Step into the shoes of the people scoring your proposals! Jaime Aguirre sits down with Tara Karaim (Senior Grants Manager at ArtsKC) and Patti Stengel (former federal grant reviewer) to pull back the curtain on the evaluation room. Discover how community grant panels and federal merit reviewers assess applications, what common mistakes instantly derail proposals, how funders view AI, and how to write proposals that score top marks.

Demystify the proposal process! This video breaks down the 9 essential components of a standard grant application—including the executive summary, statement of need, SMART goals, program outcomes, and attachments. Plus, we share our strategic “order of operations” to help you write proposals faster and with way less stress.