With this comprehensive guide, individuals as well as grant seekers for companies/organizations will learn each step of the grant writing process, including how to determine who can receive a grant and for what; find government, corporate, and foundation donors; create a budget; write a compelling proposal and solicit feedback; overcome obstacles, and more. --New edition includes a CD-ROM with sample materials and a fully functional trial membership to an online grant research database
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
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I liked this book on grant writing but it did not tell me anything new on how to go about getting money, that I do not already know. It's not a bad book. I wish there was something more...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grant Writing:
LOTS of information in a very conversational style. Easy to read and understand. If you are NOT a non-profit, i.e. looking for funding for a documentary, etc., it will give you good general info but you will need other resources.
Superb Resource:
Last December, we took our project non-profit, really easily, by affiliating with a fiscal sponsor (explained in the book.) I found the book in February. Three weeks later, I wrote my first grant, depending a great deal upon the advice, tips and forms and charts in the book. Two months later the check came in. The grant was approved. I can't say enough good things about the book. I've always thought this genre of books was for total novices... which I was, when I started reading this book, but... more info
A Terrific Resource With As Much or As Little Information as You Need!:
As someone who writes grants on a regular basis, I found Waddy Thompson's book to be both a great refresher of the basics, as well as a deep resource for the more detailed information that a professional grantswriter uses regularly. The CD-ROM also has some great templates and research guides for the first-time grantswriter starting from scratch. The layout of the book allows for easy "flipping through" to glean as much or as little info as you need, and for easy review. Clean, light writing that gets to... more info
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