Grants are a key source of funding and support for most nonprofit organizations, particularly new organizations or those starting new programs. Writing an effective proposal is a key element in obtaining the grant. Most grant proposals are poorly written, however, for a number of reasons: (1) grant writers don’t follow directions, (2) they don’t really have a specific project to be funded (3) they never obtained offical writing guidelines-they just wrote something and submitted it. This makes it almost impossible to meet the requirements of accountability, a major problem in obtaining grant funds.
Book Details:
- Author: Cheryl Carter New
- ISBN: 9780470243145
- Year Published: 2003
- Pages: 360
- BISAC: BUS074000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/Nonprofit Organizations & Charities
About the Book and Topic:
Grants are a key source of funding and support for most nonprofit organizations, particularly new organizations or those starting new programs. Writing an effective proposal is a key element in obtaining the grant. Most grant proposals are poorly written, however, for a number of reasons: (1) grant writers don’t follow directions, (2) they don’t really have a specific project to be funded (3) they never obtained offical writing guidelines-they just wrote something and submitted it. This makes it almost impossible to meet the requirements of accountability, a major problem in obtaining grant funds.
Proposal writing is not just about writing-it’s also about thinking and planning. How to Write a Grant Proposal (w/website) teaches proposal writing from the perspective of trying to get the reader to think of the problem they are trying to solve and the project they are putting together to solve it. This is the only legitimate way to get grant funds. It puts grants acquisition activities into a step-by-step process that is doable-and gets results. The book offers valuable how-to information about writing a proposal that is not available anywhere else. It includes practical advice and clear and numerous examples of each step of the process. It will appeal to many markets, and includes examples for K-12 private and public education, government agencies, for-profit business grant proposals, health care, as well as traditional non-profits and higher education. The accompanying website contains guidesheets and templates that can be easily downloaded and customized to create successful proposals.
Includes a website containing guidesheets and templates used in the text that can be easily downloaded, customized, and printed. Offers step-by-step guidance on how to interpret a funder s guidelines to develop each part of the proposal. Contains numerous examples detailing each component of a proposal as well as examples of fully completed proposals.
About the Author
CHERYL CARTER NEW and JAMES AARON QUICK are the sole owners and directors of Polaris Corporation. Polaris teaches grantsmanship to nonprofit organizations (The United Way National Training Center, the Non-Profit Center, and the Kellogg Foundation), primary and secondary schools, and for-profit and nonprofit healthcare facilities using three primary mediums: workshops, consulting services, and resource publishing. They lead over 100 workshops that have taught more than 4,000 people per year how to develop and plan projects, research funders, and write grants.