In addition to posting job openings, technical assistance inquiries, and information about new funding opportunities, Forum participants share insights and opinions on a broad range of issues. Recently, these have included local agencies' strategies for dealing with welfare reform, how to select the right fundraising software, and creating job descriptions for development office personnel. Another hot topic has been consulting fees for grant source research and proposal writing. What follows is a digest of Forum members' thoughts on the subject.
Fees are slightly more in major cities.
Other writers charge according to the size of the agency. Genis First of all, figure out how many hours it would take you to complete the project. See if anyone at the agency can give you a ballpark figure as to how much they could budget for you. What's at issue is not the type of agency or the size of the grant. I expect my pay to be similar to that of other people within the agency who do similar work.