6 Sections
23 Lessons
8 Hours
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Reading the donor landscape before you apply
5
1.1
Who gives money to businesses and why
1.2
What donors actually want to fund
1.3
Mapping your business to a funder — worksheet
1.4
Common reasons proposals get rejected before review
1.5
Section 1 Quiz
1 Question
Knowing your own business well enough to write about it
5
2.1
Defining your problem statement: the one thing proposals get wrong
2.2
Articulating your solution and its logic
2.3
Knowing your numbers, what financial data you need before applying
2.4
Business readiness checklist
2.5
Section 2 Quiz
1 Question
The proposal structure itself, section by section
7
3.1
The executive summary, your one shot
3.2
Organizational background. Showing your credibility without bragging
3.3
Goals, objectives, and activities. The difference matters
3.4
The budget. Asking for what you need and explaining every line
3.5
Monitoring and evaluation. Showing you’ll prove it worked
3.6
Full proposal template (annotated)
3.7
Section 3 Quiz
1 Question
Writing clearly without corporate jargon
5
4.1
Writing for a busy reviewer, not an academic audience
4.2
Evidence and data. When you have it and when you don’t
4.3
Telling the story behind the business
4.4
Before/after rewriting exercise
4.5
Section 4 Quiz
1 Question
Submission, follow-up, and handling rejection
4
5.1
Before you hit send: A final review checklist
5.2
Following up without being annoying
5.3
Getting rejected, and what to do next
5.4
Section 5 Quiz
1 Question
A real proposal draft as the final project
3
6.1
Choosing a real funder to target
6.2
Draft your proposal. Peer review assignment
6.3
Final Assessment
10 Questions
How to write a proposal for donor funding
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