One Step Ahead: Writing Bids and Funding Applications
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Preparing the pitch |
Preparing the pitch: demonstrating understanding
A good proposal is one that:
Confirmation of what the client wants:
If there is no formal legal agreement, put in writing:
and make sure they confirm their agreement to your letter – in writing.
Funding application: letter accompanying a proposal
Reading through the letter
Read it as if you were the person it is pitched at, and ask yourself these questions:
Style in funding applications
Use simple language
| Wordy | Simple |
| a wide range of | many |
| along the lines of | like |
| at an early date in the future | soon |
| at this moment in time | now |
| due to the fact that | because |
| few and far between | few |
| I am not in a position to | I cannot |
| in the event that | if |
| in view of the fact that | since |
| is in our possession | we have |
| it came to light | we found |
| it is our understanding that | we understand that |
| this affords us the opportunity | this allows us |
| we are of the opinion that | we believe |
| with regard to | about |
| with the result that | so that |
