Sending the Proposal

Congratulations! You have “twelve stepped” your way to a solidly developed grant proposal based on the keys to success discussed in this workbook’s Introduction. For a proposal to be successful it must reflect the work of a fully developed and articulated program plan—which is 80 percent of the up-front work and is sometimes easily overlooked. Only then is the proposal written (the other 20 percent), clearly and concisely, for a targeted funder who has been thoroughly researched and vetted and with whom a relationship has been established.
Please pay particular attention to the Special Resource Section at the end of this workbook, where you can find out more about how to research funders and learn about their preferences ...

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