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The Grant Seeker's Handbook: Chapter 5
SOME IDEAS ABOUT THE RESEARCH YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO IF YOU WANT TO GO AFTER THEIR BUCKS WITH ANY HOPE OF SUCCESSDifferent factors are likely to play a part in a grantmaker’s funding decision. However, while a proposal may not stand alone in determining whether you secure funds, it is an essential part of the process of reaching out for funds from an organized, institutional grantmaker such as a foundation or unit of government. In other words, funding sources will assess the quality of written proposals as part of the process of determining who gets funds in a highly competitive environment. |
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The Grant Seeker's Handbook: Chapter 6
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, WHO’S GOT THE MONEY?As a grantseeker, there are two sources of money you need to know about. First, there is money available in the public sector, the use of which is controlled by the three levels of government — local, state and federal. This money is generated through tax revenues, which never seem to suffice, given well-known government deficits, and never seem to diminish, given well-known taxpayers’ complaints. Funding typically takes place through grants and contracts, discussed in greater detail in CHAPTER 7. |
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The Grant Seeker's Handbook: Chapter 7
PUBLIC SECTOR FUNDING: FAIRLY SHORT AND SWEET*Within their myriad of guises and functions, various levels of government also exist as funding sources. While it makes sense to consider the possibilities for bagging some government bucks, you should have some understanding of the arena before you decide to enter. |
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The Grant Seeker's Handbook: Chapter 8
A LOOK AT THE PRIVATE SECTOR: INSTITUTIONS AND INDIVIDUALSThree types of institutional grantmaking should hold your attention in the nongovernmental sector. The first two (foundations and corporations) are usually the focus for grantmaking research; the third (religious or church-based) does not seem to be considered as often. |
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The Grant Seeker's Handbook: Chapter 9
INFORMATION ABOUT IN-KIND OR NON-CASH GIVINGThere seems to be a tendency to limit efforts in developing nonprofit resources to M-O-N-E-Y. As understandable as this might be, it’s a mistake.
For one thing, businesses might be more easily induced to consider non-cash support, since this allows for good corporate citizenship without having to shell out hard-earned cash. Stockholders may also be more comfortable with such an approach. Perhaps a non-cash contribution such as a gift from product inventory will allow for some benign tax treatment (for guidance, check the Internal Revenue web site at http://www.irs.gov/charities/). |
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The Grant Seeker's Handbook: Chapter 10
RESOURCES FOR THE INDIVIDUAL GRANTSEEKERSo far, our primary focus in this handbook has been grantseeking by nonprofit organizations. Most of the resources discussed herein are aimed at nonprofit organizations, because most of the money available from funders goes to such organizations.
All is not lost, however, for ye of solitary persuasions. There are lots of resources targeted at support for individual pursuits, especially educational pursuits. In fact, if you are looking for scholarships or fellowships or educational grants, you’d probably do better going to a college or university admissions office, placement office or library. |
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The Grant Seeker's Handbook: Appendix A
THE BASIC DOS AND DON’TS OF WRITING AN EFFECTIVE PROPOSALThere is no magic in writing an effective proposal for funding, nor are there any guarantees in any single method. The process of funding may appear at times arbitrary, even capricious. In any event, it is indeed a human one. This suggests that there may be a number of aspects to grantmaking and grantseeking beyond submitting written proposals. As true as your experience may demonstrate this to be, a written proposal is usually essential, especially if you visualize it as a plan of action. |
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The Grant Seeker's Handbook: Appendix B
THE NONPROFIT RESOURCE DEVELOPER’S LEXICON:
An annotated bibliographyA number of written resources have been cited in this publication. We want you to get out of this publication and into the others, so you can eventually get out of all the books and documents and into action in your pursuit of the resources needed to advance your self, your cause or your organization. |
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