The "How To" Grants Manual
Successful Grantseeking Techniques for Obtaining Public and Private Grants- Authors:
- Publisher:
- 2015
Summary
This book breaks down the sometimes overwhelming and difficult task of creating a successful grant winning proposal into a series of clear and definable steps that lead to grant success. The implementation of these pro-active grant steps results in government, foundation and corporate grants success.
Whether you are with a non-profit organization, a school district, or an institution of higher education, this step-by-step process will demystify the grants process and help you become a confident and knowledgeable grantseeker.
Researching the grantor, reviewing previously funded proposals, and making pre-proposal contact with the funding source are just a few of the pro-active steps that will help to assure you that what you propose is right for the grantor and that the grantor should therefore select you to fund.
The exhibits/worksheets in The “How To” Grants Manual further support this successful system.
If your organization or institution wants to increase your success in attracting grants, this book if for you. From operating grants to technology to research, this book will help you outline your plan for success.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2015
- ISBN-Print
- 978-1-4758-1709-6
- ISBN-Online
- 978-1-4758-1011-0
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 380
- Product type
- Book Titles
Table of contents
- Exhibits, Figures, and Tables No access
- Introduction No access
- 1 Grantseeking Pitfalls and Potential Hazards No access
- 2 Your Plan for Grants Success and How to Get There No access
- 3 Creating a Success-Based Proactive Grants System No access
- 4 Integrating Time Management into a Successful Grants Career No access
- 5 Searching the Literature to Document Your Project’s Statement of Need: Creating an Urgent and Compelling Case No access
- 6 Developing and Evaluating Alternative Solutions No access
- 7 Creating Key Search Terms to Identify the Best Grantor(s): Redefining Your Project and Improving Your Research/Grants Profile No access
- 8 Capitalizing on Your Capabilities No access
- 9 Forming Grant-Winning Teams and Consortia: Recruiting Volunteers for Advisory Groups No access
- 10 Documenting Organizational Support for Your Proposal: Preproposal Approval No access
- 11 Where the Money Is: Selecting the Right Marketplace for Your Project No access
- 12 Understanding the Government Grants Marketplace No access
- 13 Researching the Federal Government Marketplace No access
- 14 Contacting Government Grantors, Past Grantees, and Past Reviewers No access
- 15 Planning the Successful Federal Proposal No access
- 16 Improving Your Federal Proposal: The Grants Quality Circle No access
- 17 Submission: What to Do and What Not to Do No access
- 18 Federal Grant Requirements No access
- 19 Dealing with the Decision of Public Funding Sources No access
- 20 Follow-Up with Government Funding Sources No access
- 21 Understanding the Foundation Grants Marketplace No access
- 22 Researching Potential Private Foundation Grantors: How to Find the Foundation Best Suited to Fund Your Project No access
- 23 Contacting a Private Foundation Before Submission No access
- 24 Applying for Private Foundation Funds: Letter of Inquiry and Letter Proposal No access
- 25 Quality Circles, Proposal Submission, the Decision, and Follow-Up: Private Foundation Funding Sources No access
- 26 Understanding the Corporate Grants Marketplace No access
- 27 Researching Corporate Grantors: How to Find the Corporate Funding Source Best Suited to Fund Your Project No access
- 28 Preproposal Contact with Corporate Grantors No access
- 29 Applying for Corporate Funds No access
- 30 Corporate Proposal Submission, the Decision, and Follow-Up No access
- 31 Putting It All Together to Work for You No access
- List of Resources No access Pages 352 - 365
- Index No access Pages 366 - 378
- About the Author No access Pages 379 - 380





