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Facilitates discussions regarding the development of business proposals, especially responding to Government RFPs. Articles and information cover best practices, production, marketing, contracts, training, tools, and resources for planning, writing, producing and delivering proposals. While Government agencies and private sector firms are rushing to the Internet, few resources exist to bring them together. This list serves as a clearing house for information relevant to the partnership between Government and industry.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Melissa Hunter-Kilmer [SMTP:mhunterk -at- BNA -dot- COM]
Sent: Friday, October 03, 1997 7:44 AM
To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
Subject: Tech writer wannabe (Cincinnati -> Twin Cities)
Years from now, when I'm canonized, please refer to me as St. Melissa of Vienna, patroness of tech writer wannabes. This seems to be one of my missions in life. ;-)
An old friend of mine, currently living in Cincinnati, wants to move to the Twin Cities. He is thinking that being a tech writer might be a fun thing to do. His background is heavily academic (he's got his master's and Ph.D-he loves to do research of all kinds) and he has also worked in sales. He and I have been corresponding about how he might break in to tech writing. He has no formal tech writing experience, but we all started there, so that doesn't worry me. His academic work has all been in Bible, and his dissertation was on water management in I forget where but it's ancient and Biblical. He's interested in modern environmental issues, too.
Seems to me that his background would work well in grant-writing and maybe proposal-writing. What do y'all think? I have little knowledge of what grant- and proposal-writers actually do, what experience they need, how much they make, etc. I would love to hear from those of you who do this kind of work, and I think it's of general interest, so could you please post to the list as well as to me?
I'd also like to tell him what kind of opportunities are available in his neck of the woods. I think that's of general interest, too.
What STC chapter serves Cincinnati? Southwestern OH? What can y'all tell me about whatever chapter would be best for my friend? Of course once he moves he'll be covered by the Twin Cities chapter, but I want to see if I can get him to attend a meeting or two near him, first. He could use the exposure to TW and the networking possibilities. Since he is so wildly academic, should he try to hook up with a student chapter instead of a-um- regular one?
Thanks in advance for all the help I know I'll get. My friend thanks you, too.
Melissa Hunter-Kilmer
mhunterk -at- bna -dot- com
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