The " how to" grants manual
Subtitle: successful grantseeking techniques for obtaining public and private grants
By: David G. Bauer.
Edition: 6th ed.
Series: ACE, American Council on Education/Praeger series on higher education; American Council on Education/Praeger series on higher education
Publisher: Praeger Publishers; ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Westport, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9780275997908
Subjects: Fund raising; Grants-in-aid; Nonprofit organizations
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-292) and index.
Table of contents: title: Getting ready to seek grant support for your organization; title: Motivating yourself to follow a proactive, success-based grants system; title: Searching the literature to document your project's statement of need: creating an urgent and compelling case; title: Developing a proactive grants system: finding the time to organize for grants success; title: The grant-winning approach: expanding your possible solutions; title: Developing key search terms to identify the best grantor(s): redefining your project and improving your research/grants profile to get the right hits; title: Why grant funds to you and your organization? Capitalizing on your capabilities; title: Creating grant-winning teams and consortia: involving volunteers through advisory committees and advocacy groups; title: Selecting the right marketplace for your project; title: Documenting organizational support for your proposal: preproposal summary and approval; title: Public/government funding opportunities; title: Understanding the government grants marketplace; title: Researching the government marketplace; title: How to contact government grant sources; title: Planning the successful federal proposal; title: Improving your federal proposal: the grants quality circle; title: Submission: what to do and what not to do; title: Federal grant requirements; title: Dealing with the decision of public funding sources; title: Follow-up with government funding sources; title: Private/foundation funding opportunities; title: Understanding the private foundation marketplace; title: Researching potential private foundation grantors: how to find the foundation that is best suited to fund your project; title: Contacting a private foundation before submission; title: Applying for private foundation funds: letter of inquiry; title: letter proposal; title: Proposal submission, the decision, and follow-up: private foundation funding sources; title: Private/corporate funding opportunities; title: Understanding the corporate marketplace; title: Researching potential corporate grantors: how to find the corporate funding source that is best suited to fund your project; title: Contacting a corporate grantor before submission; title: Applying for corporate funds; title: Proposal submission, the decision, and follow-up: corporate grantors; title: List of resources.