Proposal Writing
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What Are Potential Red Flags When You Are Reviewing Proposals?
Grantmakers share their insights and advice on proposals, relationships with nonprofit organizations, and more.
Online Classes
MoreFoundation Center's Online Proposal Writing Course
Learn How to Craft a Competitive Proposal!
Principios de la redacción de propuestas webinar
Aprenda cuales son los componentes clave de una propuesta. Aprenda el proceso de escritura y envío de propuestas a fundaciones y corporaciones.
Introduction to Proposal Writing Webinar
This brief recording captures the key concepts of the course. For more expansive discussion of the topic, we suggest attending a live webinar or in-person session. Note the recording is captioned for individuals with hearing impairments.
Introduction to Project Budgets Webinar
This brief recording captures the key concepts of the course. For more expansive discussion of the topic, we suggest attending a live webinar or in-person session. Note the recording is captioned for individuals with hearing impairments.
Introducción de presupuestos del proyecto
Aprenda a preparar y presentar el presupuesto de un proyecto en su solicitud de fondos.
Sample Documents
MoreCover Letter from Center for Effective Philanthropy to Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Request for multiyear general operating support for capacity building.
Letter Proposal from Puppies Behind Bars to Planet Dog Foundation
Letter proposal for training support.
Cover Letter from New York Hall of Science to the Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund
Request for general operating support.
Cover Letter from Outdoor Explorations to the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation
Request for multi-year support for capacity building.
Letter Proposal from the Foundation Center San Francisco to the S. H. Cowell Foundation
Request for funds to conduct nonprofit management training.
Live Chat
MoreYour Proposal Writing Questions, Answered
Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions in our Proposal Writing classes, with Foundation Center trainers David Holmes and Kim Patton.
The Future Funding Question: How Do You Answer?
Kevin Monroe, X Factor Consulting, and Dave Koser, Lancaster County Community Foundation, explore how to respond to funders' questions about nonprofit sustainability, especially in the context of grant proposals.
Applications Not Accepted: Get on Their Radar
Foundation Center president Bradford Smith and grant writing consultant Pamela Grow answer your questions on how to approach foundations that do not accept unsolicited proposals.
Training Events
MoreIntroduction To Proposal Writing
Are you new to proposal writing or want a quick refresher? If so, you don’t want to miss one of our most popular classes!
Introduction to Proposal Writing
Learn more about the fundamentals of crafting an effective grant proposal.
Proposal Writing Boot Camp
Join us for three days of immersion into the proposal writing process and discover how to craft a compelling proposal package. You’ll become familiar with the components of a competitive grant proposal and a well-organized budget, and you’ll develop a targeted list of foundation funding prospects.
Introduction To Project Budgets
Are you ready to start fundraising for your project or idea, but don’t know what and how much to ask for? If preparing a budget for your foundation grant is holding you back, come learn the basic elements of how to draft a project budget with confidence.
Foundation Fundraising: What’s New and What’s Next in Lake County - And Beyond!
Come to this joint AFP/Foundation Center workshop to learn foundation fundraising from the experts and to hear from grantmakers on what to expect in 2018 in Lake, & Geauga County--and beyond!
We Recommend
The Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing, 6th Edition
The newest edition of our most popular Guide, with grantmaker perspectives on the latest trends in reviewing proposals.
