Is There Any Difference Between Grant Writing and Proposal Writing?
Tweet There is one difference. The difference between the two is the final result that they are trying to achieve. While proposals are written to win contracts, projects, or work, grants are written to get funding that will be donated to you. This is one of the reasons that when people think about non-profit organizations, they think about grant writing. However, this is not entirely true because non-profit organizations...
Read More10 Things I Learned By Judging a Writing Competition
Tweet I’ve judged two STC Technical Communication Competitions. Unfortunately, I had to pass on judging this year because I’m extremely busy with a few projects. If you haven’t heard of the competition before, it is where different organizations and government agencies submit their best documentation to be judged. There are three different awards: Distinguished, Excellence, and Merit. The pieces of work awarded “Distinguished”...
Read MoreDelicious Stacks for Freelance Writers and Bloggers
Tweet The news came out a couple of weeks ago that Delicious is letting you create stacks, which a groups of bookmarked sites, and allowing people to follow them. I decided that this was a great opportunity to create stacks of my favorite technical writing, freelancing, and blogging posts/sites that I have collected throughout the years. I have other stacks as well for my non-profit, so feel free to check out the ones that appeal to...
Read MoreHow to Handle Rude Comments with Grace
Tweet I will open by stating the obvious: No one is perfect and you will make mistakes. One thing about writing in public is that you are putting yourself out there. You might make writng mistakes (seeing if you are paying attention =P), get into image disputes (sometimes you might grab the embed code on Flickr, Pinterest, whatever, and then have the creator say that you are stealing his/her content. It’s happened to me), or write...
Read MoreHow to Label Your Tables and Figures in Proposals and Technical Documents
Tweet In technical documents and proposals, you will have a bunch of tables and figures (if you don’t, you should) that are visual representation of your text. In the front of the document, you will separate the lists into “List of Figures” and “List of Tables.” You want to be consistent in how you label your tables and figures in the body of the document. 1. Figure 1. Technical Solution Figure - This is not...
Read MoreThree Matrices Proposal Managers Should Be Using
Tweet Proposal Managers should be using at least three matrices during the proposal development process. It might seem tedious, but it does help keep the team organized and on track. This is in addition to a proposal schedule that ties everything together. Here are the three matrices that you should know about: Compliance Matrix After you have decided to bid and have read the Request for Proposal (RFP) a couple of times,...
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