Proposal #1

The first proposal I was given was very large in size. It came packed within a large 3 ring binder. My first thought when thinking about how to tackle this "beast" of a report was to just read it through once and then fill out the evaluation sheet. A few pages into the proposal itself, I realized this may not be the right course of action. The report had been written with a specific purpose in mind following a set of guidelines set forth by the Ryan White Foundation, It was up to the the organization writing the report how closely they would stick to the guidelines.

The University of Virginia Health System was the organization who wrote this first proposal and it was very obvious this wasn't their first time working with this foundation. Their proposal was to the "T", exactly what the RWF was looking for in terms of guidelines. All the sections outlined by the RWF were address and followed by the UVA Health System, this made it very easy to grade and review. After spending a few hours checking off items and highlighting important information, I was ready to start filling out the review sheet. For the most part, I am able to answer and review nearly every aspect of the review sheet but, some sections are above my level of involvement within the organization and I was not able to answer fully (Such as: Does this budget seem realistic based on the needs of the Ryan White Foundation?) I graded the proposal and placed the review sheet within the binder. After I take this one back to Gary, I will pick up another and begin on another one. So far, I'm liking this process. I feel involved in something much bigger than me...pretty cool feeling.