Mountain View can be a powerful resource!

The cost of operating community-based nonprofit organizations is growing, competition for funding is growing, and available funding is shrinking in today's economic environment.

Organizations do not automatically obtain grants from foundations simply because they do good things. If your proposal is to be among the 10% funded, you will want to learn how to compete positively. Funding is idea-dependent. To receive a grant, you must be able to put your idea into a package that successfully markets the idea. An idea is an abstraction. It must be converted into a tangible format.

A proposal must be competitive to have the benefit of a full review.

Unfortunately, many proposals are so poorly written they aren't even eligible for submission. They often lack clearly stated objectives; the budget doesn't match the narrative; the needs don't match the interest areas of the funding source; and guidelines are often not followed. Most importantly, proposal writers fail to put themselves into the mind-set of the proposal reviewer and, therefore, write only from their organization's viewpoint and expectations.

At Mountain View Resourcing, we have experience as grant reviewers.

We can help you assess your organization or program and think through any components necessary to strengthen it.