IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication Jun 1996

Broadening employment horizons: transferring proposal writing skills from for-profit to nonprofit organizations

S.S. Hamilton

Abstract

When faced with the need to seek employment, technical communicators with expertise in proposal writing may want to extend their job-seeking horizons beyond the for-profit world and also consider nonprofit organizations as potential employers. The skills required of proposal writers and the situations in which they work are similar whether the writer is employed by a for-profit corporation or a nonprofit organization such as a private college or social service charity. In developing proposals, writers employed in either setting use similar proposal formats, rely on good interpersonal skills while working under deadline pressures, and work with teams of experts from a variety of fields. The article concludes with information on careers with nonprofit organizations, including typical salaries, benefits, and job titles.

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IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
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1996-06-01
DOI
10.1109/47.503273
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writing pedagogy technical communication professional writing
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