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Proposal Writing: Tutorials and Tips

May 8, 2019

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The Foundation Center’s Grantspace has on-demand webinars introducing the basics of proposal writing and budgeting, available in English and Spanish:

 

The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s resources section offers a range of tutorials, toolkits, and webinars on the nuances of proposal writing, prospect research, and cultivation — many of their resources are free though some webinars and articles require subscription.
Inside Philanthropy offers a variety of resources, including its database of funders and articles such as this one, Avoid These Grant-Seeking Mistakes.

 

15 tips on how to prepare a grant proposal for a journalism project, a guide by the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford.

 

9 ways to improve journalism grant applications from the International Journalism Network.

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