My primary area of interest is helping nonprofits with medical missions find and secure funding through grants. The following link provides a good description of the way I view my work.
The Grant Writer Occupation at HumanServicesEdu.org
What are the qualities of effective grant writers? Here are a half dozen of the top Google results for that question.
Nine Traits Of Effective Grant Writers Who Write Great Proposals
Traits of a Great Grant Writer – Richard Male & Associates
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/qualities-take-grant-writer-from-great-one-stellar-rachel/
Top qualities of a good grant writer
Grant Writer Job Description, Salary, and Education Info | Become a Grant Writer
10 Traits of a Good Grant Writer
Top 10 Grant Writer Qualities
The first four were mentioned by all six sources. The next six were listed by four of the six sources. They are in no particular order within their group of five.
Great research skills: 6
Ability to understand the needs of both the agency in need of funding and the organization that is offering the grant money: 6
Great organizational skills: 6
Being able to understand and execute complex instructions: 6
Good people skills: 4
Passion for the nonprofits work - on the team: 4
Creative, in approaches and writing style: 4
Excellent written communication skills: 4
Detail-oriented: 4
Communicative with stakeholders throughout the process: 4
The NC Dental Society Foundation awarded a grant to Community Care Center in Winston Salem which will help provide free Dental Hygienist services to hundreds of the area's economically disadvantaged. I'm proud to have written that grant application.
Grant application made to Forsyth County for American Rescue Act Plan funds which will help provide free Behavioral Health services to thousands of the area's economically disadvantaged for up to 3 years. $430K awarded.