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You Could Use Undefined Jargon, But I'd Have to Kill You Contributed by:
Katherine Driskell FeltsTuesday, February 03, 2004 (9 years 102 days ago)
...The jargon we use is the same kind of short hand as my dad and his team used for some similarly important ideas. The folks who know what we mean know what we mean, but we have to define terms when someone new walks into the room.
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You Are A Person Out With Whom I Like To Hang - Part Two Contributed by:
Katherine Driskell FeltsTuesday, September 23, 2003 (9 years 235 days ago)
So, back to a few of those grammar rules we struggle with. Yes, there are more, but let's bite off what we can chew:
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You Are A Person Out With Whom I Like To Hang - Part One Contributed by:
Katherine Driskell FeltsTuesday, September 09, 2003 (9 years 249 days ago)
However, sometimes, by attempting to make our writing more formal, we make it more turgid and difficult to read. Worse, we can make it nearly impossible to get an accurate understanding of our agencies' work. Unfortunately, all of this focus on our keyboard and our words can result in writing that is more difficult to read, and does a worse job of describing the beauty of our agencies' work. And, after a few of those proposals we might not drop the formality from our language as we engage and build relationships in letters, and follow-up reports.
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Putting First Things First as You Enter the Consulting Profession: The Why's and the What's Before the How's Contributed by:
Katherine Driskell FeltsFriday, August 29, 2003 (9 years 260 days ago)
On a pretty regular basis, a new consultant, or someone considering being a consultant will ask the CONSULTANTS listserv on CharityChannel a how question. "How do I set my fees, now that I'm grantwriting?" "How do I write my contracts, will you give me yours?" "How do you educate the clients so they know what to expect?" and its sister "and so they don't make me crazy?" Each of these questions is very important, and will be considered when you put together your business plan. However, to ask them too soon puts the cart before the horse.
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Dreaming of Being Super-Consultant? Faster than a Government RFP Due Date, More Powerful than a Board Assessment Tool, Able to Raise Large Amounts of Money with a Single Volunteer Contributed by:
Katherine Driskell FeltsFriday, August 15, 2003 (9 years 274 days ago)
Are you dreaming of a consulting practice? Whether or not you are on your own already trying to consult or are on the "inside" dreaming and moonlighting to get out, you may have ideas about what a consulting practice is:
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LET'S ASK FOR ONE MILLION DOLLARS Or Why Successful Grantsmanship Isn't like Buckshot Contributed by:
Katherine Driskell FeltsTuesday, April 08, 2003 (10 years 38 days ago)
Early in my career as a paid grant writer I had a client who was very charming. Too charming, really, to his deficit.
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