resources Tab Federal Grant Proposals: • Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)http://www.foia.gov • List of current and past grantees
- 17. Be Persistent • Timing/competitiveness • Reviewer comments • Talk with the funder
- 19. Thanks for Coming! Alice Ruhnke President GrantStation alice@grantstation.com TechSoup Promotion GrantStation Membership $99 September 20-21, 2022