- Write the perfect proposal -- from the initial research and interviews to the final product Draft, revise, and polish a "beguiling, exciting, can't-put-it-down and surely can't-turn-it-down" request for funds Create case statements and other big money materials -- also write, design, and print newsletters, and use the World Wide Web effectively Survive last-minute proposals and other crises -- with the Down-and-Dirty Proposal Kit!
Writing for a Good Cause provides everything fund raisers, volunteers, staff writers, freelancers, and program directors need to know to win funds from individual, foundation, and corporate donors.
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This book helped me write grant proposals for a nonprofit ballet company. As shown by our successful proposals, this Guide really helped.
Let's put this in terms of writing papers for college. Remember term papers? Remember courses where you had ONE term paper? So everything is riding on that ONE paper, right?
A grant proposal is like a term paper, squared. Why? Because there's money on the line. Because many other people depend on the results. Because some proposals are fairly public--with your name on them. And because you're usually proposing to DO something to which you are committed, and it won't happen without this grant. That's why you want it.
Unlike term papers, a grant proposal is PASS/FAIL. You get the grant, or you don't. (There's no useful way to label a partial grant as a B, or C. Stick with the PASS/FAIL view.)
And unlike term papers, you may wait a long time for that result. Three to six months is not unusual. Some take more than twelve months.
If you want to get the grant, support your people, and then DO the thing you proposed, you will need a grant proposal that ROCKS. Mr. Barbato shows you how.
It worked for me. More than once. Best of luck in your quest.
I originally borrowed this book from the library, but I found it so helpful that I purchased a copy for myself to use as a reference. I am very new to grant writing and this book was a great read. It was surprisingly entertaining and very motivational. Not only did it explain how to write grant applications in a simple yet thorough way, it also gives you tips on how to write other fund-raising materials and provides great insight into the workings of a development office. The only thing I would want to see changed about this book is the part about email and the internet. This book was published in 2000 and I'd love to see the authors update that section to reflect the electronic resources available today. Nevertheless, I would definitely recommend this book to others who are new to the non-profit fund-raising world. Even if you aren't so new, the numerous tips and the Down-and-Dirty Proposal Kit at the end may prove to be very useful and help you improve your writing process.
I found the book replete with quotes and ism's; though there is helpful information presented and the authors clearly know quite a bit about 501(c) (3)s and the grant process, the book can be trite.
To be fair it's an ok book but it is a little too 'cheery' and full of fluff for an instructional guide.
Buy it if you wish
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