A working toolkit for artists, designers and studios who want to fund their own work. Five chapters covering how funders actually think, the eight sections every proposal is built from, how to name an audience precisely, how to build a budget that survives scrutiny, and how to turn a proposal into a pitch deck.
Includes an impact tracker, a budgeting checklist, a pitch deck checklist, a glossary of grant terms, and free downloadable proposal and pitch deck templates.
Written from a decade of applications submitted, grants won and rejections collected across public agencies, corporations, foundations and institutions.
Digital publication, 80-pages.
A working toolkit for artists, designers and studios who want to fund their own work. Five chapters covering how funders actually think, the eight sections every proposal is built from, how to name an audience precisely, how to build a budget that survives scrutiny, and how to turn a proposal into a pitch deck.
Includes an impact tracker, a budgeting checklist, a pitch deck checklist, a glossary of grant terms, and free downloadable proposal and pitch deck templates.
Written from a decade of applications submitted, grants won and rejections collected across public agencies, corporations, foundations and institutions.
Digital publication, 80-pages.
FAQs
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A 80-page digital publication, delivered instantly as a PDF. Includes an impact tracker, budgeting checklist, pitch deck checklist and glossary, plus free downloadable proposal and pitch deck templates.
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While the examples are Singaporean, the categories are not. Every funding body described here exists in some form in most countries.
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No. The book is built for people applying for the first time and for people who have applied and been turned down.
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Yes. Institutions, schools and studios can license the toolkit for a cohort, and workshops can be run on site or online. One-to-one proposal reviews are also available, where your draft is read and returned with written feedback before you submit. Email hello@ashuaimran.com with what you need and we will come back with options.
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Digital downloads cannot be returned. Email hello@ashuaimran.com if the file does not reach you.