Hosted by: CORE Investments

Interpreter: Stella Lauerman

Bilingual meeting support: Gisella Carrasco

Language: English, with simultaneous Spanish interpretation

Proposal budgets come in all shapes and sizes, just like Requests for Proposals (RFPs)themselves. Some funding proposals require a simple budget; others can become quite complex, covering multiple years and funding streams. Sometimes your proposal must conform to a funder’s specific budget format, while others provide general guidance or even allow you to use your own categories. Either way, a proposal budget tells funders how you plan to accomplish the goals you’ve described in a proposal narrative. Even if your narrative is compelling, it is less likely to succeed if your budget isn’t aligned and realistic.

Join us for a CORE Coffee Chat that continues our series on developing strong proposals. During this Chat, we’ll review key elements of proposal budgets and their companion piece, budget narratives. We’ll review the basics as well as some common twists, building a basic budget together. The Coffee Chat will offer plenty of time for your questions and any tips you’d like to share from your own experience. If you have specific questions from a recent proposal experience, please feel free to share those ahead of time through the registration form and we’ll do our best to address them.

Even if others in your organization usually prepare proposal budgets, knowing the basics can make your proposal narratives stronger, so we encourage you to listen in whether or not you already have proposal budgets in your wheelhouse. We look forward to seeing you there!

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See the recap videos and materials in our resources!

Crafting a Grant Budget: Telling Your Proposal’s Story with Numbers  →

Watch recordings of previous events on the CORE Resources page.