The only grant-writing book you'll ever need
Record details
- ISBN: 9780465058938 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0465058930 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780465058921 (ebk.)
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Physical Description:
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xxxv, 409 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Edition: Fourth edition.
- Publisher: New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2014.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Revised & updated"--Cover. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Prerequisites. Lesson 1: who am I? (and what in the world do I want to do?) ; Lesson 2: wait a second, what is a grant, and where do I get one? ; Lesson 3: making (dollars and) sense of grant-application packages: what grantmakers want ; Lesson 4: getting ready to write a grant proposal ; Lesson 5: intangibles: things they never tell you (about proposal writing) ; Funders roundtable I -- It's finally time to write the proposal. Lesson 6: writing (proposals) with style: 12 basic rules ; Lesson 7: identifying and documenting the need: what problem will a grant fix? ; Lesson 8: goals and objectives: what do you hope to achieve if you get the money? ; Lesson 9: developing and presenting a winning program ; Lesson 10: finding partners and building coalitions (the MOUs that roared) ; Lesson 11: the evaluation plan: how can you be sure if your program worked? ; Lesson 12: the budget: how much will it cost and is the cost reasonable? ; Lesson 13: sustainability: how will you continue the program when the grant funds run out? (and you'd better not say, "I won't!") ; Lesson 14: capacity: proving that you can get the job done ; Lesson 15: front and back: the cover page or cover letter, the abstract, the table of contents, and the appendix ; Funders roundtable II -- And after the proposal. Lesson 16: the site visit, playing host ; Lesson 17: so now you know, what next? ; Funders roundtable III -- Appendices. Appendix 1: 50 tips for improving your chances of winning a grant ; Appendix 2: proposal checklist ; Appendix 3: glossary ; Appendix 4: sample grant forms ; Appendix 5: representative list of community foundation ; Appendix 6: websites ; Appendix 7: answers to pop quizzes. |
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Subject: | Proposal writing for grants United States Grants-in-aid United States Fund raising United States |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | HG 177.5 .U5 K37 2014 | 30775305473028 | General Collection | Available | - |