Ask anyone that works with a non-profit organisation what the fundamental means are that allow a non-profit to continue operating, and they’ll likely tell you: the securing of funding from private foundations, public charities, governmental bodies and other donors. So important is this task, in fact, that a non-profit will sometimes hire someone whose sole responsibility is writing grant proposals. And although setting out to write your first proposal can be daunting, the encouraging news is that anyone can learn to write grant proposals, and that all successful writers today were once in your position.
Here are several free resources that will be of use to first-time proposal writers: