Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0764553070, Paperback)
Grant writing skills are essential in gaining funding from government and foundation grants for a nonprofit organization. In the past, there were no college degrees in grant writing and very few, if any, books on how to write a grant. The process of learning how to write a grant was mostly trial and error, but times have changed. Today, grant writing is a science – a skill that reflects a precise application of facts or principles.
Grant Writing For Dummies can help anyone who has to seek and secure grant funds in order to keep an agency’s doors open for business or to fund a special project. This reference guide is also for people who want to make a career of freelance grant writing. The easy-to-use format, thorough approach, clear advice, and voice of experience will help anyone to:Get the scoop on government and foundation grantsGo for the gold with multiple grant requestsMake the case for your grant requestUse words that make founders say “yes”
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This book guides you through the entire grant-writing process and helps you apply for some of the billions of dollars available in government and private sector grants.
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