Grant Proposal Review

Our nonprofit is searching for a grant writer or talented copywriter to assist our team in reviewing a grant proposal and making updates.

To implement this grant writing project, we'll need two meetings with a volunteer. In our first meeting, we will provide you with a copy and review the application draft with you. We'll align on expectations and agree on the project timeline. Next, you'll review our document using the track changes function checking for inconsistencies and continuity errors, and creates a list of recommended changes to share with us. The project will conclude after up to two rounds of edits which the volunteer will make the agreed-upon changes to the document.

In the past two years, we have applied for over 20 grant applications and been denied. Without funding, we have been unable to hire a professional grant writer, so we've relied heavily on volunteer writers. They have done the best they could but now we need strong critique to we can grow in this area. We do great work, but have been unable to get funding.

We take Black and Brown girls on college and career tours. We are doing great work, serving over 100 girls across Northern New Jersey. We need as many YES's as possible to ensure we can continue this necessary work.

We have a dedicated team member for the project who will provide you with the document that needs to be reviewed in an easily shareable format. (Microsoft Word, Google Docs, etc.) We'll also send you the proposal and application guidelines.

Organization Mission

Yes, M.I.S.S. Inc. equips girls and young women ages 14–21 with the skills, professional connections, and real-world experiences they need to pursue college, careers, and economic opportunity. Our work centers on Skill BuildHER™ Professional Development Labs, a suite of ready-to-activate workforce development experiences designed to give girls direct access to professionals, industries, and career-connected learning. Labs include Professional Networking, Financial Literacy, College Readiness, and Mock Interview experiences. Rather than simply exposing students to careers, Skill BuildHER creates opportunities for girls to practice professional skills, build social capital, ask questions, develop relationships, and see themselves in professional spaces. We bring together girls, schools, companies, and professionals to create meaningful career-connected experiences. We work with schools and youth-serving organizations, particularly those serving students from communities that are often underrepresented in professional spaces, while engaging professionals from companies and organizations across industries. Our corporate model allows companies, employee resource groups (ERGs), professional networks, and social impact teams to activate their employees and industry expertise in experiences that directly benefit young people. Yes, M.I.S.S. Inc. serves as the connector between these groups. We handle the planning, coordination, materials, facilitation, school or youth-organization matching, and student experience so that professionals can focus on what they do best: showing up, sharing their expertise, mentoring, and opening doors. Companies can bring their employees, expertise, and industry knowledge into the experience while putting their corporate values and community commitments into action. Our professional network includes individuals from Fortune 100–1,000 companies and a range of industries, giving girls opportunities to interact with people whose careers, experiences, and pathways may otherwise be outside their immediate networks. Through these relationships, we help expand not only what girls know, but who they know and what they believe is possible for their futures. What began in New Jersey is now expanding across the United States. Yes, M.I.S.S. Inc. is building a national network of schools, companies, and professionals committed to increasing girls' access to professional skills, social capital, and career opportunity.