GWFPP: Developing the Proposal Idea & Persuasive Proposal Writing that Leads to More Grant Successes!

CEUs: Prevention, CHES
3 Hours
Domains: PS2- Fiscal Management

Description: For funders to want to fund your projects, they need to understand how their money will be used, and to what effect. Grant writers can communicate this by submitting thorough and persuasive grant proposals. In order to be successful, proposals must be written to convince potential funders of the value and impact of the proposed project. This session will take a closer look at how you can create stunning grant proposals. It will help you better understand grant requirements, how to infuse persuasion into your writing so that you write more compelling narratives, and how you demonstrate impact that is sure to pique funders’ interests.

Learning Objectives:

1. Demonstrate the steps that must be taken to thoroughly develop a proposal idea.
2. Define what is meant by persuasive writing and how it differs from other types of writing styles.
3. Describe the grant reviewers’ experience and how understanding their experience can lead to more persuasive proposal writing.

Presenter: Deborah Combs, MA
Deborah Combs is an experienced grant researcher and proposal writer whose work has won over $26 million in awards for nonprofit organizations in regions throughout southwest Ohio. In addition to two decades as a grant professional, she has ten years of experience as a composition instructor and English literature lecturer for Dayton-area colleges and universities, and she is also an experienced technical writer. She is a founding member and past president of the Grant Professionals Association’s Miami Valley Chapter (GPA MV) and a Grant Professional Certified (GPC) from 2009-2016. She holds a Master of Arts in English from the University of Dayton with Minors in Communication Arts and Education. She brings her broad base of experience to You Thrive Training & Consulting to produce winning proposals to private, community, and corporate foundations and county, state, and federal funding opportunities.