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Here are a couple of sample contracts.
Attached are two sample contracts for freelance grantwriting. These are not offered as legal advice and are not in any way guaranteed to be valid. They are samples that you and your client can use
What you need to know before launching your business, how to find clients and more.
If you’ve been a successful staff grantwriter for a number of years, you may want to consider striking out on your own. Before you do, think about whether you have the requisite experience.
Be organized, do research, write well, and communicate with your organization's staff and board.
The first step is to learn as much as you can about your new organization . . .
As a new staff grantwriter, the first step is to learn as much as you can about your new organization, its mission, and its environment.
Foundation Center, University of Iowa, USAID and more.
Here are some sources for researching international grants:
Grants.gov, Washington State CTED page and more.
Federal Grants
PSGA offers many opportunities to connect with your colleagues, including meetings, events, and our members-only listserve, PSGA-L.
There are some free resources for researching funders on the web, but for a detailed, targeted search you will probably need to use a subscription database or go to the library.
Ethics are based on honesty, but when it comes to paying grantwriters, the issues can get more complicated.
Basic Ethics
There are many ways and places to learn to write grants, especially here in the Northwest. You can read material on websites, register for web courses, read books, or attend classes.