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The Only Grant-Writing Book You'll Ever Need
Ellen Karsh  

Grant Writing for Dummies
Bev Browning

Browning is a national grant writer and consultant with some 20 years of experience and the author of 12 grant-related publications. She offers a practical desktop reference for business owners, contract bid staff, and new grant writers needing step-by-step guidance, as well as veteran grant writers seeking to increase their funding success rates. The text covers all phases of the process of planning for, organizing, writing, mailing, and following up on a grant request or contract bid document. The second edition incorporates new information based on feedback the author received about the first edition from new and veteran grant writers; specific changes from the first to second edition are not stated.

Successful Grant Writing: Strategies for Health and Human Service Professionals
Laura Gitlin

Demystifying Grant Seeking: What You Really Need to do to Get Grants
Larissa Golden Brown

Written for nonprofit professionals and fundraisers of varying levels of expertise, this guide provides crystal clear, practical guidelines for writing grants, based on a five-step program and a definition of the principles that underpin a successful grant-seeking process.

Winning Grants Step by Step: The Complete Workbook for Planning, Developing, Writing, Successful Proposals
Mim Carlson

Written for both novice and experienced grantwriters, the workbook is filled with practical advice and illustrative examples, including Important information such as determining whether your program or idea is fundable Clear examples that make it easier to create a well-written letter of intent How to do the necessary research to find the right funder to approach Targeting your proposal to meet the priorities of the funder What happens to your proposal once it reaches the funder How to adapt this program- and project-specific funding approach to assist in general funding Once the workbook exercises are completed, your organization will have a fully developed grant proposal.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grant Writing
Waddy Thompson

The NonProfit Times
The leading publication for nonprofit news, marketing and management.
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy
News for nonprofit organizations on grant seeking, foundations, fund raising, managing nonprofit groups, technology, and nonprofit jobs.
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