Today, I decided to go meet with Gary and discuss how to better review these proposals to meet a satisfactory level of comprehension. After sending a few emails back and forth I was able to nail down a good time for both of us to meet (Gary is a very busy guy, since he volunteers his time to many different organizations). I got in my car and drove to the IIHHS building after work and found Gary typing away on his computer. I sat down and began to describe the situation I was having with the RFP and the proposals. I began by saying that I was having a hard time filling out the review form since I was feeling like the material was often "over my head" and I was missing a lot of context. I then told him how some proposals do not lay out the information in an easy to read manner and that I find myself getting lost often and searching for information that I'm not even sure its there.
After I was done with my talking, Gary smiled and looked at me saying "these things give me a headache!". Immediately, he made me feel like I was in the same boat as him in regards to these proposals. He went on to say how not all the proposals are the same and that many of the organizations don't bother even following the guidelines or they often ask for too much money. He then went on to say, he didn't expect me to give him "concrete evidence" of most of the guidelines, but he mainly wanted me to familiarize myself with proposal formats and look for missing or sloppy work. He wants me to use my WRTC background and look for easy to read layouts, and general "sticking to the guidelines". As I left his office I felt much more confident and willing to review more proposals and use my WRTC skills
to give a fresh perspective.
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