Full Description
This book provides the user with a system for pre-determining the likelihood of grants success before investing time in proposal preparation. The exhibits, tables and figures keep new and veteran grantseekers focused on the process and on obtaining the critical information they need to decide whether to complete a proposal. The interactive exhibits that are downloadable provide the worksheets users needs to win grants
This book shows readers how and when to use the research they gather on prospective grantors to increase their chances of success. Instruction is provided on why and how to gather information on past grantees, scoring systems, and reviewers, and on how to make preproposal contact to dramatically increase success rates.
The deceptively simple techniques outlined in the exhibits, and the use of the project planner to present an orderly proposal in a timely manner, are worth the whole investment in the book.
Bauer does not start with how to write a grant, but rather how proposal development fits the grantseeker's career plan, and relates to the mission of his or her nonprofit, university, college, department or program. The emphasis on the book is not on money, but on creating a winning match between the grantor, the grantee, and his or her institution/organization.
The reader is provided with strategies and techniques to create strong teams, build productive consortia, and match grantseeking tasks to group member skills. This is particularly relevant now given grantors' growing interest in funding interdisciplinary and multiple site projects and research that uses grant monies more efficiently.
Those readers that teach or coach grantseeking will also find strategies in the book that are essential to creating success for others in the grants process.
As the hunt for grants gets more competitive and hectic, the need for a system that uses time effectively and provides organizational techniques and other strategies for increasing grants success rates, is critical. The step-by step process presented in the book plus the free downloadable worksheets make the purchase of this book a very cost-effective investment.
Contents
Exhibits, Figures, and Tables
Introduction
Part 1: Getting Ready to Seek Grant Support for You and Your Organization
Grant Seeking Pitfalls and Potential HazardsYour Plan for Grants Success and How to Get ThereCreating a Success Based Proactive Grants SystemIntegrating Time Management into a Successful Grants CareerSearching the Literature to Document Your Project's Statement of Need: Creating and Urgent and Compelling CaseDeveloping and Evaluating Alternative SolutionsCreating Key Search Terms to Identify the Best Grantor(s): Redefining Your Project and Improving Your Research/Grants ProfileCapitalizing on Your CapabilitiesForming Grant-Winning Teams and Consortia: Recruiting Volunteers for Advisory GroupsDocumenting Organizational Support for Your Proposal: Preproposal ApprovalWhere the Money Is: Selecting the Right Marketplace for Your ProjectPart 2: Public/Government Funding Opportunities
Understanding the Government Grants MarketplaceResearching the Federal Government MarketplaceCompleting Your Research and Contacting Government Grantors, Past Grantees, and Past Reviewers to Increase Your Success RatePlanning the Successful Federal ProposalImproving Your Federal Proposal: The Grants Quality Circle/Mock ReviewSubmission: What to Do and What Not to DoFederal Grant RequirementsDealing with the Decision of Public Funding SourcesFollow-Up with Government Funding SourcesPart 3: Private/Foundation Funding Opportunities
Understanding the Foundation Grants MarketplaceResearching Potential Private Foundation Grantors: How to Find the Foundation That Is Best Suited to Fund Your ProjectContacting a Private Foundation Before SubmissionApplying for Private Foundation Funds: Letter of Inquiry and Letter ProposalQuality Circles, Proposal Submission, the Decision, and Follow-Up: Private Foundation Funding SourcesPart 4: Private/Corporate Funding Opportunities
Understanding the Corporate Grants MarketplaceResearching Corporate Grantors: How to Find the Corporate Funding Source Best Suited to Fund Your ProjectPreproposal Contact with Corporate GrantorsApplying for Corporate FundsCorporate Proposal Submission, the Decision, and Follow-UpPutting It All Together to Work for YouIndex
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