77: Conquer the Blank Screen of Death: How to Start Writing a Grant

<h3>Join me on the Fast Track to Grant Writer: www.teresahuff.com/vip</h3> <h3>How Do You Start Writing a Grant?</h3> <p>You’ve found a grant that sounds like a great match. You’ve collected the ideas and are ready to begin. You open up a fresh Word document and sit down to write.</p> <p>You stare at the page and your mind feels equally blank. <em><strong>Shudder.</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Now what?</strong></p> <p>I've got good news for you: I never start writing a grant with a blank page, and you don’t have to either.</p> <h3>Getting Past the Blank Screen to Start Writing a Grant</h3> <p>Ever feel like you just hit a brick wall? Starting with a blank page when you know you must wax poetic for 50 more pages can be pretty intimidating. Especially when funding rides on it.</p> <p>Writing a grant doesn’t have to be the equivalent of mountain climbing, though. These tricks help me get past the blank page hurdle.</p> <div>Episode 77 Recap - Starting a Grant Application Step by Step:<br /> <br /></div> <ol> <li>First, I look at the elements required in the RFP (Request for Proposal).</li> <li>Next I put them into a Word or Google document, numbered, along with the point value of each section.</li> <li>Then I read through each question and type quick notes of things I want to remember to add later – important research points, a good quote from a client, a website link I want to use as a reference.</li> <li>Now I have a framework instead of a blank page. I can go through and plug in project information from my notes with the client. Goals and objectives take shape. I can make a list of items I need to ask the client.</li> </ol> <p>I am no longer wrestling with a blank page. See how easy that was?</p> <div> </div> <h3>Challenge Question:</h3> <p><strong><em>What's the hardest part for you about getting started with grant writing? <a href= "https://teresahuff.com/contact/">Send me a message</a> and let's chat!</em></strong></p> <p>If you’re ready to explore this further, take my free quiz, “<strong>Do you have what it