| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 259 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
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The Chardon Press series |
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Chardon Press series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 251) and index. |
| Contents |
Up from the Grassroots: The Evolution of Grants and Grantseeking -- The Expanding Philanthropic Sector -- A Different Set of Circumstances: Economy, Politics, Technology -- Grantmaking: An Experiment in Democracy? -- Funders Don't Act the Way They Used to Act -- What Grants Will Get You ... and What They Won't -- Who's Got the Money? -- The Downside: Ten Ways That Grants Can Drive You Crazy -- The Upside: Ten Ways That Grants Can Benefit Your Work -- How Grants Fit into a Complete Fundraising Strategy -- Why People (and Funders) Give Away Their Money -- Who Gets the Money? Criteria for Giving -- Foundation Culture -- The Grant Proposal as Organizing Plan -- Building the Case for Support -- Programs, Projects, and Campaigns -- General Support Grants -- Designing Fundable Projects: The Grantwriter as Feasibility Tester -- Involving Your Coworkers, Your Allies, Your Neighbors -- How Much Money? Developing Budgets for Grant-Funded Projects -- Finding Funders -- Do Your Homework! -- Follow the Guidelines -- Sleuthing -- Using Computer Resources and Web Searches -- Doing Library Research -- Studying the Current Guidelines -- Building Peer-to-Peer Relationships with Grantmakers -- Leveling the Playing Field -- Grantmaking: It's a Job -- Are We Partners or What? The Value of Honesty -- Pick Up the Telephone -- Honor the Gatekeepers -- How to Meet Grantmakers -- Donor-Directed Grants -- Letters of Inquiry -- Be Professional, Be Patient -- Creating Your Proposal, Piece by Piece -- The Value (or Not) of Good Writing. |
| Summary |
In the revised second edition of the bestselling guide to grantseeking, author and activist Andy Robinson walks you through the challenges of incorporating grants into a complete fundraising program, using grant proposals as organizing plans, designing fundable projects, building proposals piece by piece, and fostering effective communication with funders who support the activist community. |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Proposal writing for grants -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Fund raising -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Demandes de subventions -- États-Unis -- Guides, manuels, etc. |
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Collecte de fonds -- États-Unis -- Guides, manuels, etc. |
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Fund raising |
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Proposal writing for grants |
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United States |
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Handbooks and manuals
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Robinson, Andy, 1957- Grassroots grants. 2nd ed. San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, ©2004 0787965782 (DLC) 2004002749 (OCoLC)54407714 |
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(pbk.) |
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(pbk.) |
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