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A practical, proven system for finding, applying for, and winning grants for your small business This year alone, there is at least $350 million worth of grant money available for small businesses. But plenty of small businesses will miss out on that money because they either don't know it's there or don't know how to get it. Written by a consultant who helps individuals, local governments, and nonprofits find and receive grant money, Find Grant Funding Now! provides proven, step-by-step guidance on applying for and win the grant money they need to succeed. Utilizing the simple five-step process that the author successfully uses for her own clients, this is virtually the only book on the market dedicated to helping small businesses get grants. It features a wealth of valuable resources and even a customized Grant Readiness Assessment Tool that helps entrepreneurs and small business owners make sure they're fully prepared before they file the paperwork. Includes a proven and effective Five-Step Prosperity Process for finding and landing grants Features sample forms, checklists, budgets, merit reviews, 30- and 60-day grant project management plans, and more Written by the founder of a full-service funding firm that helps entrepreneurs, communities, universities, trade associations, and cooperatives obtain grant funds from governments and foundations If you need cash to start or expand your small business, Find Grant Funding Now! offers a practical system that gets real results.

A practical, proven system for finding, applying for, and winning grants for your small business This year alone, there is at least $350 million worth of grant money available for small businesses. But plenty of small businesses will miss out on that money because they either don't know it's there or don't know how to get it. Written by a consultant who helps individuals, local governments, and nonprofits find and receive grant money, Find Grant Funding Now! provides proven, step-by-step guidance on applying for and win the grant money they need to succeed. Utilizing the simple five-step process that the author successfully uses for her own clients, this is virtually the only book on the market dedicated to helping small businesses get grants. It features a wealth of valuable resources and even a customized Grant Readiness Assessment Tool that helps entrepreneurs and small business owners make sure they're fully prepared before they file the paperwork. Includes a proven and effective Five-Step Prosperity Process for finding and landing grants Features sample forms, checklists, budgets, merit reviews, 30- and 60-day grant project management plans, and more Written by the founder of a full-service funding firm that helps entrepreneurs, communities, universities, trade associations, and cooperatives obtain grant funds from governments and foundations If you need cash to start or expand your small business, Find Grant Funding Now! offers a practical system that gets real results.

Strong grant proposal writing made easy From small startups to established national organizations, nonprofits large and small depend on grant funding to survive and thrive. Winning Grants Step by Step: The Complete Workbook for Planning, Developing, and Writing Successful Proposals has long been the go-to resource for individuals and organizations looking for a clear, easy-to-follow approach to tackling the grant-writing process and winning funds. Now, in this revised Fifth Edition, changes and developments in the not-for-profit sector are integrated into the time-tested grant-writing formula that has proven effective time and again. New to this edition, you’ll find an expanded discussion of the importance of relationship building, social media, and online resources to successful nonprofit funding. The text has also been revised to include guidance for nonprofit program budgets for both foundation and public funding grants. Never before has Winning Grants Step by Step been so easy to comprehend. Updated worksheets and forms will improve your comprehension and make your grant proposals stronger and more successful than ever. Learn the proven step-by-step approach to writing strong grant proposals for foundation grants and public funds Complete worksheets and activities to practice your grant-writing skills and break the process down into easy pieces Understand how to integrate your ideas and insights with research and facts to demonstrate your organization’s potential Learn the best approaches to building relationships and networking both in-person and online to push strong grant proposals into the winner’s circle This guide is perfect as an introduction for the novice grantseeker or a refresher for the more experienced. Whether your organization needs only a thousand dollars or several million, following this step-by-step process will improve your ability to transform an idea that needs financial support into a proposal that deserves to be funded.

Whether you are a volunteer who has never written a proposal or an experienced staff person who has written many, Get Grants Now offers a helpful perspective on seeking foundation and corporate grants to support the mission of your nonprofit. Based on more than 30 years as a volunteer, Board member, staff and consultant in the wonderful world of nonprofits, Jane B. Ford's experience and conversational writing style combine to make this book both a useful tool and an enjoyable read. Her eleven-step process for securing grants begins with the understanding of the importance of mission to all funding, and concludes with a useful and amusing chapter that offers five keys to writing well. In between, you will find detailed guidance, useful resources, easy-to-use forms, valuable sample documents and pertinent stories from the author's decades of grant seeking, designed to help you not only write proposals but enjoy the process as well. Get Grants Now belongs in the resource library of every nonprofit organization that uses - or wants to use - grant funding to support their work.

Grant writing and grant seeking are unique technical skills, often times acquired through formal, informal, and hands-on training. Get Grant Ready: Volume I - Simple Grant Funding Research is a practical, yet comprehensive book assisting grant writers and grant seekers how to find grant funds as well as information for nonprofit organizations, charities, civic groups, public and charter schools, fraternal orders, postsecondary institutions, local governmental entities, as well as public safety and first responders. This book works to eliminate all the stress and worry that comes with locating grants for organizations. With fewer dollars available for professional development for staff education, many organizations are struggling to train their staff on how to effectively locate grants. Many organizations are moving away from consultants to in-house grant writing and research. Staff being asked to conduct these new tasks are literally being asked to perform highly technical skills, often times with little or no support. This is especially the case with public safety, law enforcement, and first responders. This is a one-stop shop for new grant writers and organizations desiring to learn where and how to find grant funding relative to your organization's mission and purpose. This book is a no-fluff effort to assist new and seasoned grant writers as well as grant seekers not only locate grant funding, but also how to interpret what is found in the funding opportunity announcements in order to provide the appropriate information in grant proposals prior to the grant review process. Competing for grants can only happen if you find the grants. Simple Grant Funding Research, book one of the Get Grant Ready Series, aims to make finding grants actually happen. Buying this book will be more cost-effective than attending a grant writing training for many readers, and will allow organizations regardless of size to learn how to locate grant funds. This book will pay for itself, all you need to do is find and secure your first grant. Book Contents Includes: * Over 40 locations (online) to locate private and federal grant funding * Private, corporate, and federal grant funder resources * Examples on how to interpret funding opportunity announcements and notices * Descriptions on how to prepare "reasonable and feasible" program budgets for grant proposals * How to mine and comprehend private foundation 990 tax returns for key funder information * Pro and cons of grant funding subscription services versus hard copy books * Important grant proposal research sites to locate data to assist applicant's to substantiate need * And so much more.........

The Artist’s Guide to Grant Writing is designed to transform readers from starving artists fumbling to get by into working artists who confidently tap into all the resources at their disposal. Written in an engaging and down-to-earth tone, this comprehensive guide includes time-tested strategies, anecdotes from successful grant writers, and tips from grant officers and fundraising specialists. The book is targeted at both professional and aspiring writers, performers, and visual artists who need concrete information about how to write winning grant applications and fundraise creatively so that they can finance their artistic dreams.

An expert in securing grant money provides a clear, step-by-step course in grant writing that readers can "attend" from the comfort of their home or office—and proceed with at their own pace. Many organizations that desperately need financial support miss opportunities for funding for two reasons: They don't have the knowledge or resources to successfully pursue and win a grant or they are ignorant of the range of possibilities in private, federal, or state-sourced funds available to them. With the emergence of economic stimulus money intended to assist nonprofits and government agencies suffering in the poor economic conditions, grant-writing is now a more relevant skill than ever before. This text can provide a multitude of benefits, including training existing staff with no prior experience to successfully pursue grant money, saving the cost of hiring a full-time grant writer, and serving as a complete guide for experienced grant writers seeking new options and techniques in obtaining operational funding. Getting Your Share of the Pie: The Complete Guide to Finding Grants also reveals the author's in-depth knowledge about the specific attributes the funding agencies look for via a digest of actual conversations with their representatives.

Is your institution grant-ready? This is a crucial question that almost every small museum or historic organization will find itself asking when considering grant funding, as it seeks to expand or improve programs, broaden its reach, or just simply maintain its existing level of performance. This succinct volume provides an accessible, step-by-step guide to assessing an organization's readiness for the grant application process, and includes seven real-life examples of institutions that have successfully achieved grant-readiness. Chapters will help assess readiness, and provide explanations and checklists to address the important components of this daunting process. Appendices contain proposal writing tips and a list of the author's favorite most-used resources. This innovative volume will be invaluable to museums, cultural institutions and students studying history or non profit work.