Summarize your proposal and prepare your "elevator" speech 

The summary portion of your proposal should communicate: 

• Who you are. 
• What you are concerned about. 
• What you propose to do. 
• How you propose to do it. 
• When you will start and finish. 
• Where you will conduct activities. 
• How much the program costs and how much you’re requesting. 
• How much you’ve invested and/or intend to invest. 

This list is also a good thing to memorize when contacting potential funders. The information in this section can be used as part of your “elevator speech.” An elevator speech is a concise, carefully planned, and well-practiced description of your program or project that your mother should be able to understand in the time it would take to ride up an elevator. Essentially it is a sales pitch for your project.