Chapter 2, Analyzing Problems and Opportunities

Chapter 1 -

proposal - tool for managing change

rhetoric - art of persuasion, study of what might be, could be, should be

interpretation - mental framework of the facts, impose order

expression - performance side of rhetoric, inventing content of proposal

Proposal Genre -

Introduction

• current situation
• project plan or methods
• qualifications
• costs and benefits

Conclusion

1. planning and research
2. organizing and drafting
3. improving style
4. designing
5. revision and edition

Chapter 2 -

2 Basic reasons for proposal - what changed and why?

problem is an opportunity to improve, sense of urgency

1. Is there a problem? (fact)
2. What is the problem? (definition)
3. How serious? (quality)
4. What kind of proposal is needed? (policy) research, planning, implementation,sales

solicited and unsolicited - point of contact, letter of inquiry

RFPs - describe project to be completed

Statis of an opportunity -

• who
• what
• where
• when
• why
• how

1. I would like to discuss federal RFPs/RFAs and the wide range of ways in which they are written, how to determine who writes them and what might be the typically required credentials for those people. It would also be interesting to compare these federal grant writers to those of foundations.
   
2. In the section Applying Stasis Questions the idea of pre-proposals is mentioned. I would like to discuss federal research pre-proposals and why they aren't required more often.
3. The examples of comments or questions to a point of contact person best fits a foundation. I would like to discuss how these questions can be adapted to a federal funder.