Essentials of Business Communication (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Mary Ellen Guffey, Dana Loewy
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Chapter 10, Problem 10.3AAC
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To determine: The key guidelines a grant writer expects to follow when writing grant proposals for nonprofit organizations.
Introduction/case summary (question specific): Nonprofit organizations often look for grant writers. Grant writing is a task of writing proposals to obtain funds for NGOs.
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