| You can win funders and grant reviewers over by | | | | These grant writing examples are just a sampling |
| winning over their hearts and minds with powerful | | | | of how powerful language can set your grant |
| and passionate prose that will have them | | | | apart. Don't be afraid to use your thesaurus. |
| stamping "approved" on your grant proposals. | | | | Be succinct, but load up your, who, what, when, |
| But, what do you do if you have never written a | | | | where, why, and how, with plenty of daring and |
| grant before? This article will help give you the | | | | bold statements. |
| confidence of exactly what you need to do to | | | | And don't forget to include the downside of your |
| get started and keep your focus so you can send | | | | case. In order to win the hearts over of your |
| your grant proposal straight to your funders | | | | reviewers, you have to tell them what the |
| heart. | | | | problems are and how your agency can champion |
| Most new grant writers, or non-profit | | | | the solutions. Don't be afraid to bring in the dark, |
| professionals, are excited about writing their first | | | | gray clouds when describing the dire situation that |
| non-profit proposal, but scared they will not do it | | | | may exist without the solutions your organization |
| correctly, or that it is too complicated. | | | | can provide. |
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| paragraph starters experienced grant writers use | | | | If you are under a tight deadline, don't be a hero |
| to get their funder's attention: | | | | and make this harder than it needs to be. There |
| A small but mighty non-profit agency that was | | | | are some great resources that offer templated |
| founded based on the principles of caring, respect, | | | | approaches to writing your grants. |
| honesty and compassion... | | | | Using grant writing examples to help you craft |
| One of 60 statewide chapters seeking to recruit | | | | your first grant proposal will help you build your |
| and army of volunteers and eradicate cancer... | | | | confidence and experience. It will also help you |
| Located in the heart of the artistic and cultural | | | | take the guess work out of the format of your |
| community of Sante Fe, New Mexico... | | | | grant, and you can instead focus on winning over |
| A new IRS-approved 501(c)(3) non-profit | | | | your funder's hearts with a powerful, emotional |
| organization faithfully serving the economically | | | | and undeniable statement of your organization's |
| deprived and isolated community of... | | | | needs. |