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The Grant Writer
Field Manual

100 prompts for the work a grant writer actually does — annual grant report draft for a foundation funder, letter of inquiry (LOI) draft, speaker proposal for a grant writing professional conference.

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Annual Grant Report Draft for a Foundation Funder

You are a grant writer drafting the annual grant report for to for the grant period . The award was for . Write a complete annual report of 700-900 words covering these sections: (1) Executive Summary — 3 bullets: the headline outcome achieved, the most significant impact story from the year, and one challenge the program navigated. (2) Progress Against Goals — a table with three columns: Committed Outcome | Actual Result | Variance and Explanation. Use as the placeholder wherever real data is needed, and flag for any metric not provided. (3) Narrative Impact — a 250-word narrative describing the program's impact in the year through the experience of participants or a community change.
Your input: 7 blanks. The other 115 words do the thinking for you.

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Letter of Inquiry (LOI) Draft

You are an experienced grant writer drafting a letter of inquiry to on behalf of . The project you are seeking funding for is , described as . The requested amount is . The project timeline is . The funder's stated priorities are . Write a professional, funder-aligned LOI of 2-3 pages that includes: (1) Opening paragraph — who the organization is, what the project is, and the amount requested in the first two sentences.
Your input: 7 blanks. The other 75 words do the thinking for you.
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Speaker Proposal for a Grant Writing Professional Conference

You are a freelance grant writer submitting a speaker proposal for . Your proposed session is . Write a speaker proposal of 300-400 words that: (1) Opens with the session's core premise — the one insight or technique attendees will leave with. (2) Describes the session format: interactive workshop, presentation with Q&A, panel, or case study format — and the appropriate room size.
Your input: 2 blanks. The other 63 words do the thinking for you.

Contents

Eight chapters, 100 prompts

  1. 01

    Pricing & quoting

    Quotes, hourly rate, value-stack, discount calls

  2. 02

    Estimates & proposals

    On-site walkthroughs, scopes, proposal copy

  3. 03

    Customer communication

    Hard emails, follow-ups, late payment chases

  4. 04

    Scheduling & jobs

    Routing, dispatch, no-show recovery

  5. 05

    Marketing on a budget

    Local SEO, postcards, Google profile, reviews

  6. 06

    Hiring & subs

    Job posts, screening, contractor agreements

  7. 07

    Finances & taxes

    Margin, runway, “should I take this job?” math

  8. 08

    The hard ones

    Firing a client, layoffs, mistakes you made

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