How Many Times Do You Need to Repeat Your Message?
You will get bored with your communications long before your audience remembers you.
How to Leverage the Most Visible Parts of a Grant Application
While I have not seen formal research on where a person’s eye travels when they first read a grant proposal, I paid attention to my habits and have generalized them to assist our clients. Ironically, if you understand how to speed read, you will also have clues about how to position your information so that…
How Napoleon Bonaparte Reminds Us of the Value of Simplicity
As a political scientist, I have always been fascinated by the biographies of charismatic leaders like John Kennedy, Nelson Mandela, and Mahatma Gandhi. As I studied their speeches and other communications I began to note certain common themes that gave their communications greater urgency, effectiveness, and persuasive power. I will share one of their most…
How to Get the Most Out of Your Grant Cover Letter
Now the presidential election is heating up, I find myself interested in the little tricks used by political consultants to influence voters. As a grant writer, I have applied a lot of their ideas to benefit the clients we serve at Drew & Associates. Some of the political consultants’ best ideas are the result of…
Remember that Foundations Must Give Away 5% of Their Assets Every Year
As a grant writer, I find it comforting to know that the foundations I appeal to are required to give away large amounts of money. I figure the recipients might as well be the clients I represent.
Give Yourself a Strong Foundation: Fill Out the Project Innovator Form
As a grant writer, I have found the use of this Project Innovator form can spare your efforts from many difficulties.
How to Teach Your Team to Improvise with Power
Typically, any grant writing team has enthusiasts and doubters. Both have a role in the grant writing process.