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‘Tis the Season for Government Folly, Fa La La La La La La La L.A.!
Christmas comes but once a year, but there is no end to misguided federal efforts to solve the crisis of…Grant Advice is Only as Good as the Knowledge Behind It
As faithful readers know, in my other life I'm a graduate student in English Literature at the University of Arizona.…Now it’s time for the rest of the story
Faithful readers will recall my post on the perils of last minute changes to proposal concepts in "Stay the Course:…November Links: Myths, Housing, and More
* The New Republic has an article based on a Brookings Institute piece that deconstructs the small-town USA mythology regularly…All’s Well That Ends Well: A Tale of Hope on the Grant Writing Trail
All's Well That Ends Well is one of Shakespeare's "problem comedies" that may actually be a tragedy, and it comes…What to do When You Still Must Fight Through a Poorly Organized RFP: Part II of a Case Study On the Community-Based Abstinence Education Program RFP
This is the second of two posts; the first appears here. In addition to being unsupported by the research demanded…What to do When Research Indicates Your Approach is Unlikely to Succeed: Part I of a Case Study on the Community-Based Abstinence Education Program RFP
The Community Based Abstinence Education Program (CBAE) from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families is a complicated, confusing, and…Stay the Course: Don’t Change Horses (or Concepts) in the Middle of the Stream (or Proposal Writing)
Before you start writing a proposal, it's good idea to understand the project concept and stick with this concept throughout…Guest Post: Inside the Sausage Factory and how the RFP Process leads to Confused Grant Writers
Today's guest post comes from an email sent by someone with broad experience in the grant world who prefers to…Market Tanks, Donors Disappear, Corporate Givers Vanish: Not to Worry, This is a Great Time to Write Proposals
"Dow Down 500! Dow UP 400! Lehman Brothers Bankrupt! President Proposes $700 Billion Bailout!"* It's not been easy reading the…