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How to write knockout proposals : what you must know (and say) to win funding every time

Call Number

  • NON PROFIT 658.15224 B231 (CEN)

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Publication Information

Medfield, MA : Emerson & Church, c2007.

Physical Description

124 p. ; 22 cm.

Contents

  • Ready to go
  • Needing money isn't enough
  • All or nothing at all
  • One size never fits all
  • Whet the appetite
  • Avoid pointy-headed prose
  • What funders want
  • Where the devil lurks
  • When your proposal arrives
  • Your ability to deliver
  • Know your strengths
  • Watch your attitude
  • Never forget your backup
  • Watch for red flags
  • Helping the funder 'get it'
  • You must know everything
  • Do a 'down and dirty'
  • Listen
  • Get good information
  • Make them talk in plain English
  • Enough is enough
  • Immerse yourself
  • Maps help
  • Okay, here's a template
  • Just get it down
  • The throw-away draft
  • The cheat sheet
  • Come out blazing
  • Repeat the sounding joy
  • Getting unstuck
  • Now the work starts
  • Take time
  • Getting stronger everyday
  • Skimming the cream
  • The only goal there is
  • Write it right
  • Tell a story
  • Emphasize benefits
  • Avoid soppiness
  • Becoming a better writer
  • Hire help
  • Heighten reality
  • Let it flow
  • Little things mean a lot
  • Good circulation
  • Handling corrections and comments
  • Neatness counts
  • Don't blow your cover
  • Tempt with titles
  • Err on the side of good taste
  • Give it lasting appeal
  • Ways to say thank you
  • Check it out
  • The last word.

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