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I would say the "project" is what you hope the person you are hiring will accomplish. You want to talk about the organization and the people or things you will be helping. What will you be able to do better or more of since you're able to hire this person? In six months, you report on your progress toward that goal.
I'm sure you know this, but it never hurts to have a reminder: just make sure you're connecting this employee/hire to THEIR mission, not just your own.
Best of luck!
ETA: I really like The Only Grant-Writing Book You'll Ever Need though it isn't. But it is a great help.
I'm a student with no degree or professional experience in the field and I'm a grant writer. It's certainly possible to get into it. Fortunately, I had a lot of opportunities in high school to get solid training in writing (i.e. debate team, student publications, newspaper staff and stuff like that). So talent and solid writing skills are a must. But here's what I did to build up a good skillset in this particular field:
This is a good way to start. I got my job sort of by chance, I just happened to be talking to someone at the right time and had the right connections.
warning- if you really don't think a nonprofit can make it, don't jump onto a sinking ship. Ultimately, funders don't fund programs because of the programs themselves. I do a lot of brainstorming with our staff and have the ability to speak my peace/give advice and they hear me out because for the most part I know enough to know what works and what doesn't.
I still have a long way to go for sure, but the above is how I got this far.