Grantwriting as Collaborative Strategic Planning

Getting a grant or contract funded is quite often a collaborative effort. Grant writing itself requires specialized skills, but rather than taking a "hired gun" approach, Sener Knowledge approaches grant writing as an integral part of a collaborative strategic planning process -- figuring out specifically what the parties involved want to do, whether they can do it, and how.

Sener Knowledge typically takes one of two roles in a 'grant writing as collaborative strategic planning' process:

• Lead Grantwriter = heading the grantwriting process for a team of project stakeholders preparing a grant proposal, including the strategic planning which occurs as part of an effective proposal -- for example, the FIPSE-funded Quality Matters grant proposal
• Grantwriter Team Member = responsible for one or more relevant sections of a grant proposal for projects where Sener Knowledge plays an important role, for example as external evaluator in the CyberWatch projects.

Some examples of successfully funded grant proposals: