I would like to help you with your efforts to find funding for sea turtle conservation. I am new to Freelancer, but I have over 20 years of experience in the non-profit sector, including researching and writing many successful wildlife-related grants ranging from $2,500 to $80,000 or more. I led a small wildlife non-profit in Nebraska, growing it from an all-volunteer group to one with several paid staff, so I have a sense of the challenges you face.
Since this is your first grant request, I suggest we work together to create a clear case statement that could also be used for other grants and funding requests in the future. If appropriate, we could develop a menu of projects and price tags that would provide options at different funding levels.
I can turn around a grant application pretty fast and should have no problem meeting an April 1 deadline, but I would like to give us plenty of time put together an appealing proposal and ensure we have all the information needed to meet the requirements of the potential funder.
In addition to having written many successful grants, I have substantial experience in project development and general writing and editing (newsletters, magazines, and research papers), and would be glad to provide samples of my work or discuss my proposal in more detail.
Thanks for the work you are doing. I hope you will give me the chance to work with you, but either way I wish you well in your effort.