Grant Writing 201 Raise Your Game Loretta Holland Texas Hiv Std Conference

Grant Writing 201:Grant Writing 201:Raise Your Game!Raise Your Game!

Loretta Holland, [email protected]

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Goals for the Next Level

• Know how to prepare for grant writing

• Gain confidence as writers and project leaders

• Identify good prospects and leverage your best use of time and opportunities

• Understand SMART objectives

Gather Your Team

• Make it easy for your team to participate Everyone gets the RFP Personalize each copy

• Create a work plan Benchmarks, internal deadlines,

check in points, and tasks Be aware of demands on team

members’ time Pad deadlines for staff who

procrastinate

• Grant Planning Committee• Determine membership,

purpose, and guidelines

Prospect Refinement: Meeting Your Match

• Just Say “No!”• The Five Key Criteria

Areas of interest Geographic limitation Do they accept

“unsolicited” proposals? Range of grants made Who they funded before

and how much• Create a Vetting

System

And now for something completely different…

10 MINUTE BREAK!

Hone Your Writing Skills• Find your voice

Be clear, brief, supply the information requested

Extraneous information uses space that you need

Watch for emotional language, marketing messages, sound bites

Use expository writing Appropriate use of client stories

• Make your words work Chose powerful, active words Use active voice

• Write for your reader Recognize and avoid jargon Look for assumptions

Setting Goals: Objectives

• Outputs and Outcomes

• SMART Objectives Specific—don’t be vague Measurable—able to be

tracked Attainable—are your

sights too high? Realistic—are you really

affecting the outcome? Timely—defined by a

period of time

Wrap Up and Review