Friday, 18 February
Today the Executive Assistant had to leave after lunch, so I took over her position after she left, answering the CEO's phone and generally filling in for her.
Until then, though, I was doing some random research on different foundations, helping the Grant Writer 'translate' granter-speak. I wonder if it's because I have no formal training in Grant Writing that I don't always understand what foundations are trying to communicate to their grantees. Their letters to us are always in plain English, but not always specific about their needs or reasons for why we are denied. Typically, the granter requests an update on your progress after they've given you a grant; they want to see how their money is being spent. As a Grant Writer, you want to give them the most accurate and complete amount of information, without overloading them with rhetoric. The Grant Writer and I spend a lot of time discussing and debating what funders mean in their often vague requests for progress reports. We were in conversation quite a bit today.
I worked 8 hours today.
Until then, though, I was doing some random research on different foundations, helping the Grant Writer 'translate' granter-speak. I wonder if it's because I have no formal training in Grant Writing that I don't always understand what foundations are trying to communicate to their grantees. Their letters to us are always in plain English, but not always specific about their needs or reasons for why we are denied. Typically, the granter requests an update on your progress after they've given you a grant; they want to see how their money is being spent. As a Grant Writer, you want to give them the most accurate and complete amount of information, without overloading them with rhetoric. The Grant Writer and I spend a lot of time discussing and debating what funders mean in their often vague requests for progress reports. We were in conversation quite a bit today.
I worked 8 hours today.
posted by Ruth at 6:26 PM
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