# Create & Submit Proposals in Workspace

The Workspace is your ideation hub where you can start a new proposal and manage your existing ones.

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 You’ll need to [add the Proposer role](https://docs.projectcatalyst.io/catalyst-tools/catalyst-app/my-account#my-roles) to your Keychain to unlock the Workspace.
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Create Proposal

To get started, click the Create Proposal button. This will show a Create proposal overlay that guides you through the initial steps and will open the Proposal editor when you press ‘Start Proposal’ 

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#### &#xD;&#xD;**TEMPLATE NAVIGATION**

To submit your proposal for funding, you’ll need to answer all of the questions in the proposal template. The left side bar of the Proposal Editor offers some handy ways to navigate all the questions in the template.&#x20;

Each topic corresponds to a question in the main editing section. When you click on a topic, you’ll quickly jump to the place where you can answer the related questions.&#x20;

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#### &#xD;&#xD;**PROPOSAL EDITING**

To edit a section, click the Edit button in the upper right corner of a topic panel. This will put the panel into edit mode. Once you’ve responded, click Save to save your response. You can also click cancel to exit edit mode without saving.

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&#x20;In Fund14 the [application ](https://app.projectcatalyst.io/)does not track multiple open edits, so be cautious to save your data!
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Some topics allow you to have longer answers than others. For long form responses, you’ll have a rich text editor to add text styling, or link images.&#x20;

Click here to learn more about [Using Images](https://docs.projectcatalyst.io/catalyst-tools/catalyst-app/create-and-submit-proposals-in-workspace/using-images).&#x20;

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#### &#xD;&#xD;**CONTEXTUAL ASSISTANCE**

Selected sections in the template have related guidance to help you do your best work and improve your odds of writing a winning proposal.

Refer to the content in the right panel of the [application](https://app.projectcatalyst.io/) to see helpful tips and guidance for the section you are currently working on.&#x20;

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### &#xD;&#xD;**Proposal Publishing**

This section describes the proposal Progression and how to navigate your ideas through the different stages.

**The proposal progression:**
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Not Published (Private on local device) → Shared for public Feedback (Community feedback on an iteration) → Submitted for Review (Final locked proposal)

#### **NOT PUBLISHED**

When you create a proposal, it starts as a local private draft on your device. All of your changes are saved locally, and only you are able to see your proposal.&#x20;

You’ll see all local private drafts appear in the Not Published section of the My Proposals page.\
To continue editing a Not Published draft, click on it from the My Proposals page, or select the Edit option in the 3-dot menu.

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Be aware: Removing your Keychain or Site data and cache, makes you lose your local drafts, as local drafts are private on your device!
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Once you’ve responded to all the questions in the proposal template, you can publish your proposal as either a Draft or Final proposal.&#x20;

Keep reading to learn more about the different types of publishing.&#x20;

#### **SHARED FOR PUBLIC FEEDBACK**

Choose this publishing option if you still want to make further edits to your proposal.&#x20;

This action will publish your proposal to the Catalyst Network as a Draft, and other users will be able to view and make comments.&#x20;

After publishing, you’ll see your proposal move from the Not Published section to the Shared for public feedback section in the My Proposals page. You’ll be able to share a direct link to your proposal, and also track the number of comments on your latest Iteration.

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**Be aware**: Drafts shared for public feedback are NOT eligible to win grant funding. Don’t forget to finalize and publish your Final proposal before the deadline for a chance to win funding.
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To make changes to a Draft proposal that has been published to the Catalyst network, you can click on the Draft from the My Proposals page, or click the Edit option in the 3-dot menu.&#x20;

All changes are stored locally as a new private draft on your device. Other users won’t be able to see new local changes until you publish a new iteration, so be sure to publish a new iteration if you want to collect feedback on your refined ideas.&#x20;

You can view the Iteration history on a proposal by expanding the History section on the My Proposals page. \\

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#### **SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW/LOCKED FINAL**

Choose this publishing option if you are ready to submit your proposal Iteration for review and voting.&#x20;

This action will publish your proposal to the Catalyst network as Final, and will be eligible for grant funding.&#x20;

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You won’t be able to make edits to Final drafts, so be sure to finalize your ideas and incorporate any community feedback before publishing.
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### **Manage Proposals**

You can take proposal management actions from the My Proposals page. You will have different options depending on the progression state of your proposal.

#### **NOT PUBLISHED**

**Edit** - open the Proposal Editor to continue working on this proposal
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**Export proposal** - export a copy of this proposal to backup on your computer
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**Delete** - permanently delete your local draft

#### **SHARED FOR FEEDBACK**

**Edit** - open the Proposal Editor to continue working on the latest Iteration
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**View** - open this proposal as preview
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**Share** - create a shareable link to your proposal for use on social media
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**Forget proposal** - permanently remove this proposal from your inventory, forfeit editing rights, and prevent other users from viewing it in the Discovery Space
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**Export** - export a copy of this proposal to backup on your computer

#### **SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW**

**Unlock & Edit** - return to Draft status to unlock editing (becomes ineligible for funding)
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**View** - open this proposal as preview
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**Share** - create a shareable link to your proposal for use on social media
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**Forget proposal** - permanently remove this proposal from your inventory, forfeit editing rights, and prevent other users from viewing it in the Discovery Space (becomes ineligible for funding)
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**Export** - export a copy of this proposal to backup on your computer

### &#xD;Import / Export

You can export any proposal from the My Proposals page to create a backup on your device.&#x20;

You can import that file later to continue editing on any device.

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