The only grant-writing book you'll ever need /
Karsh, Ellen.
The only grant-writing book you'll ever need / Ellen Karsh and Arlen Sue Fox. - 3rd ed., Rev. & updated. - New York : Basic Books, 2009. - xxxv, 411 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Prerequisites -- Who am I? (and what in the world do I want to do?) -- Wait a second, what is a grant... and where do I get one? -- Making (dollars and) sense of grant-application packages: what grantmakers want -- Getting ready to write a grant proposal -- It's finally time to write the proposal -- Foundations of proposal writing -- Writing (proposals) with style: twelve basic rules -- Writing (proposals) with style: tackling the blank page -- Identifying and documenting the need: what problem will a grant fix? -- Goals and objectives: what do you hope to achieve if you get the money? -- Developing and presenting a winning program -- Finding partners and building coalitions (the MOUs that roared) -- The evaluation plan: how can you be sure if your program worked? -- The budget: how much will it cost... and is the cost reasonable? -- Sustainability: how will you continue the program when the grant funds run out? (and you'd better not say, "I won't!") -- Capacity: proving that you can get the job done -- Front and back: the cover page or cover letter, the abstract, the table of contents, and the appendix -- And after the proposal... -- The site visit: playing host -- So now you know: what next?.
A comprehensive guide to writing grants that offers step-by-step instructions for every stage of the grant writing process and explains what grantmakers are really looking for when reading grant applications.
9780465018697 (alk. paper) 0465018696 (alk. paper)
2009015901
Proposal writing for grants--United States.
Grants-in-aid--United States.
Fund raising--United States.
HG177.5.U6 / K37 2009
658.15/224
The only grant-writing book you'll ever need / Ellen Karsh and Arlen Sue Fox. - 3rd ed., Rev. & updated. - New York : Basic Books, 2009. - xxxv, 411 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Prerequisites -- Who am I? (and what in the world do I want to do?) -- Wait a second, what is a grant... and where do I get one? -- Making (dollars and) sense of grant-application packages: what grantmakers want -- Getting ready to write a grant proposal -- It's finally time to write the proposal -- Foundations of proposal writing -- Writing (proposals) with style: twelve basic rules -- Writing (proposals) with style: tackling the blank page -- Identifying and documenting the need: what problem will a grant fix? -- Goals and objectives: what do you hope to achieve if you get the money? -- Developing and presenting a winning program -- Finding partners and building coalitions (the MOUs that roared) -- The evaluation plan: how can you be sure if your program worked? -- The budget: how much will it cost... and is the cost reasonable? -- Sustainability: how will you continue the program when the grant funds run out? (and you'd better not say, "I won't!") -- Capacity: proving that you can get the job done -- Front and back: the cover page or cover letter, the abstract, the table of contents, and the appendix -- And after the proposal... -- The site visit: playing host -- So now you know: what next?.
A comprehensive guide to writing grants that offers step-by-step instructions for every stage of the grant writing process and explains what grantmakers are really looking for when reading grant applications.
9780465018697 (alk. paper) 0465018696 (alk. paper)
2009015901
Proposal writing for grants--United States.
Grants-in-aid--United States.
Fund raising--United States.
HG177.5.U6 / K37 2009
658.15/224