Jose Said:

I have a message/idea that I want share. How do I go about writing it all down and getting it published?

We Answered:

Well, I'm also an aspiring writer, and it looks like what you've been told is true. Personally I would find it much harder to write non-fiction than fiction.
Check out writersdigest.com. They have an excellent annual book that tells you where to find the info that you need to get started. Good luck!

Lee Said:

How you write a grant proposal? Can you give me some examples?

We Answered:

It's like writing a long, detailed essay on why they should give you the money for your project. You tell the history of your project, the neighborhood around it, the project, the people who will use it, the employees, their salaries, the cost of supplies & the building & all, and how you think the project will help society.

Example: This Boy's Club will be in the Green neighborhood. Boys ages 10-12 can come after school for tutoring & basketball. It will cost $50 monthly to rent the room, $200 to pay the high school kid, and $50 for lost basketballs. It will help the boys do better in school & keep them from vandalizing the neighboring houses.

Sharon Said:

Writing an essay on why same-sex marriage should be legal...in need of examples?

We Answered:

In regards to "We just want to protect our relationship and our children like any other couple would."...

A lesbian couple with their two children were going to go on a cruise departing from Miami when one of them suffered a brain aneurysm and died. Despite their children being adopted jointly and the couple doing all that was legally possible to acknowledge their union in their home state of Washington, the hospital did not recognize her or their jointly adopted children as part of a family, they were not allowed to be with her in the emergency room, and her partner's authority to make medical decisions was not recognized because Florida does not recognize any form of same sex relationships.

In regards to "If two people are married, they wouldn't have to pay for a lot of things others take for granted."...

The remaining partner of a lesbian couple may have to sell her home because she lacks the legal and financial protections that would come automatically if she had been married. The house was purchased in both names with rights of survivorship, but the remaining partner must pay taxes on her share of the house, which would not be the case if they had been married. The remaining partner also won't get her partner's Social Security benefits or pension, while the survivor of a married couple would have collected both.

Lisa Said:

Does anyone know where to find someone who could teach me to write a grant?

We Answered:

there are grant writers at your school... just take a visit to your counseling office, they'll be able to give you contact info of the grant writer there.

Penny Said:

Is there a program through which foreign nations can write for American grant money (see details)?

We Answered:

Yes. We give away more money each minute than you can shake a stick at... enough to pay for all the health care Obama wants. Someone should turn off the wasted money we spend to help other countries and start paying down our own National Debt with it beginning yesterday.

Tamara Said:

grant writing, trying to obtain bank loan, need example letter, can anyone help?

We Answered:

When you are requesting money from a bank, you don't write a grant proposal. You prepare a business plan and the covering letter explaining what you need.

Here are some examples of business plans

- Bplans.com http://www.bplans.com/sp/businessplans.c…
- MOOT Corp Business Plan competition winners
http://www.businessplans.org/businesspla…
- VFinance - View hundreds of real business plans in pdf format. http://www.vfinance.com/home.asp?bps=1&T…
- Business Owners Toolkit Sample business plans and information on how to create a plan. http://www.toolkit.cch.com/tools/buspln_…
- PlanWare Planning software and information. http://www.planware.org/
- Virtual Business Plan Walk through the design of a business plan. http://www.bizplanit.com/vplan.html
- SBA Business Planning Guide http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/pla…
- Small Business Advancement Center http://www.sbaer.uca.edu/business_plan/b…

Lonnie Said:

Have you written a grant before and were denied funding?

We Answered:

i actually work at a nonprofit that consults other nonprofit organizations on how to write grants. im a bit hesitant to provide you all the answer to your 6 questions because i dont know you and dont want to put all that information over Yahoo! answers.

but there are numerous reasons why nonprofit organizations get denied grants. they range from not following directions to a grant being extremely competitive. the one project i am workiong, i have consulted over 20 organizations that are part of a 50 nonprofit applicant pool. and of those 50 applicants, only 5-10 grants will be awarded.

usually grants are written specifically for particular grants. a lot of the language can be used for other grants but my advice is always cater your grants based on the funder and their funding priorities. never, ever use boilerplate language over and over again on different grants.

my suggestion for new grant writers is to find a mentor and just do it. you cannot get an undergraduate degree in grantwriting and the best way to learn is to read books on grants writing, attend workshops and classes, find a mentor to help, get to know as many program officers as you can, and write and write and write.

good luck.