The "how to" grants manual : successful grantseeking techniques for obtaining public and private grants / David G. Bauer.

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:American Council on Education series on higher education.
Main Author: Bauer, David G.
Corporate Author: American Council on Education
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2011], ©2011.
Edition:Seventh edition.
Series:American Council on Education series on higher education.
Subjects:
Fund raising.
Grants-in-aid.
Nonprofit organizations.
Physical Description:x, 373 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Part 1. Getting ready to seek grant support for your organization : The keys to grants success: being proactive and focusing on the grantor
  • Searching the literature to document your project's statement of need: creating an urgent and compelling case
  • Using time management to integrate a proactive grants system into your career
  • The grant-winning approach: expanding your possible solutions
  • Developing key search terms to identify the best grantor(s): redefining your project and improving your research/grants profile to get the right hits
  • Why grant funds to your and your organization: capitalizing on your capabilities
  • Creating grant-winning teams and consortia: involving volunteers through advisory committees and advisory groups
  • Selecting the right marketplace for your project
  • Documenting organizational support for your proposal: preproposal summary and approval
  • Part 2. Public/governmental funding opportunities : Understanding the government grants marketplace
  • Researching the federal government marketplace
  • Contacting government grantors, past grantees, and past reviewers
  • Planning the successful federal proposal
  • Improving your federal proposal: the grants quality circle
  • Submission: what to do and what not to do
  • Federal grant requirements
  • Dealing with the decision of public funding sources
  • Follow-up with government funding sources
  • Part 3. Private/foundation funding opportunities : Understanding the private foundation marketplace
  • Researching potential private foundation grantors: how to find the foundation that is best suited to fund your project
  • Contacting a private foundation before submission
  • Applying for private foundation funds: letter of inquiry and letter proposal
  • Proposal submission, the decision, and follow-up: private foundation funding sources
  • Part 4. Private/corporate funding opportunities : Understanding the corporate marketplace
  • Researching potential corporate grantors: how to find the corporate funding source that is best suited to fund your project
  • Contacting a corporate grantor before submission
  • Applying for corporate funds
  • Proposal submission, the decision, and follow-up: corporate grantors
  • Putting it all together to work for you.