Assignment: Business Communication Proposal Question

In your proposal assignment you are asking an individual to fund your idea. There are many, many individuals and groups asking for funding. You need to consider which visual, written appeals work well and which don't.

Review 3-4 different funding requests (you can use any site you like- gofundme, kickstarter, indiegogo, etc.).

In writing identify the following in full sentences.

1. If you had $1,000 to donate, which one would you pick? Why?

2. How many of the appeals did you think were effective? What made them effective?

3. How many of the appeals did you think were ineffective? Why didn't they work?

4. How many of the appeals used visuals? Were they effective? Why/why not?

5. How many of the appeals used personal details? Were they effective? Why/why not?

6. How many of the appeals used facts or statistics? Were they effective? Why/why not?

7. Do you think that generally these kinds of appeals are successful? Why/why not?