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Top Ten Reasons to Learn Grant Writing | |
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Introduction | |
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The World of Grant Writing | |
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What Is a Grant Proposal? | |
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Four Absolutely Essential Skills | |
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Grant Writing Versus Fundraising | |
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Two Approaches | |
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Planning Is Critical | |
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Finding the Money | |
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A Brief History of U.S. Philanthropy | |
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Government Funding Sources | |
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Where Do You Find RFPs? | |
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Philanthropic Organizations | |
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Requests for Proposals | |
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Grant-Source Searches | |
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"Cold Calling" Versus Responding to RFPs | |
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Government Grants | |
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Local-Government Funds | |
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State-Government Funds | |
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Intermediary Funds | |
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Federal Grants | |
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Federal Register | |
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Other Sources of Information | |
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Foundation Grants | |
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Funding from a Foundation | |
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Corporate Foundations | |
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Family Foundations | |
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Private Independent Foundations | |
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Community Foundations | |
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Other Sources of Grants and Funding | |
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Billionaire Foundations | |
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Requesting Guidelines | |
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Other Sources of Information | |
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The Right Source | |
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When Is a Government Grant Appropriate? | |
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When Is a Foundation Grant Appropriate? | |
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A Checklist of Considerations | |
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Narrowing the Field of Prospects | |
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Reading Guidelines | |
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Reading RFPs | |
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Grant-Seeker Workshops and Conferences | |
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What Is a Grant-Seeker Workshop? | |
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Who Holds Workshops? | |
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When You Should Attend a Workshop | |
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What Will You Learn? | |
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Advantages and Disadvantages | |
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Letters of Intent and Inquiry | |
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What's the Difference? | |
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When to Send a Letter of Intent | |
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Components of a Strong Letter of Intent | |
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Sample Letter of Intent | |
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When to Use a Letter of Inquiry | |
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Components of a Strong Letter of Inquiry | |
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Sample Letter of Inquiry | |
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Components of a Grant Proposal | |
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What to Expect | |
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Follow the Directions | |
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Follow the Outline | |
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There Is No Outline? | |
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Essential Components | |
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Federal Register Instructions Example | |
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Preparing to Write | |
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Know Your Readers | |
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Outlining | |
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Brainstorming | |
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Planning Responsive Programs | |
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What's the Deadline? | |
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A Checklist of Procedures and Tasks | |
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Planning for Letters of Support | |
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What Is a Letter of Support? | |
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Who Should Write It and Sign It? | |
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When to Start Soliciting Letters | |
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Writing a Support Letter | |
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Sample Support Letters | |
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Knowing How Many Letters You Need | |
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Writing a Statement of Need | |
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Introduce the Organization | |
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Selecting Appropriate Data | |
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Locating Data | |
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Use Data to Support Your Case | |
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State Your Case | |
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Use a Gap Analysis | |
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Citing Resources | |
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Sample Needs Statement | |
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Writing Goals, Objectives, and Outcomes | |
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What's the Distinction? | |
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Writing Goals: What Will You Accomplish? | |
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Writing Outcomes: What Will Change? | |
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Writing Objectives: What Will You Do? | |
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Putting It All Together | |
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Completing a Project Description | |
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Writing Action Plans and Timelines | |
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What Are Action Steps? | |
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Who's Responsible? | |
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How Long It Takes to Achieve Goals | |
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Illustrating Goals | |
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Sample Action Plans | |
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Balancing Ambition with Realism | |
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Designing an Evaluation Plan | |
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The Language of Evaluators | |
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Types of Evaluations | |
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Asking the Right Questions | |
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Determining Results | |
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Linking Evaluation to Goals and Objectives | |
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Sample Evaluation Plans | |
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Developing a Budget and Budget Narrative | |
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How Much Can You Request? | |
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Match Requirements | |
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In-Kind Support | |
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Multiyear Requests | |
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Taking Care of Partners | |
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Planning for Sustainability | |
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Writing the Budget Narrative | |
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Citing Other Sources of Funding | |
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Sample Budget and Narrative | |
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Other Grant-Proposal Sections | |
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What You May Encounter and Where | |
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Collaboration/Partnership | |
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Review of Literature | |
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Staff Qualifications | |
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Management Plans | |
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Competing Programs/Agencies | |
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Constituency Involvement | |
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Sustainability Plans | |
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Status of Fundraising Efforts | |
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Organizational History | |
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Funding Priorities | |
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Challenge Grants | |
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Capital-Grant Proposals | |
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What Is a Capital Project? | |
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Who Gives to Capital Campaigns? | |
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Writing a Capital-Grant Proposal | |
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Unique Proposal Sections | |
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Write It Well | |
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Use Everyday Language | |
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Explain Acronyms and Terms | |
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Name Your Project | |
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Use Strong, Active Verbs | |
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Speak with Authority | |
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Reviewing Your Work | |
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Spelling, Grammar, and Punctuation | |
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Page Counts Count | |
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Using Headings | |
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What Is a Rubric? | |
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Enlist the Aid of Readers | |
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Using the Rubric or Evaluation Criteria | |
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Filling Out Forms | |
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What to Expect | |
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Cover Sheets | |
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Identity Numbers | |
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Assurances and Certifications | |
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Budget Forms | |
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Fitting into the Spaces Provided | |
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Getting Signatures | |
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Packaging and Submitting Your Proposal | |
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Writing an Abstract or Summary | |
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Writing Cover Letters | |
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Using Color, Photos, and Other Graphics | |
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Using Dividers, Binders, or Bindery | |
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Attachments and Appendices | |
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Electronic Submissions | |
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Making and Marking Copies | |
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Shipping and Delivery Options | |
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Next Steps | |
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What's Next? | |
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Simultaneous Submissions | |
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If the Proposal Is Denied... | |
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You Got the Grant-Now What? | |
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Writing a Media Announcement | |
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The Progress Report | |
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Writing Grants as a Career | |
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Basic Skills of Grant Writers | |
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Getting Started | |
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Generalist or Specialist? | |
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Range of Services | |
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Potential Earnings | |
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Glossary | |
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Resources | |
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Sample Federal Grant Proposal | |
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Sample Foundation Grant Proposal | |
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Sample Capital Grant Proposal | |
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Index | |