- May 5, 2013* Great news: we're (slowly) moving toward a world where education looks at competency, not hours with ass-in-seat. This is…
- April 24, 2013I got my first federal RFP amended last week. It's a bit like being blooded when you're in the Mafia:…
- April 7, 2013Many RFPs ask for data that simply doesn't exist—presumably because the people writing the RFPs don't realize how hard it…
- April 1, 2013If you read legal thrillers, you know that clients chronically give incomplete information to their attorneys—which, in legal thrillers, inevitably…
- March 17, 2013* An old grant friend returns: The Carol M. White Physical Education Proposal has been released, with 95 grants available…
- March 1, 2013Occasionally, an RFP will inadvertently show how one part of the government recognizes and tries to mitigate the unfortunate effects…
- February 24, 2013* In Writing, First Do No Harm. * "The emergence of "YIMBY" [Yes In My Backyard] organizations in American cities…
- February 17, 2013We always tell our clients the same thing: the real deadline for any Federal proposal is 48 hours before the…
- February 2, 2013"The Web-Deprived Study at McDonald's" describes a role reversal: in the usual proposal universe, McDonald's is the enemy—a purveyor of…
- January 29, 2013* "The story of GiveDirectly;" I generally favor direct action donations more than intermediary donations. * "The Great California Exodus:"…
