The document provides tips for grant writing, including how to prepare by knowing your organization, customers/audience, and potential funding sources. It outlines key elements of a successful grant proposal such as the summary, introduction, problem statement, objectives, methods, evaluation, future funding plan, and budget. The tips advise grant writers to present their organization's mission and needs in a compelling way to the specific funding source and ensure all elements of the proposal support and are consistent with each other.
1. Grant Writing – Tips for the New and Occasional Writer South Dakota Community Foundation June & July, 2010
2. Introduction Successful grant writing is the art of presenting your organization -- its mission, needs, and capabilities --to a specific audience in a compelling way.