Boost the success rate of competitive grant applications
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Suggested timeframe: Set with your team1 objective · 3 key results
YOUR STARTING POINTTeam OKRs
OBJECTIVE
Boost the success rate of competitive grant applications
KR 1
Achieve a 20% increase in submitted high-quality grant applications
KR 2
Improve grant writing skills of the team by conducting 3 intensive training sessions
KR 3
Form partnerships with 5 key organizations to strengthen grant proposal narratives
Ideas to get you moving
Introduce incentives for submitting quality grant applications
Develop specific criteria for distinguishing high-quality applications
Provide staff with targeted grant writing training
Gather materials for training sessions
Hire experienced grant writing trainers
Schedule three intensive grant writing training sessions
Formulate proposals for partnership and exchange mutual benefits
Identify 5 key organizations relevant to our grant proposal narrative
Establish contact and open dialogue with targeted organizations
Example targets. Adapt to your baseline before you start.
About this template
This OKR is designed to enhance the success rate of competitive grant applications. The central objective is to achieve a 20% increase in submitted high-quality applications. Thus, some of the key initiatives are establishing incentives for submitting quality applications and setting specific criteria to grade the level of quality of the applications.
The second facet of the OKR involves improving the grant writing skills of the team. This will be accomplished by conducting three intensive training sessions. The sequences for this include organizing materials for the training sessions, hiring experienced grant writing trainers, and scheduling the training sessions.
The third part of this OKR is targeted at forming partnerships with 5 key organizations. These partnerships are seen as a way to strengthen grant proposal narratives. The steps to achieve this goal are developing proposals for partnership, identifying relevant organizations to our grant proposal narrative, and initiating dialogue with these organizations.
Overall, this OKR is aimed at maximizing success in the field of grant applications. This includes both improving the quality of grant applications and increasing the team's ability to write compelling applications. Ultimately, the strategy also recognizes the valuable role of partnerships in strengthening the effectiveness of the application narratives.
Make it work for your team
01
Set your baseline. Check where you are today, then choose targets that stretch your team.
02
Agree on ownership. Give each key result a clear owner and a source of data.
03
Check in every week. Review the numbers, share confidence, and decide what needs attention.
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Team OKR example
Suggested timeframe: Set with your team
1 objective · 3 key results
Example targets. Adapt to your baseline before you start.