How the idea that foundations, companies, and the government would hand out free money to groups that intend to develop some practical projects sounds for any reasonbale person in the world?
Are we out of the mind to think something on earth is completely “free of any charge”?
So called grants, these money are actually awarded based on some criteria that funders evaluate when receiving a request for those money. A good fundraiser should always thinks within the funder’s mind, try to first understand how her/his grant proposal will be evaluated, starting with the perspective of the “ten seconds look upon the proposal“.
There are basically two entities that award grants: private entities, such as Charitable People/Communities/Foundations, and public entities, such as Governmental/Bilateral/Intergovernmental Agencies. Within each of these, there are subcategories. Whichever acts as a funder, the charitable act we have to consider constitutes always an investment for that particular funder, and a good fundraiser should always understand what return of investment is expected by particular donor/funder.
A Fundraiser's Thoughts 