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Overcoming the Perfectidemon Within Contributed by:
Jane HexterWednesday, December 03, 2008 (4 years 162 days ago)
It’s that time of year again when sleep is at a premium and you are thankful for the kind soul who identified caffeine.
And it’s also a time when we can feel shattered, frustrated and completely overwhelmed by the prospect of looming deadlines and a lot at stake. And it’s under these circumstances that our worst tendencies have a field day.
I've noticed that a lot of grant developers tend to have a perfectionist streak.
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O, wherefore art thou Romeo? What to do when the passion for grant writing is illusive Contributed by:
Jane HexterWednesday, October 29, 2008 (4 years 197 days ago)
Inspiration, passion, commitment. We all love to have these when it comes to life — both at work and home.
But sometimes they are just illusive....
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Approaching National Foundations Contributed by:
Jane HexterWednesday, October 01, 2008 (4 years 225 days ago)
Congratulations. Since you are so good at your job you have successfully approached all the foundations in your local community and now you need to widen your horizons.
We’re going to talk about writing one- to two-page Letters of Interest (LOI) to foundations that give grants across the nation.
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Getting Feedback Contributed by:
Jane HexterWednesday, September 17, 2008 (4 years 239 days ago)
Getting turned down stinks – especially when it was a large government proposal that you put your heart and soul into. But there is light at the end of every tunnel so pick yourself up off the ground and go seek feedback.
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Has your favorite funding program been PARTed? Contributed by:
Jane HexterWednesday, August 06, 2008 (4 years 281 days ago)
In the last article we talked about GPRA. Now it’s time for acronym #2. PART is the Program Assessment Rating Tool developed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to measure agencies’ progress towards their GPRA goals. Phew!
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What is GPRA and Why Should I Care? Contributed by:
Jane HexterWednesday, July 30, 2008 (4 years 288 days ago)
If you have hung out at grant developer conferences or read an RFP lately you may have heard the term GPRA bandied about. If you have any doubts about what GPRA is and why it matters to you, please read on.
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Overcoming the Perfectidemon Within Contributed by:
Jane HexterWednesday, July 16, 2008 (4 years 302 days ago)
It’s that time of year again when sleep is at a premium and you are thankful for the kind soul who identified caffeine.
And it’s also a time when we can feel shattered, frustrated and completely overwhelmed by the prospect of looming deadlines and a lot at stake. And it’s under these circumstances that our worst tendencies have a field day.
I've noticed that a lot of grant developers tend to have a perfectionist streak.
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Should I Call Him or Not? What to do When Your LOI Doesn't Get a Response Contributed by:
Jane HexterWednesday, July 09, 2008 (4 years 309 days ago)
Ah, the not so sweet sound of silence. You sweated and toiled for hours to write a wonderful letter of interest and got no response.Frustrating isn’t it?
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Figuring Out How Much to Ask For Contributed by:
Jane HexterWednesday, June 18, 2008 (4 years 330 days ago)
Asking how much to ask for is the $64,000 question – or sometimes a 6 million dollar question.
If you’ve asked program officers I’m sure that you’ve received the same non-committal answer as me “Just ask for what you need.” Well, that’s not much help is it?
So, this is the approach that I take....
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Dissemination Does NOT Have to be Dull Contributed by:
Jane HexterWednesday, February 15, 2006 (7 years 89 days ago)
It is tempting to give the dissemination section of a proposal short shrift for a couple of reasons. First, it is often toward the end of a proposal and space may be precious. Second, it can be tricky to visualize disseminating products, processes and knowledge that are not yet developed. As a consequence, many dissemination plans simply state that the grantees will write a journal article, present at a conference and put information on their web site. There is room for a little more creativity.
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Got Collaboration? Contributed by:
Jane HexterWednesday, August 17, 2005 (7 years 271 days ago)
Years ago, I bristled when a federal reviewer commented that the letters of commitment attached to our proposal were six months old. My client's organization represented the pinnacle of collaboration. It was a true sharing of minds and missions that many organizations only dream about. In the space of eight months we submitted a flurry of proposals. Using one letter of commitment from the partners rather than asking for six or seven seemed expedient. It was only when I became a grant reviewer that I understood that comment.
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Writing Sustainability Plans that Sing! Contributed by:
Jane HexterWednesday, May 11, 2005 (8 years 4 days ago)
A good sustainability strategy will show the reviewer that your organization is so well managed that not only have you conceived this imaginative, responsive and visionary project plan but you also have the ability to conceive its long-term future.
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