Tag: grant proposals are vampires

Down the Rabbit Hole

On By MezzoSherriIn Gratitudes and Thank Yous, Life-Long Learning, Memoir1 Comment

I’ve talked now and again about working as non-profit fund-raiser, and how that means every now and again I fall down the rabbit hole of some big proposal cycle.

Well, it happened again. One of those perfect storm combination of factors: an unusually short response window on a federal RFP, bisected by the holiday season, and then with the added factor of one of the main project/proposal team having a medical emergency in her family. It was the kind of thing that was completely unforeseeable, legitimately important, and undeniably the kind of top priority that pulls you off the office map. Absolutely no blame or hard feelings about that.

However, the ripple effect is that the other two members of the main proposal team (including yours truly) had to carry more effort and work longer hours to get us to the finish line.

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Life Under Deadline

On By MezzoSherriIn Meta-Blogging, The Voices in My HeadLeave a comment

Huge proposal due Friday. HUGE. Things are progressing, but nonetheless rocky. Am buckling down for the next 48 hours or so, determined, dedicated, and a little scary.

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I anticipate that by tomorrow night, my mood will be closer to:

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And, if all goes well, I will be back posting Wednesday night in the triumphant glee of accomplishment.

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Ciao till then, darlings!