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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 | |