The Art of Persuasive Grant Writing
Grant writing is more than just a technical exercise; persuasive storytelling is key. The best Grant writers weave a compelling narrative that captivates Grant funders, aligns with their objectives, and inspires them to invest in your project or cause. To stand out in a sea of proposals, Grant writers must master the art of storytelling. Here’s how you can craft a Grant proposal that resonates with Grant funders and increases your chances of securing funding.
Your executive summary is the most important part of your bid. But are you getting it right?
Experts agree that executive summaries are the most important part of your bid. They’re the most widely read, and offer you a opportunity to showcase your unique value proposition; convince the Tender evaluator(s) to recommend you; and make it easier for them to justify that decision.
And yet, so many executive summaries are haphazardly thrown together at the end of a bidding process.
Here’s how to do better, avoid common preventable mistakes, and write an executive summary that gets results.
Win More Grants By Understanding Your Funder
Having a deep understanding of funder dynamics can make or break a Grant application. In this article, we explore why it is crucial for Grantseekers to understand funder’s stated and unstated priorities and concerns, so you can appeal to their heads and heart – and how Grantseekers can achieve this understanding.
Top 5 Tips for Better Tendering
Tendering (when done well) is a cornerstone of business growth; it’s not something that should be taken lightly. Learn how to reduce Tendering headaches with ProposalPro!
The Key To Winning Grants: Compliant, Competitive Grant Writing
Our most important tip for Grant writers and Grant-seekers to know is at the heart of every successful Grant application. It’s ever-so-simple, yet so often the reason why Grant applications fail. Find out why compliance and competitiveness are key to winning Grants.
Grant-Readiness: An Ultimate Guide for NFPs and Social Purpose Orgs
NFPs and social-purpose organisations can maximise their Grant win rate and minimise their headaches with these expert tips from ProposalPro.
What SMEs need to know about bidding for business
Expert tips for SMEs looking to win more work and unlock a competitive advantage through bidding best-practice.
Working with weighted criteria
Business owners often express confusion about working with average weighted criteria – it’s not a framework that you’ll come across too often outside of Tendering. But it can tell you a surprising amount about what’s important to the buyer, how to read between the lines and structure your Tender response to maximise your chances of success, and even whether it’s worth putting together a bid in the first place…
What is a RFP cover letter, and why does it matter?
You’ve finished many hours tailoring a compelling proposal, and you’re ready to submit; but are you overlooking your RFP cover letter? Your cover letter is a single-page cover letter accompanying your proposal. It’s your very first opportunity to introduce your business and offer high-level information.
It’s also often a missed opportunity, with many companies just copy-pasting ‘boilerplate’, treating cover letters as an afterthought – unfortunate for them, and lucky for you!
Don’t let ‘word limits’ limit your proposal!
Word limits can lead to serious headaches when writing a proposal. You want to share so much information about your business, its people and its value.
You might find yourself ‘in the zone’, far exceeding word limits, cutting your work afterwards and wasting valuable time. But word limits exist for a reason – your evaluator likely has many proposals to read!
So, how do you write a great proposal, without writing a thesis?