1. Tips on Proposal Writing 1

2.  It’s a Team but One  Identify the Donor’s Approach to Problems: Welfare / Development /Empowerment / Sustainable  Involve your team  Prepare all preliminary information  Create a checklist  Don’t bother the funder too much during the preparation process  Think of the structure 2

3. 3 Proposal Development  Your Fundraiser must work closely with Programmes to understand the opportunities they offer and how to position them appropriately and accurately for a given funder  Writing clear and persuasive proposals  Preparing written materials related to institutional giving: letters of inquiry, programme budgets, reports, acknowledgements, and all other forms of correspondence with institutional donors.

4. Physique of your Proposals  Title : Must be creative and reflect your vision  Body: Use paragraphs clearly; put one idea in each paragraph. Each body paragraph has to include: The topic sentence, supporting sentences (2-3 sentences), development sentences (evidence: example, experience, data). Put the topic sentence at the beginning of each body paragraph.  Connect paragraphs with cohesion.  Funneling down the problem statement 4

5. 5  Do not repeat ideas using different words  Use Linkers  Use apt words : Avoid informal language  Pay attention to spelling, grammar and punctuation; donor will loose the meaning for your mistakes  Budget: Clear Design  Spend several time re-reading and do the correction