Google Docs for Grant Writing

I am working with two grant writing teams right now and using Google Docs for both. Using Google Docs to share the documents will make editing and collaborating so much easier and more efficient! The days of emailing ideas and attachments, then merging documents together are gone! Now, all the members of the team can work on their part from anywhere, at any time and add directly to the shared documents. We can easily distribute resources to the entire team just by uploading (or creating them) into the cloud (Google Docs) and sharing them. This makes organization for each individual easier too. All of your documents are in one place versus spread out through your email, computer hard drive and possibly flash drives. All you need is internet access, a Google account and a project and you are ready to go!

Step 1: Create your Google account (you just need an email address)
Click here to get started!
Step 2: Create a document to start your project
Step 3: Select your document, Click 'Share', then 'Invite People'. You can email invitations from here to anyone you would like to share your document with. You can choose if you want them to be able to edit your document or just view it. (Allowing them to edit will make it possible for multiple people to work on the same document, even at the same time!)
Step 4: Get to work on your project!

Google docs is great for working as a team or on your own. You can use it to back up files, organize and access from anywhere online. You can upload any file type now. Store your pictures, movies, PDFs, or any other file type in your own cloud space!

Benefits of using Google Docs: 

Create and share your work online

Upload from and save to your desktop

Edit anytime, from anywhere

Pick who can access your documents

Share changes in real time

Files are stored securely online

It's free 

Resources: Google Docs