It’s been a long journey, but you’re finally ready to write an actual grant proposal. In this part, I go through each element of the proposal—cover letter, executive summary, proposal narrative, budget, and attachments—showing you how to make each part reinforce the others to create a persuasive case for supporting your project.

Do “goals” and “objectives” sound like the same thing to you? They won’t after you learn how funders use these terms to evaluate how you will carry out a project. You’ll also learn different ways to structure your proposal using my “process” and “outcomes” methods to show it in the best light.

Budgets are the part that most often puzzle people. I show you how to be as eloquent and convincing with numbers as with words. Included are ways to show the valuable contributions volunteers make to your project and how to cover your everyday costs like rent and utilities in every project budget.