The fact that you’ve made it to Chapter 23 of this book demonstrates you have a strong interest in grant writing. That’s a great first step.

I hope you also have a high level of curiosity because that will make learning about the work of all of your clients a pleasure rather than a chore. A love of writing and language will also serve you well. You’re going to find yourself spending many hours in front of the computer trying different ways to explain an issue to different funders. And if you’re preparing similar proposals for different clients, you may find you need every ounce of creativity to say essentially the same thing in different ways.

The reward, of course, is doing well for yourself while doing good for the community. How’s that for a win-win situation!