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I’ve been a grant writer for nonprofit organizations for 3 years. During that time, I’ve written hundreds of proposals, raising over $1million in grants in support of various programs.
All those years of submitting narratives to donors in the hopes of getting financial support, and reading proposals written by those seeking support, taught me invaluable lessons I rely on every day as I embark on a freelance writing career.
1. You can’t submit a grant proposal full of typos and expect the program officer, panelist, or board member to gloss over them.
2. The work does not end with the writing: Very rarely have I had success simply submitting a proposal and calling it a day. The work continues long after the submission is complete. Prospect cultivation and donor stewardship are significant parts of a robust moves management strategy
3. Knowing the audience is very important: Not every proposal I’ve written has been in the same voice. Many were written in “grants speak.” That is, they read more like technical documents, but some were written in the first person, and full of emotive, flowery language intended to move a specific individual to donate to the cause.
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