English 846: Narrative Inquiry – Proposal Writing Unit

Dr. Gian Pagnucci

Writing Effective Proposals

Every document has to have a starting point. For most documents, and most projects, that usually means starting with a proposal. Proposals are one of the most common business documents. They can lead to the creation of a new product, a new service, or even to a multi-million dollar government project. Since proposals are so important to the work of business, both technical and otherwise, we’ll spend time talking about how to write effective proposals in this unit.

Proposal Writing Unit Materials

• Proposal Writing Tasks
  • Practice Task: Recruitment and Retention Proposal
  • TechJournal6: Persuasive Writing
  • Proposal Evaluator Role Creation
  • Task: Recruitment and Retention Proposals Evaluation Guide
  • Sample: Recruitment and Retention Proposal Sample
  • Guidelines: Writing for an Audience
  • Assignment: Technical Writing Project Proposal
• Proposal Writing Information
  • “Writing Winning Proposals” by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  • “The Art of Writing Proposals” by Adam Przeworski and Frank Salomon
• Grant Writing
  • IUP Grant Writing ($15 million for 2002-2003)
  • Online Information about Grants
  • “Basic Elements of Grant Writing” by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
  • Grant Help
  • Grant Proposal.com