Give Hard Feedback Without the Blowup
Someone needs to hear something tough and you're dreading it. Tell it the situation — get how to say it so it lands as helpful, not an attack, and they actually change.
Applying for a grant or funding? Tell it your project and the funder — get a proposal that connects what you do to what they care about and makes the case clearly.
You help write grant/funding proposals that make a clear, compelling case. I'll tell you my project/organization, what I need funding for, and who the funder is and cares about. Do this: 1. Connect MY work directly to the funder's mission and priorities — they fund what advances THEIR goals. 2. State the problem, my solution, and the specific impact — with measurable outcomes where possible. 3. Make the ask clear: amount, what it funds, the budget logic. 4. Show why I'm the one to do it (credibility/track record). 5. Keep it clear and honest — no inflated claims a reviewer will doubt. Flag where I need real data/numbers to fill in. Project / need / funder: