Writing Non Profit Grant Proposals

Click Here!Your non profit grant proposal has to contain the solid information that it needs to do its job. However, do not forget to check the small details: grammar and spelling, punctuation marks, the salutations, the closings, the presentation of data and ideas, heck even the binder you put your proposal in will have an effect on the reader. It's the attention to these small details that can show you're really attentive of even the littlest things in your proposal.

The entire purpose of a non profit grant proposal is to convince a person or an entity to grant you funding for your program. This requires a well thought-out proposal that you'll have to spend a lot of time and effort on. However, it's your cover letter that will pique the interest of the reader long enough to actually reach the body of your proposal. Don't forget to make your cover catch the attention and focus of the reader.

When it comes to a proposal, brevity and clarity are the first things you must keep in mind. The fewer words used to convey the message, the more readable it is. You don't want your reader to get strained by flooding the pages with incoherent babble.

You're not writing prose or poetry when you're writing up a non profit grant proposal. Be as professional as you can be. Use simple words that get to the point, and always remember to prioritize readability over flamboyancy.

When writing a grant proposal, you're definitely going to aim to secure some extra funding. However, you have to show your potential funder that you are more than capable of sustaining your program through other means of securing funding. Whether it's charging some money for services, doing fundraisers, or securing multiple grants, you need to show that your program won't fall and crumble within a few months.

Unless you've got a pretty good idea on how to turn water into wine, don't even think of asking people for money to do it. Likewise for a non profit grant: no funder would consider a grant if he sees that your goals are too lofty to match the resources and methodology to reach them.

The story of how I joined the 'Squidoo for Congenital Heart Defects' Challenge

Dr.Mani Sivasubramanian is a heart surgeon using his Internet marketing business to fund heart surgery for under-privileged children in India.

One of the many ways to raise awareness for congenital heart defets is building a lens on Squidoo. You can see the Congenital Heart Defects lens here, and even join the Squidoo for CHD Group that was created to promote "A Day for Hearts"

When I heard about the CHD awareness building event, and realized that Dr.Mani was teaching anyone who wanted to help how to build a Squidoo lens - even if they had never done it before - I joined the "5 Day Squidoo Challenge" to help spread congenital heart defects awareness while learning to build a top quality Squidoo lens.

The lens you are reading is the result... my contribution to Squidoo and to "A Day for Hearts - Congenital Heart Defects Awareness Day". If you like this lens and would like to show your support for the event, please visit the CHD homepage at http://www.CHDinfo.com