Grants, etc.
By: Armand Lauffer.
Contributors: Lauffer, Armand.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 397
Subjects: Fund raising; Proposal writing in the social sciences; Proposal writing for grants
Description: Has your program suffered from a lack of funding? Do you find that your fund-raising efforts are not yielding a healthy share of the resource pie? In Grants, Etc., Second Edition, author Armand Lauffer offers concrete evidence that the resources are out there - you just have to know where and how to find them. He emphasizes methods of expanding what has been viewed as a finite pool of resources by detailing innovative ways of targeting markets and aligning program goals.

He also provides specific guidelines for writing grant proposals, designing sound programs, developing and nurturing resources, and other key aspects of winning in the game of fund-raising. Through case illustrations, Lauffer spotlights grant seekers who share inspirational wisdom and the nuts and bolts of their success.

But this is not just a how-to book. Lauffer is a serious student of the nonprofit and public sectors who documents changes in the funding environment and identifies trends in the making, highlighting those that involve the private sector as well as religious and civic organizations. Through scores of examples he spotlights the innovations in funding and fund-raising that are likely to characterize funding patterns in the early part of the 21st century.

Grants, Etc. includes a step-by-step checklist of project design essentials as well as a new section on internet access filled with key website links and information on creating your own web page. The wide range of examples provided in this book make it an invaluable guide for fund seekers of all kinds - nonprofits in the human services, health care, education, and the arts, as well as for-profit proprietary firms that depend on grants and contracts for their survival and growth.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Originally published as Grantsmanship and fund raising."
Table of contents: title: Doing well so as to do good : the business of grant getting, contracting and fund-raising; title: Publics and programs : a marketing orientation to program development and fund-raising; title: The bucks start here : seeking government funds grants-in-aid, purchase-of-service contracts, and coproduction; title: Putting out a contract; title: Building on a strong foundation : seeking foundation grants and partners; title: The business of business is business : working on common concerns with the private sector; title: Donor's choice and the United Way : seeking support from United Ways, alternative funds, and sectarian federations; title: In association : securing support from religious, mutual benefit, and civic organizations; title: Noncash support : generating gifts-in-kind; title: Up from apathy : generating and increasing gifts from individuals; title: The campaign trail : conducting and managing campaigns; title: Writing the proposal : as a blueprint for action; title: Drawing up the budget : expressing the narrative in numbers; title: Getting it right : timelines, appendices, formats, letters, and letter proposals; title: Before and after : what to do before writing the proposal and while you are waitng for review results, and how to respond if you do or do not get funded.