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| List of Exhibits, Exercises, and Worksheets | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| The Author | |
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| The Contributors | |
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| Up from the Grassroots: The Evolution of Grants and Grantseeking | |
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| The Expanding Philanthropic Sector | |
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| A Different Set of Circumstances: Economy, Politics, Technology | |
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| Grantmaking: An Experiment in Democracy? | |
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| Funders Don't Act the Way They Used to Act | |
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| What Grants Will Get You ... and What They Won't | |
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| Who's Got the Money? | |
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| The Downside: Ten Ways That Grants Can Drive You Crazy | |
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| The Upside: Ten Ways That Grants Can Benefit Your Work | |
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| How Grants Fit into a Complete Fundraising Strategy | |
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| Why People (and Funders) Give Away Their Money | |
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| Who Gets the Money? Criteria for Giving | |
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| Foundation Culture | |
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| The Grant Proposal as Organizing Plan | |
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| Building the Case for Support | |
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| Programs, Projects, and Campaigns | |
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| General Support Grants | |
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| Designing Fundable Projects: The Grantwriter as Feasibility Tester | |
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| Involving Your Coworkers, Your Allies, Your Neighbors | |
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| How Much Money? Developing Budgets for Grant-Funded Projects | |
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| Finding Funders | |
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| Do Your Homework! | |
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| Follow the Guidelines | |
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| Sleuthing | |
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| Using Computer Resources and Web Searches | |
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| Doing Library Research | |
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| Studying the Current Guidelines | |
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| Building Peer-to-Peer Relationships with Grantmakers | |
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| Leveling the Playing Field | |
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| Grantmaking: It's a Job | |
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| Are We Partners or What? The Value of Honesty | |
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| Pick Up the Telephone | |
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| Honor the Gatekeepers | |
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| How to Meet Grantmakers | |
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| Donor-Directed Grants | |
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| Letters of Inquiry | |
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| Be Professional, Be Patient | |
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| Creating Your Proposal, Piece by Piece | |
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| The Value (or Not) of Good Writing | |
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| Should You Hire an Outside Grantwriter? | |
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| Layout: Creating a Good-Looking Proposal | |
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| The Components of a Grant Proposal | |
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| A Tour Through Four Winning Proposals | |
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| Urban Garden Resources of Worcester (UGROW) | |
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| Hate Free Zone Campaign of Washington | |
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| Supportive Parents Information Network (SPIN) | |
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| Wildlands Project | |
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| Creative Ways to Leverage Your Grants | |
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| Matching and Challenge Grants | |
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| In-Kind Donations | |
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| Program-Related Investments and Loans | |
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| Successful Grants Administration | |
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| Record Keeping and Reporting | |
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| Managing Grant Money | |
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| The Value of Honesty, Revisited | |
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| Your Mother Was Right: The Value of Good Manners | |
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| The Grantseeker's Guide to Surviving and Thriving | |
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| Dealing with Rejection | |
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| Diversifying Your Funding | |
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| Using Your Time and Energy Effectively | |
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| The Perfect Organization | |
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| Useful Publications | |
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| Grant Database Tools | |
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| Raising Money from Faith-Based Grant Programs | |
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| Legal Issues for Nonprofit Advocates | |
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| Sharing Grants: A Strategy for Collaborative Fundraising | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |