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Staying Motivated When Grant Writing There is nothing more depressing that writing grant after grant and receiving knockback after knock-back. You begin to wonder if grant writing is a cost-effective use of your time. You begin to doubt your ability as a grant writer. You begin to wonder if you will ever get that breakthrough you are chasing. Take heart! Even the most seasoned grant writer experiences seasons of success and seasons of failure. So how do we stay motivated for grant writing when the dollars are not flowing? PAGE 2
Here are our Top Tips
1. Return to the Reason
2. Learn from the Learned
3. Progress not Perfection
4. Ask for Assistance
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Return to the Reason Chances are, the reason you started grant writing in the first place is because you have a very worthy project that needs financial backing. I’ll bet that very worthy project is something that would address a very real need in the community and benefit many people, not just you and your organisation. It’s probably something that you are very passionate about or, at least, you were back when you first started to seek funding. So, when the grant money doesn’t flow always return to the reason. Tell yourself why your proposal matters, how much difference it will make and why it is important. Rediscover the drive that caused you to begin the grant writing journey in the first place and then harness it again. Write for joy, not for money! Write because you care, and you want to change the world!
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Learn from the Learned Find some more experienced grant writers and pick their brains. I’ll bet you will find that all of them have had long droughts between grant writing successes. Ask them how they stay motivated. Ask them what they did to finally breakthrough. Ask them if they will review your work for you. Better yet, find a grant writing mentor and ask them to coach you. And read some successful proposals and ask yourself what they did that you did not.
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Progress not Perfection Remember you are in a competition and in any competition, there are winners and losers. When there are hundreds of grant applications, you should expect rejection. However, it’s important that you don’t take it personally. Use every set back as an opportunity for growth. Often funding bodies don’t give feedback, but that shouldn’t stop you from seeking it from others. What could you have done better? How could you improve? What have you missed? Remember, the goal is progress, not perfection.
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