More Answers to May's Dilemma Question Especially for online readers, here are more answers to May's Professional Growth Dilemma question. You can also check out the Dilemma answers that appeared in the May issue of NEA Today . M any hands make light work of most tasks. The more people who will meet with the grant writer to help brainstorm ideas, check rough drafts, type, preview the finished proposal, and generally give freely of their opinions, the less daunting the task of grant writing becomes.
Isolation is the nemesis of grant writing.
Solicit help early on and throughout the process, and the ideas generated and time saved will ensure success. Before I actually sit down to write, I try to brainstorm ideas with other staff and sometimes with parents, either at a planned meeting or informally. The notes from that brainstorming makes the actual writing go faster. I also try to gather needed bits of information ahead of time, like the number of students involved, estimated costs, relationship to a particular curriculum, etc. Some of this information-gathering can be done by others, too, to lighten the load.