Developing Proposals
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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.
We Recommend
The Grantseeker's Guide to Winning Proposals
The latest addition to our best-selling Winning Proposals series includes 35 actual, funded proposals reprinted in their entirety.
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.
Guia para escribir propuestas
The Spanish-language translation of our 5th edition Guide to Proposal Writing.
Live Chat
MoreThe 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.
Proposal Development: What Not to Do
Consultant Pamela Grow and Kevin McDaniel, program officer at the Cleveland Foundation answer questions about proposal development dos and don'ts when developing proposals for foundation grants.
Sample Documents
MoreProposal from Healthy Eating & Active Living Buckeye, Larchmere & Woodland Hills Community Council to Neighborhood Connections
Received funds to plant organic gardens and provide training to neighborhood residents with limited access to quality, affordable, fresh produce. This project had a fiscal sponsor.
Proposal from Fairfax Inter-organizational Network to Neighborhood Connections
Faith-based group received funds for a quilting project that aimed to engage underserved youth and seniors and build community pride and connections among residents and area churches. This project had a fiscal sponsor.
Proposal from Larchmere PorchFest to Neighborhood Connections
Neighborhood received funds to host a one-day festival, free and open to all, in which local musicians perform on porches of residents and businesses throughout the neighborhood. This project had a fiscal sponsor.
Proposal from Rocky Ridge Neighborhood Association to Raymond Jean Wean Foundation
Received funds to add signs and landscaping to neighborhood entrances, and to create an association website to market the area and enable communication and document sharing among residents. This project had a fiscal sponsor.
Proposal from The Griot Project to Neighborhood Connections
Artists' collective received funds to increase neighborhood's awareness and appreciation of Black heritage, traditions, and culture through poetry and creative writing events and workshops. This project had a fiscal sponsor.
Online Classes
MoreProposal Writing Short Course
Learn the key components of a proposal to a foundation. Offered in English, French, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
Proposal Budgeting Basics Tutorial
Learn to prepare and present a budget in a grant proposal. Offered in English and Spanish.
Proposal Budgeting Basics in Spanish: Elementos básicos del presupuesto de un proyecto webinar
Aprenda a preparar y presentar el presupuesto de un proyecto en su solicitud de fondos.
Proposal Writing: The Comprehensive Course
A thorough, step-by-step guide to preparing an effective proposal for foundation support, covering every section of the proposal. Includes a copy of The Foundation Center's Guide to Winning Proposals, a $39.95 value.
Classes & Events
MoreProposal Writing Basics at the Southwest Branch - Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System
Learn the key components of a proposal to a foundation.
Proposal Writing Workshop
Using group exercises, case studies, and the participant’s own proposal outline, the Proposal Writing Workshop will help participants understand the components of a competitive grant proposal, discover what grantmakers consider “red flags,” and learn how to cultivate potential institutional donors.
Proposal Writing Basics
Learn the key components of a proposal to a foundation.
Proposal Writing Basics
Learn the key components of a proposal to a foundation.
Proposal Writing Basics
Learn the key components of a proposal to a foundation.