Grant writing poses a difficult task even to skilled grant writers. Most proposals never get fair consideration because of minor errors and silly mistakes.

Grant requests for proposals (RFP) have distinct words and phrases. Having a good understanding of commonly used terms will help strengthen your grant applications and ensure you meet the requirements.

For every single call for a proposal, many are called, but few are chosen. Some grant proposals are so badly written, that the reviewer spends less than 10 secs on them before discarding them forever. A few end up captivating and inspiring the reviewer.

Light functions in mysterious ways. A single beam of light can do a million different things depending on what it reflects on or through. If you shine a ray of light into a crystal, you can see rainbows on the wall. Flash it on a mirror, and you can project the beam into a dark corner. Focus a single laser beam just right, and you can slice steel...

Thousands of people worldwide have amazing ideas to help humanity but lack the financial backing to carry out these projects. Little wonder every year, billions of dollars are given out to social enterprises to support their noble projects.

My first attempt at grant writing opened my eyes to a lot of things. I was unprepared for it and didn't realize I had to spend so much time thinking about the project, what dimension to go, sustainability...you get the gist.