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Effective grant proposals are not so much written as they are extensively researched, developed, and positioned. The actual writing, obviously an essential component, is nevertheless only the tip of the iceberg. Grant seekers must possess the necessary skills to correctly identify potential funders, craft a proposal that meets a specific funder’s needs, and follow that funder’s directions to the letter. Cheryl New and James Quick take grant seekers step-by-step through the entire development and drafting process in How to Write a Grant Proposal.

The authors concentrate on all the behind-the-scenes, pre-writing work that makes the difference between successful grant proposals and those that potential funders discard as "nonresponsive."New and Quick concentrate on crafting specific proposals that prove a perfect match between a funder and a solicitor’s needs.Funders and the nonprofit organizations they support are both in the business of solving problems; the key is creating a project that addresses a problem that both parties are interested in solving. How to Write a Grant Proposal provides targeted guidance for a variety of kinds of organizations, including:

K—12 private and public educational organizations

Government agencies

For-profit businesses

Health care organizations

Traditional nonprofits

Higher education universities and centers

A companion CD-ROM contains guidesheets and templates that can be easily downloaded, customized, and printed. The authors provide examples of completed proposals and numerous case studies to demonstrate how the grant-seeking process typically works.

How to Write a Grant Proposal proves a one-stop resource on how to interpret a funder’s guidelines to create a successful grant proposal. ... Read more

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One of the best text's I've purchased
Perfect for beginning grant writers. This book is definitely an investment. It outlines simple ways to construct a grant proposal. It's straight to the point and very user friendly.

This Book Will Never Age
I have had this book so long I am afraid to let it go. Why? It remains relevant even with the changing times. It's a good read and a handy reference.Easy to understand, properly laid out, and full of the right kind of info a grant writer seeks.Can't go wrong for this price.

Terrific
This book and the other Grant books written by Cheryl Carter New and James Aaron Quick are a MUST have for every grant writer's library. I use them everytime I write a Grant...they are the best! Easy to follow, step-by-step guides to project creation, proposal writing and managing. EVERYTHING you need to know.

Helpful for professionals at all levels!
This book reminded me of the many different things we can forget daily in the world of seeking grants.I've also used it as a resource with clients to show examples as well as why programming must be handled before applying for money. ... Read more

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Expert Tools and Techniques for Managing Funded Programs and Keeping the Grant Money Flowing in As anyone with a history in nonprofit management knows, a grant recipient’s job is far from over once the check is cut. That’s just when the real work begins. Especially now, when funders are taking a more active role in seeing that their money makes the desired impact, it is vitally important to the future of your mission that the programs under your stewardship succeed, beyond even your own expectations. Grant Winner’s Toolkit can help make that happen. Based on their own experiences and the experiences of hundreds of nonprofit managers nationwide, authors James Quick and Cheryl New provide expert advice and guidance on managing every aspect of your funded projects with the consummate professionalism demanded by your funders—from the drafting of strategies and action plans to the drawing up of budgets, from staff recruitment and team building, all the way through to the writing of the next grant proposal. They also arm you with an extensive arsenal of forms, checklists, time sheets, practice exercises, and other valuable tools that will help you to successfully:

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ADVANCE PRAISE FOR Grantseeker's Toolkit.

"For most worthy nonprofits to fulfill their missions, passion and dedication are simply not enough. Securing financial resources requires that 'the case' for support be made in a clear and persuasive fashion. Beyond their skill in winning grants, New and Quick also know how to effectively coach others, in a conversational, step-by-step manner, to do the same!"—Dr. Janice B. Yost President Mary Black Foundation, Inc.

"Grantseeker's Toolkit is an outstanding and comprehensive reference document for the grantseeker and writer. Cheryl and James have created a valuable resource for both the novice and the experienced grantseeker/writer."—Marlene L. Ritter Unit Head, Leadership Development Office of Quality Educators Louisiana Department of Education.

"Grantseeker's Toolkit is a breath of fresh air. This book should provide a recipe for community-based organizations and small universities that have spent thousands of dollars hiring writers to develop proposals. Several copies of this book should be on file in the business or grants office of every community-based organization and community college or university. Cheryl and Jim should be commended for developing this tool."—Arlene A. Granderson, M.P.H. Director of Operations, Office of Rural Health Policy Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD.

"Grantseeker's Toolkit is a very valuable resource on the complex process of grant development. It will be useful for all grantseeking groups or individuals. Mr. Quick and Ms. New's advice and direction is useful across the full range of grant proposal development, from the simplest grants to the most complex."—Geraldine Ritter Director, Grants Administration Wake County Public School System, North Carolina. ... Read more

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Well Done!
This book is the beginning and end all of grant writing needs. It is the nuts and bolts of the process and full of useful common sense information.I highly recommend this book to any novice or veteran grant writer.Kudos to the authors.

The Best
I have a huge library of Grant Seeking and Managing books. I purchased this one recently and was amazed...it's the BEST!I have since bought all of Cheryl Carter New and Jame Aaron Quick's Grant books.I now use them for every grant I put together.When I discuss the Grant world with the Non-Profits and Governments I work with I use the material found in their books almost exclusively. If you are new to the Grant world these are the first books you should purchase.

Worth the money
I am an intermediate grantseeker who hoped to find a book that would assist me in further honing my writing. This book did just that. It is concise yet substantial and provided me with a fresh approach that will be useful for years to come. The language is intelligent (the authors steer clear of trite, 'inspirational' language), clear, and honest. I suggest this book for anyone interested in the grantseeking process.

Good Book with a Glaring Omission
There are excellent guidelines in this book. If you purchase it, you will be getting good information except for one very important area which appears to be completely overlooked. In today's grant market, you must know how to design good outcome measures. The concepts of goals and objectives come into play here (and are addressed in the book), but the buzz words are "outcome measures". I wish the authors had included a chapter or two on designing outcomes measures for both project oriented grants and for general operating grants (which are by far the harder to design).

The information here is good. It is easy to understand and, from my experience as a full time grant writer, right on the mark. Just know you will have to attend a workshop or find another place to learn about outcome measures.

well-written steps to follow
In recently conducted grant workshops for teachers this guide was most helpful.For future workshops-- for educators applying for grants in their field, another title might be more appropriate and targeted to needs ofeducators. Educators usually have an RFP in hand and this book is helpfulto find funding ....which isn't always the educator's focus at that moment. ... Read more

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Step-by-step guidance, insider tips, and all the tools you need to create budgets and financial plans that win grants

Grants are a major source of funding in the nonprofit sector, and nonprofits invest considerable time, effort, and resources into obtaining them. A key aspect of any successful grant application initiative is budgeting and financial planning. A well-crafted budget, clearly delineating when, where, and how grant moneys will be applied, goes a long way toward selling a grantor on an applicant’s vision. Unfortunately, many nonprofit professionals lack the know-how required to create budgets that instill grantors with confidence. This book fills that much-needed gap. Authors James Aaron Quick and Cheryl Carter New walk you through the entire budgeting process, providing invaluable insider tips, guidelines, and rules of thumb. More importantly, they provide you with indispensable guidance including a complete, step-by-step budgeting system, with each step fully documented and accompanied by an arsenal of powerful tools, plus much more to help you transform your organization’s vision–and mission–into reality. ... Read more

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Its a good book!
I do not understand why it is that when people find a book to be really good they give it 4 stars without explanation... Like in Waddy Thompson's review.I personally believe the authors did a great job and I would rather just say so without holding back... I would have liked to know why the 4 stars... what parts could have been better... Now that would have been helpful.Another good book to buy is How To Write A Grant Proposal by Cheryl New & James Quick... I have not been able to let go of this book. Even go browse thru it and you will see why...I hope they write more like this soon...It's overdue.

I just now bought Waddy's book (Idiots Guide) and it seem decent so far.

Great Step by Step to a Budget that Makes Sense
I discovered this book when writing The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grant Writing and found it terrific for learning how to put together a program budget. Having done this for years and having taught others how to do it, I found their approach clear and to the point. The many examples are especially helpful.

Much more that you asked for....
I have done many budgets and taught workshops and seminars on how to do budgets.The first response I had to this book is that I was glad I understood the process because if I didn't, I would not be able to understand this book.It is obfuscating, repetitive, and full of obscure, irrelevant quotes from such diverse sources as Humpty Dumpty, the Cheshire Cat and Shakespeare.As a matter of fact, I usually don't use obfuscating words or concepts myself, but this book has led me to do so.Having said that, I did gain new knowledge, new concepts and new viewpoints that will be very helpful.It was hard work to find these gems - I prefer direct, basic explanations since they usually avoid confusion.I also disliked Wise Guy and Wise Lady - text set aside in blocks - where he asks dumb questions and she give smart-aleck or condescending answers to dumb questions.Both are insulting to the intelligence of the reader.

This is definitely not a book that you pick up as a reference source when you are beginning or in the middle of preparing a budget.It is not a book for beginners, unless you have the time and patience to work your way through, chapter by chapter, learning their process step by step.Indeed, it would be a good text for a full semester class, with lectures and homework and steady progression through its many topics. Budgets don't really come into the picture until Chapter 5.The authors require that you learn or relearn their terminology relevant to grant writing before you can approach actual budgeting.Throughout the book they present concepts and ideas, and drag on through several paragraphs or pages saying what something is not before saying what it is.By their definition, of course - which you must accept to move forward.

This is really a book on preparing grant applications, not just budgets.Several chapters and sections of chapters are devoted to projects, programs, defining problems, defining solutions, project development, and program evaluation.Each is described in detail, with examples and forms, which are also available on the accompanying CD-ROM.By the time you get to Chapter 5 and see a budget form you are exhausted.But take a vitamin pill - Chapters 6 through 9 detail in depth the difference components of a budget, using their terminology.Which you memorized back in the beginning of the semester for the first test.Again, the explanations are exhaustive and belabored, and stated often in negatives, which is confusing.For example, Chapter 6 is dedicated to explaining direct costs.There are nine pages defining the different types of travel, including definitions of travel by watercraft and by animal.After all the various modes of travel are defined, the rest of the chapter explains how to acquire each of them on site and the different types of each.Bus travel is broken down into inter-city, intra-city, and chartered.They also describe express buses and local buses, and where and how to purchase tickets.More information than most of us need, to say the least.If you don't know the difference between an express and a local bus by now, you are in big trouble.Not that it is relevant to preparing a budget anyway.

The authors are committed to a budget format that uses very specific line items.They state that any item you can put in a budget can fit into one of their categories.Just for fun, I came up with a couple of items I would put in a budget that I couldn't fit into their scheme.And if you want to use their forms from the CD-ROM, you must do all your budgets according to their line items.You are on your own if you have a potential funder that demands you use their forms and their line items.

If you can ignore all the indirect, convoluted and useless information, this book has a lot to offer.Many concepts are very valuable and useful.Some of the forms are also useful.There are planning forms and evaluation forms in addition to more budget forms that usually appear in one place.Select the information that is relevant, ignore the rest and use what is applicable.Wading through the chaff to get to the wheat is not easy, but many of the kernels are worth the effort.And if you are taking or teaching a full semester course this could be a useful text or supplement.

Book delivers more than budgeting advice
In providing a much-needed context for the discussion of grant proposal budgets, the authors have actually created a step by step, straightforward plan to design a sound project. They begin with how a good project springs from a problem that your organization can solve. Then they walk you through defining the project's purpose, goals, and component steps.

I am torn about this book, because I believe grant seekers should NOT be the ones to design programs; program staff ought to do that. However, I realize that in reality grants people often end up with this task, or can act as advisors and coaches to those going through the process. And in any case, we grant seekers need to understand the task of project design and how it relates to expressing a project in numbers and words when approaching a funder.

The book goes on to focus on budgets, after the groundwork of planning has been expertly laid. The sections on budgets are very useful for anyone dealing with government proposals.

So, while the book takes a stance I don't necessarily agree with - that the grant seeker is a project designer - I have rated it highly because it is sure to result in better planned projects for anyone who follows its advice. ... Read more

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In an old printing shop in Rotterdam, MVRDV produces designs and studies in the fields of architecture, urbanism, and landscape design. Founded in Rotterdam in 1991 by Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs, and Nathalie de Vries, MVRDV has become a household name in the Netherlands and beyond. With experimental research projects and mind-bending architecture, MVRDV has carved itself a niche in the international scene over the past 10 years. Classic projects include the gravity-defying WoZoCo old age home in Amsterdam, the headquarters for public broadcasting company VPRO in Hilversum, the Dutch pavilion for World Expo 2000 in Hanover, and the recently completed Housing Silo in Amsterdam. The firm's experimental research projects on density, using a method of shaping space through complex amounts of data, have resulted in the publication FARMAX, the traveling exhibition
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Title: MARCEL PROUST: A LIFE.(Review)
Author: Aaron Matz
Publication: American Scholar (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 2000
Publisher: Phi Beta Kappa Society
Volume: 69Issue: 2Page: 154

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