How do I create engagement in my group?
Creating engagement and participation with your group can be a challenge -- especially today with people being constantly overloaded with information.
The success of a proposal does not just depend on how good it is, but on the level of engagement and excitement the proposer is able to create around their proposal. The skill and knowledge of a group that is needed to create engagement around a proposal is often underestimated. As a person starting your first collaborative funding round, it is important you set the right expectations in your group for what it takes to get a proposal passed, and make them aware that creating engagement is part of the “work” they need to take into account.
Check out these tips for how to engage participants around proposals.