TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bauer,David G.
TI  - The "how to" grants manual: successful grantseeking techniques for obtaining public and private grants 
T2  - American Council on Education series on higher education
SN  - 9781442204188
AV  - HG177 .B38 2011
U1  - 658.15/224 22
PY  - 0000///
CY  - Lanham [Md.]
PB  - Rowman & Littlefield in partnership with the American Council on Education
KW  - Fund raising
KW  - Grants-in-aid
KW  - Nonprofit organizations
KW  - fast
KW  - Fund Raising
KW  - Organizations, Nonprofit
N1  - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-352) and index; The keys to grants success : being proactive and focusing on the grantor -- Searching the literature to document your project's statement of need : creating an urgent and compelling case -- Using time management to integrate a proactive grants system into your career -- The grant-winning approach : expanding your possible solutions -- Developing key search terms to identify the best grantor(s) : redefining your project and improving your research/grants profile to get the right hits -- Why grant funds to your and your organization : capitalizing on your capabilities -- Creating grant-winning teams and consortia : involving volunteers through advisory committees and advisory groups -- Selecting the right marketplace for your project -- Documenting organizational support for your proposal : preproposal summary and approval -- Understanding the government grants marketplace -- Researching the federal government marketplace -- Contacting government grantors, past grantees, and past reviewers -- Planning the successful federal proposal -- Improving your federal proposal : the grants quality circle -- Submission : what to do and what not to do -- Federal grant requirements -- Dealing with the decision of public funding sources -- Follow-up with government funding sources -- Understanding the private foundation marketplace -- Researching potential private foundation grantors : how to find the foundation that is best suited to fund your project -- Contacting a private foundation before submission -- Applying for private foundation funds : letter of inquiry and letter proposal -- Proposal submission, the decision, and follow-up: private foundation funding sources -- Understanding the corporate marketplace -- Researching potential corporate grantors : how to find the corporate funding source that is best suited to fund your project -- Contacting a corporate grantor before submission -- Applying for corporate funds -- Proposal submission, the decision, and follow-up : corporate grantors -- Putting it all together to work for you
N2  - Offers grantseekers practical advice on how they can score a competitive edge in the grants marketplace, with worksheets, tips, and real-life examples to help people streamline the grant process and find the money they need
ER  -