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"A revised and updated edition of the essential guide to grant-writing"-- [Provided by publisher]
"This book provides a comprehensive, step-by-step guide for grant writers, demystifying the process while offering indispensable advice from funders and grant recipients. This new, 4th edition offers a comprehensive look at the entire grants process as it stands in today's unsettled economy, plus the latest trends. "-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Prerequisites. Lesson 1: Who am I? (and what in the world do I want to do?) ; Lesson 2: Wait a second
• what is a grant, and where do I get one? ; Lesson 3: Making (dollars and) sense of grant-application packages: what grantmakers want ; Lesson 4: Getting ready to write a grant proposal ; Lesson 5: Intangibles: things they never tell you (about proposal writing) ; Funders roundtable I
• It's finally time to write the proposal. Lesson 6: Writing (proposals) with style: 12 basic rules ; Lesson 7: Identifying and documenting the need: what problem will a grant fix? ; Lesson 8: Goals and objectives: what do you hope to achieve if you get the money? ; Lesson 9: Developing and presenting a winning program ; Lesson 10: Finding partners and building coalitions (the MOUs that roared) ; Lesson 11: The evaluation plan: how can you be sure if your program worked? ; Lesson 12: The budget: how much will it cost, and is the cost reasonable? ; Lesson 13: Sustainability: how will you continue the program when the grant funds run out? (and you'd better not say, "I won't!") ; Lesson 14: Capacity: proving that you can get the job done ; Lesson 15: Front and back: the cover page or cover letter, the abstract, the table of contents, and the appendix ; Funders roundtable II
• And after the proposal. Lesson 16: The site visit
• playing host ; Lesson 17: So now you know
• what next? ; Funders roundtable III
• Appendices. Appendix 1: 50 tips for improving your chances of winning a grant ; Appendix 2: Proposal checklist ; Appendix 3: Glossary ; Appendix 4: Sample grant forms ; Appendix 5: Representative list of community foundations ; Appendix 6: Websites ; Appendix 7: Answers to pop quizzes.

Author/Creator:

Karsh, Ellen , author

Contributors:

Fox, Arlen Sue , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

The only grant-writing book you'll ever need [by Karsh, E.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Only grant-writing book you'll ever need [by Karsh, E.] (Fourth edition — ISBN 9780465058938; LCCN 2013045233)

Subjects:

Proposal writing for grants — United States

Grants-in-aid — United States

Fund raising — United States

Proposal writing for grants

Grants-in-aid

Fund raising

United States

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

HG177.5.U6 K37 2014eb

ISBNs:

9780465058921
0465058922
9780465058938 (pbk.) [Invalid]
0465058930 (pbk.) [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

871319873

Other Control Numbers:

EBC894918 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp11787433