Book Title:

Winning Grants: Step by Step, 2nd Edition (Paperback)
by Mim Carlson, The Alliance for Nonprofit Management

Editorial Reviews:

Book Description

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.

From the Back Cover

Winning Grants Step by Step is the definitive guide to writing persuasive and successful proposals.

In easy-to-understand terms, Mim Carlson leads you through creating a proposal – from start to finish – that fulfills the three most important criteria grantmakers demand from a competitive proposal: a clearly stated purpose describing what your organization is trying to achieve, compelling evidence that demonstrates the importance of this goal, and a well-reasoned plan that outlines how your organization will meet the goal in a cost-effective manner. And, once the workbook exercises are completed, your organization will have a fully developed grant proposal.

This revised and updated edition includes new examples and sample budgets that reflect the reality of today’s nonprofit funding environment. It also offers guidance on using the Internet to research funders, current information on preparing and submitting proposals, and advice on building relationships with funders. The companion CD-ROM contains winning sample proposals from real organizations as well as blank worksheets that guide you though the proposal-writing process.

Ingram

The Support Centers of America has created the definitive self-help workbook that is a practical guide to writing persuasive and professional grant proposals. Written for both novice and experienced grantwriters, the workbook, rigorously fieldtested by SCA, is filled with practical advice and illustrative examples.

About the Author

Mim Carlson, consults in the areas of leadership development and
organizational capacity building with nonprofit organizations. She specializes in board development, board/ED partnerships, executive coaching, staff transitions, and strategic planning, and also serves as an interim executive director for groups.

Mim has over twenty-five years of experience in nonprofits and each position she has held has required proposal writing to foundations, corporations, and the government. She has successfully raised millions of dollars for organizations as a staffperson or consultant. Mim is the author of two books and is currently working on her third book, The Executive Director’s Survivor Guide, to be published in the near future.

The Alliance for Nonprofit Management is a professional association of individuals and organizations devoted to helping nonprofits fulfill their missions by improving their management and governance capacity.