Winning Grants Step by Step, 3rd Edition

by Mim Carlson (Univ. of San Francisco and California State Univ., Hayward); Tori O'Neal-McElrath (O'Neal Consulting Services); The Alliance for Nonprofit Management

• ISBN13: 9780470389492
• ISBN10: 0470389494
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-08-01
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

In the highly competitive arena of grantseeking, fundraisers need resources in order to win grants and fulfill their organization's mission. This new, thoroughly updated edition of the bestseller offers a guide that any organization can use to secure funding from private foundations or the government. Filled with updated examples, this guide directs the novice grantseeker and offers a refresher course for experienced grantwriters. Following the process presented will improve anyone's ability to transform an idea that needs support into a proposal that demands funding. As part of the new Jossey-Bass Nonprofit Guidebook Series, Winning Grants has sold over 75,000 copies in its first two editions and has established itself as a leader in the grantseeking market.

Table of Contents

List of Samples, Worksheets, and Figures

CD Contents

Acknowledgments

The Authors

About The Alliance for Nonprofit Management

How to Use This Workbook: Making the Magic Happen

Introduction: An Overview of the Grantseeking Process

Developing the Proposal Idea

Developing Relationships with Funders

Writing a Compelling Need Statement

Defining Clear Goals and Objectives

Developing the Methods

Preparing the Evaluation Component

Developing Sustainability Strategies

Preparing the Program Budget

Writing the Organization Background Component

Writing the Proposal Summary

Putting the Package Together

Sustaining Relationships with Funders

Special Resource Section

Types of Foundations

How to Research Funders

Sample Logic Model

Making the Call

Bibliography

Helpful Websites for Grantseekers

How to Use the CD-ROM

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