Winning Grants Step by Step: The Complete Workbook for Planning, Developing and Writing Successful Proposals, 4th Edition

Step 4

Defining Clear Goals and Objectives

IN THIS STEP GRANTSEEKERS LEARN the concept of writing clear goals and objectives. Grantseekers must also focus on the important differences between them. Using a worksheet and following the examples, grantseekers construct goals and a set of objectives for their own proposals.

Purpose of the Goals and Objectives Components: The “So What?” Factor

Once the problem to be addressed by an organization is identified and clearly articulated via the problem statement, the next step is to develop solid goals that clearly define what the organization intends to accomplish through its program and also to establish measurable objectives that will indicate the organization’s progress toward its goals. The goals ...