Proposal Plusses

These are some of the things that will make your proposal even more attractive to a foundation:

Funding your project will benefit many people who are in need. Foundations want to change the world for the better, but do not have the resources to meet all needs. Show them how far their investment will go with your project.
What you propose is novel, a new way of looking at things, shows exciting promise. Foundations want to be associated with new, cutting-edge work, especially if it becomes a standard by which others operate or if it changes policy in a way that supports their targeted constituencies and issues.
Your work will be done collaboratively with other parts of the University, or with public schools, local government, nonprofit and community groups, and/or business.
Your project is inclusive of those you seek to help, in planning, directing, or execution.
Your organization has made its own investment into the project. The University best shows the value it places on a project by the degree to which it tries to make it happen.
The outcomes of your work are replicable so as to benefit many more. Foundations want their investments to go as far as possible.
Along these same lines, indicate whether the foundation grant will leverage other investments into your project.
You can demonstrate that the work will be continued after the foundation grant has ended.

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