Grant Writing with AI For Dummies

Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts is a business writing guru who has helped secure millions of dollars in grant funding for clients in many industries. She has been featured and quoted in The New York Times and beyond. She is the author of Technical Writing For Dummies, Storytelling in Presentations For Dummies, and Business Writing with AI For Dummies.

• Introduction 1Part 1: Discovering the Value of AI in Writing Grant Proposals 5Chapter 1: Introducing the New Power Duo: Writer Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence 7Chapter 2: Navigating AI at Your Own Pace 27Chapter 3: Winning Hearts and Minds of Funders through Storytelling 41Part 2: Prepping for Your Proposal 61Chapter 4: Scoping the Proposal with a Kick-Start Brief 63Chapter 5: Turning Prompts into Gold 77Chapter 6: Cracking the Keyword Code 87Chapter 7: Defeating Writer’s Block 93Part 3: Making a Great First Impression 103Chapter 8: Harnessing the Influence of the Cover Letter 105Chapter 9: Amplifying the Impact of the Title Page 115Chapter 10: Crafting a Captivating Executive Summary 123Part 4: Nailing the Narrative 137Chapter 11: Navigating a Request for Proposal 139Chapter 12: Unlocking Funding Doors: Writing Stellar Proposals 145Chapter 13: Appearing as a Finalist to Shoot for the Gold 165Part 5: The Part of Tens 177Chapter 14: Ten Tips for Mastering the Tone of the Perfect Pitch 179Chapter 15: Ten Reasons Why Grant Proposals May Fail 185Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Find Funding in the United States and Globally 191Index 199