Pre-award Communications Consultation
| Time to Proposal Deadline* |
Services We Offer |
| Four Weeks + |
Developing your core argument/message:
- Strategic consultation to discuss how best to position the proposal, how to increase chances of winning.
- Draft a one-page document outlining your proposal’s core argument or message, a touchstone for your use in drafting the proposal and for other persons contributing content to the proposal.
- Provide you upfront with any boilerplate language (on WEI, for example) that might be of use to you.
[Plus all the services below]
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| Three Weeks |
Developmental editing (of writing and graphics):
- Higher level editing that can include: re-organizing proposal, re-focusing argument or message, attention to structure and emphasis, adjusting style where necessary, checking to see if proposal addresses everything in the FOA, suggesting additional content that may strengthen your case, feedback on and edits to the proposal’s use of visuals.
[Plus all the services below]
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| Two Weeks |
Light developmental editing (of writing and graphics):
- Edits to organization within paragraphs and sections, adjusting style (maintaining cohesiveness), checking to see if proposal addresses everything in the FOA, suggesting additional content that may strengthen your case, edits to the proposal’s use of visuals.
[Plus all the services below]
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| One Week |
Copyediting: Line by line edits to check grammar, spelling, usage, consistency, and to enhance flow and readability.
Graphic & multimedia support: Limited “last minute” tweaking of graphics and visuals. |
* Contact WEI Director of Communications & Marketing early to discuss Communications Team availability, which cannot be guaranteed at all times or for all proposals.
