The Only Grant-Writing Book You'll Ever Need An Insider's Guide

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Pub. Date: 2003-06-19
Publisher(s): Carroll & Graf
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Summary

The competition for government and foundation grants is steeper than ever in this post-9/11 environment of urgent monetary need. For everyone who has to raise money through grants, for every type of organization and government agency, comes a book that details winning strategies for developing grant proposals, from authors who know where the money is and know how to get it. The authors frame writing the grant proposal as the final, not-too-difficult step in a comprehensive and methodical process. From the first step of determining what kinds of funding are most appropriate, they show readers how to identify a compelling need, analyze the effectiveness of existing programs to address that issue, and develop one or more of these existing programs or create an innovative one that will indeed have an impact. Along the way, they explain how to build a coalition when it is needed to implement the program efficiently. The grant application becomes a showcase for readers’ organization, well-designed programs, and dedicated partners.

Author Biography

Arlen Sue Fox spent ten years as the director of research, planning, and evaluation for the New York City Human Rights Commision.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. ix
Prerequisites
Who Am I? (and What in the World Do I Want to Do?)p. 3
Wait a Second--What Is a Grant ... and Where Do I Get One?p. 11
Making (Dollars and) Sense of Grant-Application Packages: What Grantmakers Wantp. 36
Getting Ready to Write a Proposal: If You're a Not-for-Profit Organization ...; If You're a Government Agency or School District ...; If You're an Individual Grant Seeker ...p. 55
Funders Roundtablep. 75
It's Finally Time to Write the Proposal
Foundations of Proposal Writingp. 99
Identifying and Documenting the Need: What Problem Will a Grant Fix?p. 104
Goals and Objectives: What Do You Hope to Achieve If You Get the Money?p. 127
Developing and Presenting a Winning Programp. 137
Finding Partners and Building Coalitions (The MOUs That Roared)p. 149
The Evaluation Plan: How Can You Be Sure If Your Program Worked?p. 161
The Budget: How Much Will It Cost ... and Is the Cost Reasonable?p. 172
Sustainability: How Will You Continue the Program when the Grant Funds Run Out? (and You'd Better Not Say, "I Won't!")p. 185
Capacity: Proving That You Can Get the Job Donep. 193
Front and Back: The Cover Page or Cover Letter, the Abstract, the Table of Contents, and the Appendixp. 200
Funders Roundtable IIp. 214
And After the Proposal ...
The Site Visit--Playing Hostp. 247
So Now You Know--What Next?p. 254
Funders Roundtable IIIp. 268
Appendices
50 Tips for Improving Your Chances of Winning a Grantp. 281
Proposal Checklistp. 286
Glossaryp. 287
Sample Grant Forms: Washington, D.C., Area Common Grant Application Form; Federal Cover Page, Form SF-424; Sample Cover Letter; Sample Letter of Inquiry; Sample Abstractp. 302
Representative List of Community Foundationsp. 311
Websitesp. 327
Regional Associations of Grantmakers (RAGs)p. 339
Answers to Pop Quizzesp. 348
Indexp. 358
Acknowledgmentsp. 366
About the Authorsp. 367
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