Start a Grant Proposal Writing Business

Series Summary

Good writing is an important skill that can be used in a variety of media. Whether it's writing a meeting agenda, a toast or a magazine article, the ability to effectively communicate to a large audience stems from knowledge and execution of proper writing techniques. With such knowledge comes an understanding of the distinct differences in writing styles between creative writing, journalism, technical writing and informal writing. In this free video series, improve basic writing skills for business and creative writing. Laura Minnigerode is a writing instructor with a master's degree in education. She takes the time to discuss some basics of creative writing. For instance, learn how to write a story in third person. Develop a novel and autobiography with Minnigerode's help. Curious about the grant writing process? Find out how to start a grant proposal writing business. Also, discover the median salary for grant writers. Minniegerode even demonstrates how to start a research paper. Everyone can improve their writing skills. So, take a moment, and get some free writing advice today!

Video Transcript

"Hi I'm Laura from youngwritersworkshops.com. I am a grant writer and I'm going to talk about how to start a grant proposal writing business. I highly recommend becoming involved with organizations in your community who work in this field of grant writing or fund raising. One national organization that has local chapters is The Association of Fund Raising Professionals, the AFP. You can look for an organization in your community. You can also join communications related networking groups. You may wish to research a little bit the market that's out there, who else is doing it, what their rates are, maybe find out how they advertise or what some of the things are that they do to get their name out there. One of the basic things is starting a website for your business and also having business cards made, stationery, anything that you can professionally use to represent your business. Another important step is getting some clients. Even if they're clients that you give a special rate to or people that you do some pro bono work, you need to have a list clients so that once one comes to you and wants to hire you, you can refer back to who you've worked for in the past. Do some work in various areas. Maybe not just education or not just affordable housing, but try and have a couple different areas where you can claim some expertise. But really most important, be constantly marketing yourself, finding ways to make connections, getting your name out there and making some new clients and connections. Those are some ideas about starting a grant proposal writing business."