Media Performance Lab - Preparing your project proposal

1. Your proposal should be tailored to a specific audience/reader/publisher. 

2. Start with an introduction that captivates and "hooks" the recipient. 

3. Deliver a catchy title. Tantalize them with original ideas. 

4. Craft a proposal with a distinctive flavor. 

A. Begin with a clear objective. Design/photography/video proposals don't have to be long. They just have to convey your purpose in writing. First, state your objective. Describe the problem or need you feel your project will meet, then provide a solution based on your research, experience, and skills.

B. Express what you can do for the intended audience by providing benefit statements that convey lasting solutions. Your proposal should show how your design/photography/video skills would help the image of your subject mater, in the community, and  overall.

C. If you've created similar projects, say so in your text and show samples of past work. However, remember to keep the proposal focused on the problem/topic at hand and not on your past experience. Only mention what is relevant, and keep it short.

D. Be concise and clear. Your design/photography/video proposal should be concise and to the point, yet it should also provide enough information to answer any questions the supporters of your project might have. Put yourself in their shoes and provide the facts you know they will want. Follow the journalistic pattern of answering the "who, what, where, when, why and how" of the project in question.

E. Provide your phone numbers, email address and any other contact information. Invite them to your website and let them know you'd be happy to discuss further details and information via a formal interview and presentation