Grant writing skills are essential in gaining funding from government and foundation grants for a nonprofit organization. In the past, there were no college degrees in grant writing and very few, if any, books on how to write a grant. The process of learning how to write a grant was mostly trial and error, but times have changed. Today, grant writing is a science - a skill that reflects a precise application of facts or principles.
Grant Writing For Dummies can help anyone who has seek and secure grant funds in order to keep an agency's doors open for business or to fund a special project. This reference guide is also for people who want to make a career of freelance grant writing. The easy-to-use format, thorough approach, clear advice, and voice of experience will help anyone to:
Get the scoop on government and foundation grants
Go for the gold with multiple grant requests
Make the case for your grant request
Use words that make founders say "yes"
Figure out the rules of the grants game to put together your grant application. Reach your goal of receiving funding for your organization from a government or foundation grant. Grant Writing For Dummies also covers the following topics and more:
Searching for government grants
Conveying your needs for grant funds
Fashioning the essentials such as cover letters and abstracts
Presenting the budget
Double-checking your grant proposal or application before you submit it
Win or lose - how to play your next card
Every year, the federal government distributes billions of dollars in grant money to nonprofit organizations. Grant Writing For Dummies guides you along your quest for funding with all the essential information you need to achieve success.
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Informative:
I have to be honest I have not read this book from cover to cover but what I did read in there was very informative.
Striaght to the Point and Very True:
I have been placed in a department where we are responsible for grants. Had I read this book prior to submitting the grant application we would got approved for $150,000.00 -I've only browsed through it and it is really, realy easy to understand, no jargon, big words, etc. And best of all, the book is straight to the point. A someone who hates reading, I cannot stand it when a writer uses any useless adjectives and is just plain long dragging on with endless descriptions and such. This book tells you... more info
The best, easiest grant-wrting book on the market:
I purchased this book to help my friend write a grant for her non-profit charity, and I have to say that it's the best book on grant-writing that I have found. It's easy to understand, consice, and the steps are very clear for what you have to do to "snag" a successful grant. I got a few other grant-writing books from the library, but this is the only one I actualy purchased to keep in my home library. I think that this book is the best place to start for any non-profit that is looking to wite their... more info
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I have purchased and read several of these books for DUMMIES. And, in every case I have been rewarded by the thoroughness in which the subject was treated. To me, no one is a DUMMIE who admits that he doesn't KNOW IT ALL. These books present the total picture of a given subject in an uncluttered straight-forward fashion. This book meets that goal so I heartily RECOMMEND IT. Note: I have over 35 years of professional writing and strategic planning experience.
John Tyler Gibson, Livonia, Michigan.
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