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KnowledgeBases > The Writing Successful Grants KnowledgeBase > Element 4 > Activity 1 > Task 2: Conceptualize Project

Guideline:

Moving from an idea to a solution is a process, starting from a global perspective to drilling down to the actionable components. This requires the project team to open its thinking to new possibilities and ways of doing things. The application of brainstorming tools may be helpful with this task.

Checklists Questions to Ask Before Writing the Proposal

This checklist offers a series of questions to assess the odds of success and how well the project fits within the grant seeker's organization.

Checklists Questions to Ask When Assessing Project Ideas

This checklist offers a list of helpful questions when considering project ideas.

Checklists Things to Do in Conceptualizing a Project

This checklist offers a list of key things to do as the project team takes the project idea and conceptualizes how it will work.

Guidelines The Three P's: Project Angles

This document summarizes one approach to conceptualizing a community initiative according to the three angles: Purpose, Partners, and Practices.

References Logic Models

When creating any type of plan it is important to closely look at how it will work and how its pieces fit together. Links to resources explaining the logic model concept are offered to assist the project team apply the concept with their project planning.

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