Grant Pitch Worksheet1 

Please complete this as fully as you can 

 
Section 1: Research question or statement of problem 
 
● What is the problem or question that your proposed project hopes to address?  
The problem that my project hopes to address is the prevalence of human trafficking. Through 
the grant proposal, I hope to propose a solution that will reduce the number of victims of human 
trafficking.  
 
● Why is this problem/question and your proposed project important?  
The problem at hand is extremely important because human trafficking is a major issue around 
the world and there should be more initiatives in place to help the victims of human trafficking. I 
believe that if one country is successful with anti human trafficking movements, other countries 
may adopt these initiatives and also be successful.  
 
● In one sentence, state the project that you are proposing to do. 
I propose that there should be safe spaces/shelters for victims of human trafficking where they 
are safe and taken care of.  
 
Section 2: Specific goals or aims of the project 
 
● What specific objectives or outcomes will your project achieve? 
My project hopes to achieve spreading awareness for human trafficking and its prevalence in the 
world, specifically the Phillipines, and the objective is to propose a solution that lowers the impact 
of human trafficking/aids in the fight against human trafficking. The outcome is to get people 
thinking about how they can get involved with the issue as well as asking for money to help the 
issue.  
 
● How are these goals quantifiable or measurable? 
These goals can be quantifiable by measuring the amount of disappearances/ human trafficking 
victims before the initiative and after.  
 
● How are these goals realistic and ​something you can accomplish within the grant period 
(12 months)? 
These goals can be accomplished in 12 months by using the $5000 grant to set up economically 
efficient safe houses for victims of human trafficking and providing the bare essentials for them, 
such as food, water, and shelter. Since the shelters are going to be extremely cost efficient, they 
will be able to get put up quickly in abandoned/low cost buildings.  
 
Section 3: Broader significance and implications of the project 

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Adapted from Sarah Zurhellen’s Grant Proposal assignment
 
● What is some of the most relevant research or studies that have been done in the past 
ten years on the problem and your proposed project? 
Some of the most relevant research done on human trafficking could be the government report 
of trafficking in persons that is released annually. It thoroughly explains the status of each 
country’s struggle with human trafficking and releases updated statistics on human trafficking as 
well as makes suggestions for improvements. There are many organizations tailored to helping 
victims of human trafficking as well.  
 
● What facts or statistics have you found that support your claims? 
Trafficking of Persons report has many statistics on human trafficking in the Philippines.  
 
● Are there successful examples of your proposed project that have been done elsewhere? 
The Polaris Project works primarily in the United States and they have offered aid to thousands of 
people and have one of the largest networks of data on human trafficking.  
 
● How will your proposed project build upon prior work? 
The proposed project will build upon the work of other organizations formed to help human 
trafficking victims. By setting up additional help centers, the burden of so many people on other 
organizations can be lifted in the slightest. 
 
● What will the impact of your project be for the field and/or the community at large? 
The impact of the project on the field is that it shows how a small grant can be such a large 
financial impact on those in need and it is important to stretch every dollar. The community 
impact is that people will begin to understand the impact of donating to human trafficking efforts 
and may be more inclined to donate in the future or fundraise. 
 
Section 4: Project design 
 
● What exactly are you planning to do, and how exactly will you do it? (Be as specific as 
possible). 
I am planning on taking the grant and setting up an appealing fundraiser that will raise money for 
human trafficking organizations to help with the fight against human trafficking. The fundraiser 
could be purchasing a ticket for a meal and providing meals to those who have tickets, and all of 
the proceeds will go to the Polaris Project or another trafficking organization.  
● How will portion of the grant money be used? Where will you be allocating all of the grant 
money you are asking for? (Be as specific as possible). 
I will allocate the money to purchase all of the food for the fundraiser dinner and the materials 
needed, such as silverware and drinks, etc. All of the leftover money from the grant will be 
donated to the trafficking organizations.  
 
Section 5: Timeline for the project  
 
● In chronological order, what are the key tasks or activities that will be carried out during 
 the 12 month period of the grant? 
The planning of the event will be done in this period along with establishing a venue, purchasing 
the materials, and holding the event.  
 
Section 7: Expected outcomes 
 
● What specifically do you think will come out of your project? 
Hopefully with the execution of the fundraiser will be more money to donate to relief 
organizations than the grant offered. Considering that human trafficking is such a widespread 
issue, the more monetary relief the better.  
 
● What benefits, broad impacts, or deliverables will your project produce?  
Benefits include the increased economic flexibility of organizations to provide goods and 
services to people in crisis because of human trafficking as well as helping with the issue in 
general.  
 
Section 8: Plans for dissemination of results and/or plans for the sustainability of the project 
 
● Do you plan to publicly disseminate any information you found through your project? How 
will you do this? (E.g., publishing an article, speaking at a town meeting, etc.)  
No, I do not plan to take any information from my project public.  
 
● How will the project sustain itself after the completion of the grant money? How will if be 
funded or maintained after the 12 month period of the grant? 
Given the fundraiser is successful, the event could be put on annually to raise even more money. 
The funding could be provided from additional grants or sponsors from businesses.  
Section 9:​ ​Audience/Funding Body 
 
● Who are you speaking to in your grant? Think about how much they might know about 
the topic and their investment in the issue and why they may be invested.  
I am speaking to people that advocate for human rights and most likely people that have excess 
money to donate to a fund for human rights causes. Human rights advocates will most likely have 
a basic understanding of human trafficking.  
● How do you propose to appeal to your audience (specifically, how will you use ethos, 
logos, and pathos)? 
In the case of human trafficking it appears that logos and pathos seems to be the most effective 
way of approaching the issue and getting people’s attention. By using statistics showing the 
prevalence of human trafficking and telling them about individual stories of victims, people are 
more likely to feel sympathetic and donate to the cause.  
 
 
 
 
Flores-Oebanda, Cecilia. “A Haven for Healing: Fighting Modern Slavery in the Philippines.”
America,​ vol. 218, no. 13, June 2018, p. 62. ​EBSCOhost,​
search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=129937828&site=ehost-live&scope
=site.

A Haven for Healing: Fighting Modern Slavery in the Philippines by Cecilia Flores-Oebanda, the
founder of a nonprofit organization, is a story of her experiences with human trafficking and her
fight against it. The overall purpose of this piece is to tell the story of the author’s time during
human trafficking and how she gives back to the victims through her organization, Center for
Hope. She explicitly talks about the emotional toll that being a human slave bestows on people
and how slavery is far from extinct in today’s world. The purpose is to explain the harsh reality
of trafficking to the audience by using pathos to gain attention and informing the audience on the
Center of Hope. This article is very helpful in reinforcing the sheer impact of human trafficking
on victims and how desperate they are for resources and aid.

Yea, Sallie. “Human Trafficking - A Geographical Perspective.” ​Geodate,​ vol. 23, no. 3, July
2010, pp. 2–6. ​EBSCOhost​,
search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=52109384&site=ehost-live&scope=
site.

Sallie Yea works for the National University of Singapore and did this research project to
uncover the motives of human trafficking in the Philippines. Although this piece is older than
2012, it reveals that some of the reasons why humans are trafficked is for the sale of organs with
the Philippines and surrounding countries. The purpose of this article is to mention a few of the
hot spots for trafficking and why these areas are so susceptible to human trafficking as a whole.
This piece helps the audience to understand the issue and potentially develop solutions that target
this phenomenon. Through using this research, the grant money could go to helping victims
severely suffering from financial instability.

Liwag, Lomibao, Ma.Aurora Lolita. “Overseas Filipinos, the 2016 Philippine Elections, and the
Internet as a Virtual Public Sphere.” ​Asian Politics & Policy​, vol. 8, no. 4, Oct. 2016, pp.
625–629. ​EBSCOhost,​ doi:10.1111/aspp.12285.

The author of this piece is a PhD candidate of the College of Mass Communication at the
University of the Philippines that is studying how social complications are impacting the
political scene in the Philippines. The purpose of this article is to show how corruption and
trafficking holds Filipino people back from expressing their opinions to the fullest. The article
mentions how Filipinos overseas are much more proactive because they are not weighed down
by social turmoil. Using this article does not appear to support the grant but it does by illustrating
that aiding the Philippines in the fight against trafficking will in turn help their political
landscape. Besides the political landscape, the Filipino people would have a greater influence in
their society as a whole which enhances the argument for increased resources to the Philippines.

Graycar, Adam, and Rob McCusker. “Transnational Crime and Trafficking in Persons:
Quantifying the Nature, Extent and Facilitation of a Growing Phenomenon.” ​International
Journal of Comparative & Applied Criminal Justice,​ vol. 31, no. 2, Fall 2007, pp. 147–165.
EBSCOhost,​ doi:10.1080/01924036.2007.9678766.

Graycar and McCusker are acclaimed professors at two different universities that developed this
article to talk about the foundation of trafficking and how it can be tackled by NGOs to create
programs for victims of human trafficking in the Philippines and across Asia as a whole. This
article was released in 2007 but it is an excellent way to develop a basic understanding of the
human trafficking pandemic and establishing a foundation for creating an argument. The purpose
is to essentially update the audience on the progress made towards understanding human
trafficking patterns and the current plans to do something about the issue. It is effective to show
that efforts are being made to understand the problem but there is so much left to do to create
change for human trafficking as a whole.

“Human Trafficking.” ​Polaris​, 3 May 2019, polarisproject.org/human-trafficking.

Polaris Project is a nonprofit organization that raises money and provides relief for victims of
human trafficking mostly in the United States. This is an excellent resource because it gives a
variety of statistics about human trafficking and educates on human trafficking as a whole. It also
serves as an example of a current organization that is serving the community and making an
impact just like the impact from developing a grant for the Philippines. It is important to mention
how current organizations are making a difference in order to persuade people to approve the
grant and donate to the cause.
Applicant and Co-Applicants (part 1 of 5)
APPLICANT LAST NAME: Potter
APPLICANT FIRST NAME: Christina
APPLICANT E-MAIL: pottercl1@appstate.edu
DEPARTMENT:
PREDA (People’s Recovery Empowerment Development Assistance Foundation)

Narrative (part 2 of 5)

PROJECT TITLE:
● Relief for the Philippines

PROJECT NARRATIVE:
● Statement of the problem
Over the last 20 years, the issue of human trafficking in the Philippines has skyrocketed
into the millions. Large amounts of Filipinos moving across the border for work are easily
captured and forced into modern slavery or manipulated within the country to join the human
trafficking ring. Only within the last 5 years have there been new organizations formed to
combat the devastating impact of human trafficking on the Philippines and surrounding nations
(Polaris). Most of all, we as American citizens, are uninformed about human trafficking in the
United States and abroad.

Human trafficking can embody a few different forms, from sex trafficking to labor
slavery, but specifically, the grant will be serving the reduction of human trafficking victims that
have become part of the organ trade. Every day, traffickers search through hospitals and
struggling communities for individuals to exploit for their organs (Sallie Yea). Since organ
transplants have a hefty price tag, traffickers seek to collect organs and sell them to desperate
patients for an exorbitant price while taking organs for no cost. Thus, this issue has caused huge
discord among the medical community and civilian towns and needs to be addressed by
spreading awareness for the issue and raising money for organizations that serve to relieve
victims.
● Specific Goals

❏ Raise money for the Center of Hope organization through an on-campus

fundraiser
Raising money for Center of Hope to make a greater impact on the Philippines is the primary
goal of this project. Since the amount of the grant is on the smaller side, the impact of the grant
would be more substantial if a fundraiser is put in place. There is a greater chance for more
money to be donated from raising funds as well as the event itself could become an annual event
that raises money every year.
❏ Raise awareness for human trafficking in the Philippines and in other countries,
such as the United States
Human trafficking is a prevalent issue around the world and impacts every nation, yet people are
ignorant to its impact. Bringing an event to campus that highlights human trafficking opens up
the discussion on the prevalence of trafficking in the United States and may lead to people
getting more involved with the movement against human trafficking.
❏ Extend aid to the victims of human trafficking in the Philippines
Through the development of anti-trafficking organizations and fundraising, the ultimate impact is
offering relief to people that lie victim to human trafficking. Such aid includes an increase in the
amount of relief shelters for human trafficking victims that provide them with food, water, and
opportunities to recover and back on track with life. Additional aid includes the improvement of
law enforcement to reduce the amount of victims of human trafficking for organ harvesting.

● Broader Significance
Human trafficking is an issue that remains relatively uncontained and there are very little
laws pertaining to trafficking, yet it destroys every nation on the planet. As functioning members
of society, it is our responsibility to help those in need, domestically and abroad. With so many
victims in need, any and all monetary donations are used to full capacity and make an impact.
Although this initiative is not the largest fundraiser and the receiving organization, Center of
Hope, is relatively small, each of every action taken to help victims changes lives
(​Flores-Oebanda)​. Therefore, the need to spread awareness for human trafficking is at an all time
high and should be addressed to intensify the aid to the Philippines.
Some of the reasons for human trafficking include economic and financial instability and
the lack of opportunity and education. The Filipino government lacks the resources and means to
make driving changes to human trafficking because their political system is extremely
weak(​Liwag, Lomibao, Ma.Aurora Lolita)​. There are absolutely no government funded programs
to help citizens in need which contributes to the vast number of people in poverty. This directly
impacts human trafficking because impoverished individuals are desparate to help their families
and will work for any amount of money. Thus, it is important to recognize the organizations
currently seeking to help the Philippines and human trafficking victims by extending monetary
donations to continue their efforts.

● Project Design

1. Organize a committee to plan/manage the event

The planning process can be tedious and requires a group of people to organize and plan the
major and minor elements of the event. Without thorough planning, the event may not run as
smoothly as it could, and having a group of people planning will reduce the probability of
mistakes. Groups also tend to develop better ideas and work more efficiently which is ideal for
large tasks/events.

2. Decide on the structure of the event

Fundraisers come in various forms and this particular event is centered around the concept of a
fundraising dinner. Each individual will purchase a ticket to attend the event, $7 each, which are
used to grant them a meal at the event. Those who attend will sit down and eat and listen to the
live band and given the opportunity to donate money or essential items (food, water, hygienic
supplies, etc.) that will go to the organizations.

3. Plan the Event and Set Dates

Planning the event includes booking a venue, whether that be an on-campus room or outdoor
space and choosing the date in which it would be, but the spring would be likely time according
to the timeline. Other elements of planning include determining how much food to purchase and
where to purchase it, as well as accommodating for those with dietary restrictions. Live events
often have music and decorations so that would have to be purchased as well. Lastly, the tickets
would have to be designed and printed and there must be people working the event to make sure
everything is working properly.

4. Publicize the event

Having a great event includes having a great turn out, and advertising beforehand is extremely
important. The staff and planning committee are responsible for spreading the event verbally and
through posters and flyers as well as a radio announcement two weeks before the event. Tickets
will go on sale at this time as well for $7 in the student union.

5. Throw the fundraising event

The last step is to host the event which entails participants coming to the event, turning in their
tickets, and waiting in line for a plate of food. Staff are required to stay the entire event and help
out with serving the food and telling people where to go. Once individuals have gotten their
food, they can sit down and listen to music. This is the time when they can make additional
donations or give more money.

● Timeline and Personnel

My team will be a group of qualified individuals that have previous experience with event
planning including myself and the Appalachian Popular Programming Society(APPS). I have
previous experience planning events for my Greek organization as well as within APPS for
on-campus events. Considering APPS has multiple, specialized councils that put on events all
year long, they are a good resource to use for this event.

​Timeline​:

OCTOBER 2019:​ Partner with the Appalachian Popular Programming Society and get the event
group together to start establishing dates and times for the event as well as the location, most
likely indoors

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2019:​ Create the ticket design, print them, and develop the
promotion posters/ radio advertisement script/ ensure that the Parkway Ballroom in the student
union is booked for the event

JANUARY 2020: ​Order the food for the event from Appalachian State Food Services and book
a family friendly band for the event as well as make sure the food can accommodate for all
dietary restrictions

FEBRUARY 2020: ​Purchase the decorations for the event and put up all of the advertising
around campus as well as release the radio advertisement to the local radio station
MARCH 2020: ​Release tickets for sale 2 weeks before the event and hold the fundraiser dinner,
push for more donations in this time
APRIL 2020: ​Send the money to the receiving organization, Center of Hope, along with the rest
of the physical donations

● Outcomes
The outcome of this event is the increased awareness of human trafficking and the support of the
general public of Appalachian State through monetary donations. Hopefully, the fundraiser will
encourage more people to get involved with human rights issues in the United States and abroad
as well as raise more money than the grant provided to make an even larger impact. At the end of
the day, these organizations seek to make everyday life easier for those who struggle with
recovering from modern slavery and do not have the means of taking care of themselves and
others. As fortunate as we are, it is only right to do what we can to help people that are unable to
help themselves.

● Sustainability
Considering that this fundraiser will be the first annual event of its kind at Appalachian State, the
committee will choose to continue having this event on a yearly basis. Thus, every year there
will be donations to human trafficking organizations and more aid to those in need. Each year,
the fundraiser could make a goal to raise more money and even consider donating to a variety of
human trafficking organizations.

Budget (part 3 of 5)

EVENT MATERIALS: Decorations, Ticket Printing

$500
VENUE: Outdoor or Indoor space on campus
$0
ADVERTISING EXPENSES: Flyers, Radio Message, Posters
$700
CATERING: Food catered through App State Food Services
$25 per plate x 100 plates = $2,500
BAND: Enhance the quality of the event with music
$1,200
SHIPPING DONATIONS TO CENTER OF HOPE: Mailing costs
$100
TOTAL AMOUNT REQUESTED:
$5,000

File Attachments (part 4 of 5)

Appended

Administrative Information (part 5 of 5)

Flores-Oebanda, Cecilia. “A Haven for Healing: Fighting Modern Slavery in the Philippines.”
America​, vol. 218, no. 13, June 2018, p. 62. ​EBSCOhost,​
search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=129937828&site=ehost-live&scope
=site.

A Haven for Healing: Fighting Modern Slavery in the Philippines by Cecilia Flores-Oebanda, the
founder of a nonprofit organization, is a story of her experiences with human trafficking and her
fight against it. The overall purpose of this piece is to tell the story of the author’s time during
human trafficking and how she gives back to the victims through her organization, Center for
Hope. She explicitly talks about the emotional toll that being a human slave bestows on people
and how slavery is far from extinct in today’s world. The purpose is to explain the harsh reality
of trafficking to the audience by using pathos to gain attention and informing the audience on the
Center of Hope. This article is very helpful in reinforcing the sheer impact of human trafficking
on victims and how desperate they are for resources and aid.
Yea, Sallie. “Human Trafficking - A Geographical Perspective.” ​Geodate,​ vol. 23, no. 3, July
2010, pp. 2–6. ​EBSCOhost​,
search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=52109384&site=ehost-live&scope=
site.

Sallie Yea works for the National University of Singapore and did this research project to
uncover the motives of human trafficking in the Philippines. Although this piece is older than
2012, it reveals that some of the reasons why humans are trafficked is for the sale of organs with
the Philippines and surrounding countries. The purpose of this article is to mention a few of the
hot spots for trafficking and why these areas are so susceptible to human trafficking as a whole.
This piece helps the audience to understand the issue and potentially develop solutions that target
this phenomenon. Through using this research, the grant money could go to helping victims
severely suffering from financial instability.

Liwag, Lomibao, Ma.Aurora Lolita. “Overseas Filipinos, the 2016 Philippine Elections, and the
Internet as a Virtual Public Sphere.” ​Asian Politics & Policy​, vol. 8, no. 4, Oct. 2016, pp.
625–629. ​EBSCOhost​, doi:10.1111/aspp.12285.

The author of this piece is a PhD candidate of the College of Mass Communication at the
University of the Philippines that is studying how social complications are impacting the
political scene in the Philippines. The purpose of this article is to show how corruption and
trafficking holds Filipino people back from expressing their opinions to the fullest. The article
mentions how Filipinos overseas are much more proactive because they are not weighed down
by social turmoil. Using this article does not appear to support the grant but it does by illustrating
that aiding the Philippines in the fight against trafficking will in turn help their political
landscape. Besides the political landscape, the Filipino people would have a greater influence in
their society as a whole which enhances the argument for increased resources to the Philippines.

Graycar, Adam, and Rob McCusker. “Transnational Crime and Trafficking in Persons:
Quantifying the Nature, Extent and Facilitation of a Growing Phenomenon.” ​International
Journal of Comparative & Applied Criminal Justice,​ vol. 31, no. 2, Fall 2007, pp. 147–165.
EBSCOhost​, doi:10.1080/01924036.2007.9678766.

Graycar and McCusker are acclaimed professors at two different universities that developed this
article to talk about the foundation of trafficking and how it can be tackled by NGOs to create
programs for victims of human trafficking in the Philippines and across Asia as a whole. This
article was released in 2007 but it is an excellent way to develop a basic understanding of the
human trafficking pandemic and establishing a foundation for creating an argument. The purpose
is to essentially update the audience on the progress made towards understanding human
trafficking patterns and the current plans to do something about the issue. It is effective to show
that efforts are being made to understand the problem but there is so much left to do to create
change for human trafficking as a whole.
 “Human Trafficking.” ​Polaris​, 3 May 2019, polarisproject.org/human-trafficking.

Polaris Project is a nonprofit organization that raises money and provides relief for victims of
human trafficking mostly in the United States. This is an excellent resource because it gives a
variety of statistics about human trafficking and educates on human trafficking as a whole. It also
serves as an example of a current organization that is serving the community and making an
impact just like the impact from developing a grant for the Philippines. It is important to mention
how current organizations are making a difference in order to persuade people to approve the
grant and donate to the cause.

Peer review: Grant Shields 

 
I thought that overall your grant proposal was very well organized. I was moved by 
your initial statement of the problem. I found it to be concise, which was effective 
because you were able to get your point across without going into too much detail 
right off the bat. I thought it was effective how later on, you gave more detailed 
descriptions about the larger implications in your broader significance paragraph. 
It gave a good narrowed down direction for your grant proposal to begin with, but 
did not leave out the broader impacts that your project could have. I liked the 
direction you decided to go with the fundraising. I think that is a pretty solid 
strategy considering we only can be awarded up to $5,000. I think that the 
awareness raising could be extremely successful, as human trafficking is truly not 
a topic that is covered well at all for people our age. I feel like it is a topic that is 
almost ignored. Throughout school and daily life for our generation is blind to this 
topic. It confuses me how I, and many others I know, were not introduced to this. 
You were able to build pathos in your descriptions of the issue, and then bring in an 
effective plan to come up with a possible solution, which was a great order to 
operate in. By staying organized, I felt as if you were able to show that you can 
effectively execute the steps of your detailed plan.  
I think to build your argument you could incorporate more from your sources 
on the annotated bib. This would help give you some more statistics that could help 
strengthen your points. Given some of your statements, I think it could benefit 
your paper to have some direct quotes or statistics to give real world examples of 
your issue. Another potential area for improvement could be giving more 
information on your NGO. I thought that your fundraising was a great idea, but if 
you explained the NGO and exactly what they do it could give the readers a better 
understanding of the action that would be taken from your money/awareness 
raised. I think that developing your ideas on what would happen to the money after 
it has been successfully raised could help you gain support from the providers of 
the grant. They will want to know what will happen to the money that you are able 
to raise.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Peer Review: Brendan Liston 
 
I found your statement of the problem to be very clear and concise. You did well with 
explaining some of the leading factors in why human trafficking is such a prevalent issue. 
Your idea for using the grant to start an annual fundraiser is an innovative idea I never 
considered and you described your plan in a decent amount of detail. The fundraiser is a 
great idea as well because it will be able to generate enough revenue to sustain itself by 
funding the fundraiser for the next year while still giving a great deal to your NGO. Human 
trafficking is a difficult problem to handle and it will most definitly require more than 
$5000 to make a lasting difference, which would make a fundraiser the most effective use 
of the grant money to start a real change in the Philipines. 
You did not really discuss what it is your NGO does to help the human trafficking issue in 
the Philipines. For grant givers to be properly persuaded, they would need to know what 
their money would be helping to fund and what kind of programs and projects would come 
of it. I would recommend elaborating on what the fundraising event you are planning is 
advocating for. Specifically what type of relief efforts would come out of this fundraiser. 
Since you want to host this fundraiser for a specific NGO you should share what some of 
their past projects have looked like and what effects they had. 
 
 
Revision Plan:  
-Be more specific about the NGO and what they do for human trafficking 
-Incorporate more information from the annotated bibliography to enhance the argument 
-Review the entire grant and make more detailed revisions to word choice 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

RC 2001
Project #2 Grant Writing Reflection and
Self-Assessment
Instructions: Please ​copy and paste​ this worksheet to the bottom of your Final of your Project
1. Then, complete the worksheet. Please do not type directly into this document--remember to
copy and paste it into the end of your own document and then fill it out.

Part 1:
Please write 300ish words below reflecting on your process of composing this project and
what you learned in that process​. (some of these questions are repetitive to spark ideas in
different people so you don’t have to answer all of them)
Address issues including (in no particular order) how completing a peer review for your peer
helped you revise your own project, how your peers’ feedback helped you revise your project,
how this project has helped you better understand the rhetorical triangle and exigence, how
composing the grant helped you become more aware of your audience and the genre of a grant
proposal (or any situation in which you are asking for something based on evidence), what you
might still revise in your project if you were able to do it again, what about your process of
composing (brainstorming, drafting, revising, polishing) was helpful and what might you change
in the future about your process, and other points about your process that you think are
relevant for reflection. Be sure that you are primarily reflecting on your process of composing
and not only on what you learned about the content about which you produced (although you
can address that also). Additionally, be sure you spend some time on this and be honest with
yourself. It is not enough to say “I didn't learn anything from my peer review” or “I didn’t learn
anything about rhetoric”. You will want to spend some time reflecting because you will be
asked to use this reflection again at the end of term.
 Throughout the drafting process, there were many complications in formulating the
grant and all of the actions that must be taken to initiate change for my human rights issue.
One of the major issues I ran into was how the money would be transferred from organization
as well as the purpose of the grant and where I wanted the project to end up. Through the peer
review process, I learned that I needed to expand on the broader significance and where the
money is going to. It is a challenge to expand the information without going far over the word
count as well as narrow down the issue to be more specific. With regards to the rhetorical
triangle and exigence, I completely failed to include clear exigence within the first draft but
then heavily revised the piece and feel as though it is more prominent now. Rhetoric was much
more difficult in the grant because I was unsure about the overall goal at first so being
persuasive in an intentional way was difficult but the peer review helped me to pinpoint exactly
what was unclear in the proposal. Absolutely no elements of this assignment was easy and
required a lot of thinking outside of my daily perspective because I usually focus on
straightforward, math-based projects/assignments. In the instance of forming the final draft, I
was extremely overwhelmed and had absolutely no idea where to start on the revision of the
proposal. However, using the feedback that my peers gave me along with doing additional
research, I was able to reconfigure the problem at hand and the flow of the grant money to
make more sense and have more clarity. The biggest takeaway from this assignment is that
persuading others to grant money to a cause is tedious and strict and requires a lot of very
specific points that are difficult to form without previous experience, and each stage of the
proposal posed a different set of difficulties that requires peer revision and specificity to
overcome.

Part 2:
Please complete the self-assessment below, including the points and comments section.
​ ith points and comments​. I will also
Please spend some time on this and complete it honestly w
use this when I grade your final product.

Category and Goals Points Student Comments Professor Comments

Structure/Organization 4/5
● Clear and succinct;
follows the required
outline with
subheadings and
accomplishes the goal
of each section
● Within the word limit
(Max. 1,200)
Throughout the proposal, the idea that
the fundraiser is meant to help
organizations provide aid for victims of
human trafficking and more awareness
needs to spread around college
campuses, specifically App, is reiterated
multiple times which makes the purpose
easy to understand. The word count is
over the maximum because in order to
be more specific about where the
fundraiser was going and the full plan for
the grant proposal, I had to go over the
Good work here. I thought your
revisions to the goals and
problem section in particular
were great. However, I think
additional revision could still
happen to distribute the
information throughout the
problem and broader significance
sections more carefully (i.e. the
second paragraph of the problem
section might go later). I think
some additional revisions to each
 ● Logical Progression of
ideas
● Easy to understand
structure/organization
● Realistic Budget
Rhetoric 5.5/6
● Appropriately targets
a specific and
identified audience
● Relates to discipline
but translates jargon
● Appropriate
grammatical
conventions that don’t
distract from the main
purpose
● Provide adequate,
appropriate, credible
sources for the project
at hand (logos)
● Contains all sources
in annotated
bibliography
Content 6/6
● Clearly articulates
expected outcomes,
products,
deliverables, broad
impacts, and/or
benefits in project
design
● Address the problem
in a unique way that
holds the reader’s
attention
● Articulates a project
with outcomes that
are Specific,
Measurable,
Attainable, Realistic,
Time-bound and
sustainable
word count. The progression of the ideas section to get it under the word
flowed smoothly and were logically count would be good. If you were
ordered for the most part. The budget to really submit this, it would
reflects every aspect of the fundraiser require that since the text boxes
event and is more geared towards will cut off the sentences. 4/5
volunteers.
Considering that the fundraiser event is Good work! I think you appealed
being held on Appalachian State’s quite well to your funding source
campus, I feel as though I adequately but I tend to agree that you could
catered towards a college audience. My have used more ethos throughout
discipline was present when talking in terms of credibility. I also think
about creating a fundraiser rather than a bit more justification of the link
going to the Philippines itself, but wasn’t between the problem and raising
overpowering and didn’t convey jargon. awareness on campus would be
The proposal as a whole is grammatically helpful 5.5/6
correct and reflects the audience to
which it is catered to. The sources come
directly from academic databases and
reflect accurate knowledge of human
trafficking issues. However, I do not
believe that I used every source directly
in the proposal but rather used them to
gain more background information.
I feel as though I have gone into depth Great work here! I think all of
about the expected outcomes and broad your effort has really paid off in
impacts of the project design. The this assignment. I know it was a
project encaptures the attention of the bit of a struggle, but you were
reader by mentioning the organ trade able to, through the revision
and how it impacts the Filipino economy process, produce a really
as well as gives them an opportunity to thoughtful project. Great work!
get involved with helping the cause. The 6/6
goals are clearly laid out in bullet points
as well as the timeline is really clear and
attainable. The timeline also sustainable
and time-bound as well. The problem of
the lack of awareness and the specific
issue with trading organs is clearly
conveyed and demonstrates exigence by
showing urgency and purpose. Lastly, I
exhibited ethos by mentioning how I
would be part of the planning process
and the experience I have with event
planning outside of the fundraiser.
 ● Realistic timeline and
scope for the project
from initiation of work
to dissemination of
final results.
● Clearly states a
problem and
demonstrates
exigence
● Explains why you
should be the person
to do this project
(ethos)
Reflection /Revision /Peer 3/3 The main method of revising my
Review /Drafting proposal came from reading and
analyzing the peer review letters and Good work here! 3/3
● Takes advantage of comments. I took advantage of the
the peer review letters professor comments and office hours as
to improve proposal well to get the project back on track. This
reflection and self-assessment is
and considers the completely transparent and takes into
advice given account the struggles I have faced during
● Reflects and this process.
self-assesses
honestly and
thoughtfully
TOTAL: /20 18.5/20