Red Tape Busters

  1)  Choose the appropriate grant scheme Writing a grant proposal takes time and effort and to make this investment cost effective the grant writer  should first ensure the grant funding scheme is appropriate to the needs and requirements of the organisation. Carefully examine the grant funders criterion to confirm the eligibility of the organisation and their project or program falls under the parameters. 2)  Have the right team in place When grant writing  the role of the grant writer is to give evidence that the organisation can deliver on the project or program. An effective and capable team that is innovative and can brainstorm together can support the grant writer to produce a top-notch grant submission. 3)  Clear rationale The role of the grant writer is to definitively provide the grant scheme that there is a clear and focused reasoning behind the project or program. What is the rationale? What are you doing and why? How does it address a gap in th...

Whe n tender writing  it  is important to remember that although price is an important aspect in the evaluation process it is not necessarily the only deciding factor in which bid will win.   There are usually three main areas within the evaluation process and this information is often included in the RFT (request for tender) document. Also included can be the weighting percentage for each area.   Compliance or mandatory criteria in tender writing are the conditions the applying organisation or company must comply with to even be eligible to apply to tender. This can include insurances, licences required, any prequalification’s required, certification, policies, and procedures etc. Qualitative criteria or the selection criteria are usually a series of questions or statements that the tender writer  must address to persuade the evaluators that the applicant organisation can fulfill the requirements of the tender.   Of course, price is also an important consi...