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5. “No two are alike.
Do your research.”
- family foundation
Source: Foundation Center Guide to Proposal Writing, fifth ed. (2007)
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8. When it comes to foundations…
“It is more efficient and in the
end more beneficial to send
appropriate requests to fewer
organizations than to send a
shower of appeals. ”
- Program Officer, William Randolph Hearst Foundation
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There is much more to the process than writing a proposal. Grants involve prioritizing your needs, project planning, identifying funders, getting to know them as much as possible, and then carrying out the grant-funded project.
There is much more to the process than writing a proposal. Grants involve prioritizing your needs, project planning, identifying funders, getting to know them as much as possible, and then carrying out the grant-funded project.
