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SJ Baublitz

What Drives You?

Whitney and I met the other afternoon to go over our to-do lists and we commented that the morning had flown by for both us. It hadn’t...

Whitney Kippes

A Letter to My Future Self

Whitney from December 2020 here! I'm writing this post right before I go on my holiday break and thought it would be fun to schedule this...

Whitney Kippes

Building a proposal outline

A few years back, a client came to me with a request to do a compliance review of their proposal. They were about a week away from...

Whitney Kippes

What makes a client-focused proposal?

The key to a great proposal is a unbreakable focus on that client. Testing your focus on the donor isn't hard - but you have to ask the

Whitney Kippes

Why You Need a Proposal Style Guide

Time for some existential thought. Who are you? What do you stand for? What should others expect from you? This is the stuff of brand identi

Whitney Kippes

Realities of Proposal Travel

The vast majority of the work I do can be done most effectively from my home office. But sometimes clients ask me to visit the field to work

Whitney Kippes

Ten Tips for Writing a Winning Proposal

Writing a winning proposal means more than a good idea! You'll need a strategic, focused and compelling argument that explains your good

Whitney Kippes

Three Tips for Capturing Lessons From Past Proposals

Proposal teams are formed ad hoc, with a short-term deliverable under high pressure deadlines. Capturing lessons from these processes is ess