Grant Writing For Dummies
3rd Edition
Published on 12. December 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
360 pages
978-0-470-29113-9 (ISBN)
Description
Grant Writing For Dummies, 3rd Edition serves as a one-stop reference for readers who are new to the grant writing process or who have applied for grants in the past but had difficulties. It offers 25 percent new and revised material covering the latest changes to the grant writing process as well as a listing of where to apply for grants. Grant writers will find: * The latest language, terms, and phrases to use on the job or in proposals. * Ways to target the best websites to upload and download the latest and user-friendly application forms and writing guidelines. * Major expansion on the peer review process and how it helps improve one's grant writing skills and successes. * One-stop funding websites, and state agencies that publish grant funding opportunity announcements for seekers who struggle to find opportunities. New to third edition.
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 187 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
532 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-29113-9 (9780470291139)
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Additional editions
Beverly A. Browning
Grant Writing For Dummies
E-Book
01/2009
3rd Edition
Wiley
€11.99
Available for download
Beverly A. Browning
Grant Writing For Dummies
E-Book
12/2008
3rd Edition
Wiley
€11.99
Available for download
Previous edition
Beverly A. Browning
Grant Writing For Dummies
Book
06/2005
2nd Edition
Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
€37.32
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Person
Dr. Beverly A. Browning, MPA, DBA, a national grant writer and consultant with more than two decades of experience, has won more than $100 million in grants. She is the author of a dozen grant-related publications, teaches online grant writing classes for Education to Go, and is a member of and chapter resource developer for the American Association of Grant Professionals.
Content
Introduction. Part I: Finding Your Way with Grant Basics. Chapter 1: Grasping the Basics of Finding and Getting the Bucks. Chapter 2: Mapping Success with a Funding Development Plan. Chapter 3: Adding Winning Words to Your Request for Proposal. Part II: Identifying Key Grantmakers Worldwide. Chapter 4: Checking Out Public Funding Epicenters. Chapter 5: Wading through Grants.gov. Chapter 6: Uncovering Private Sector Funding. Chapter 7: Finding Individual and Business Grant Opportunities. Chapter 8: Scoping Out International Grants. Part III: Playing and Winning the Grants Game. Chapter 9: Using Your Resources to Win Government Grants and Contracts. Chapter 10: Writing to Convince Peer Reviewers to Give You the Maximum Points. Chapter 11: Magnetizing Funders with Powerful Writing. Part IV: Writing a Competitive Application Narrative. Chapter 12: Creating the Documents Outside of the Main Narrative. Chapter 13: Building Grant Applicant Credibility. Chapter 14: Conveying a Hopeless Situation and a Need for Funds. Chapter 15: Laying Out the Plan of Action: Program Design and Accountability. Chapter 16: Presenting Your Staff and Resources. Chapter 17: Connecting the Budget to the Plan of Action. Part V: Reaching the Finish Line. Chapter 18: Wrapping Up Your Funding Package. Chapter 19: Managing Follow-Up Tasks. Chapter 20: Celebrating or Commiserating: Do It the Right Way. Chapter 21: Crafting the Corporate Letter Request. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 22: Ten Tips for Unearthing Hard-to-Find Information. Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Secure Peer Review Opportunities. Appendix: A Complete Example of a Grant Application Narrative. Index.