Grant Proposal Makeover: Transform Your Request from No to Yes

by Cheryl A. Clarke (San Francisco, California); Susan P. Fox

• ISBN13: 9780787994198
• ISBN10: 0787994197
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2006-12-01
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Nine out of ten grant proposals are rejected. Grant Proposal Makeover shows how to transform lackluster proposals into excellent ones-that have the potential to be funded. This book stands out from other traditional grantwriting books because it illustrates common flaws and problems in proposals and shows exactly how to fix them. It also includes helpful tips and quotes from foundation program officers and funding community insiders taken from an international survey of foundation professionals.

Table of Contents

Preface

The Authors

Introduction

Demonstrating the Fit: Making First and Lasting Impressions

Disorganized Proposals: Bringing Order to the Chaos

The Case of the Missing Needs Statement: Honing the Heart of the Proposal

Too Much of a Good Thing: Taming the Statistician

Evaluation: Making Sure the Proposal Measures Up

Budgets: Telling Your Story in Dollars and Cents

Proposal Length: The Long and Short of It

Split Personality: What Happens When There's More Than One Writer

Florid Writing: When Proposals Go Over the Top

The "Mystery" Proposal: Making Sense of Nonsense

The Perfect Package. Mission Accomplished: Transformation Complete

Checklist for a Memorandum of Understanding

Grantmakers Responding to Our Survey

Index

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