How Do I Write a Project Proposal for a Grant to Open a Charity Clinic?
Charity clinics provide basic healthcare to low-income and uninsured community residents.
Small, volunteer-run clinics have low operations budgets and tend to rely solely on community donations. Larger charity clinics rely on grants as one of their fundraising strategies. A new clinic has the extra challenge of being an unknown, unproven entity competing for grants with established organizations. To secure a grant, a new charity clinic needs a well-crafted proposal.
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Instructions
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Write an Introduction with information about your clinic's mission. Enhance your credibility by mentioning any noteworthy support for your project.
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Tell the funder why the community needs your charity clinic. Describe the population that you plan to serve, its healthcare needs, and how it will benefit from your clinic. Support your case by citing research and demographics data.
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Write one or more goals for your charity clinic. Break your goals into measurable objectives, with target dates and success outcomes.
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Describe in detail the activities and methods you plan to use to provide healthcare services.
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Describe how you will evaluate the success of your clinic. Success is largely based on achieving your measurable objectives. Decide whether you want to conduct your own internal evaluation or use an outside firm.
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Write the operations budget for your clinic. Create two columns listing each item and its cost. Include items such as staff salaries (if you plan to have paid staff), rent, utilities, equipment, transportation, medical supplies and laboratory tests.
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Write a summary of your proposal (in one page or less), describing the healthcare need you want to address, how you are going to address it, and how much money you are requesting. Put this summary page at the top of your proposal.
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Tips & Warnings
Read the proposal content and formatting requirements of your target grant-making organization and follow them exactly.
Study the philanthropic interests and giving history of your target grant-making organization and emphasize your common interests where applicable.
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