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The grant writing and funding coach: target and acquire the funds you need : how individuals, non-profits, local governments and community organizations build bridges with funders
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Publisher
Self Counsel Press
Publication Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Table of Contents
From the Book
Your Idea
Basic Questions about Your Idea
Your Idea Happens with Money
Go Forward with No Fear
A Smart Investment for You and the Funder
The Budget: Your Idea in Draft Numbers
A Project Map: The Draft Budget
Getting to the Costs
Just the Facts
Who Will Contribute What?
Things to Note As You Work on Your Budget
Increasing your contribution
Overhead and administration
In-kind contributions
The Words: Your Idea in a Short Summary
An Inspiring True Story
Less is more
Active sentences, please!
Using the Summary for Inquiry Letters, Cover Letters, and Social Media
Begin to look at sample documents
Thinking Ahead to an Expanded Summary
Fiction or Nonfiction?
Looking into It Further
More Tips for Writing about Your Project
Trying Different Angles
Thinking Ahead about Graphics and Visuals
Understand the Time Factor on Grants
Concept drawing
Leave the Technicalities to the Experts
Examples of What Works and What Doesn't Work So Well
Organize: Make Room for Your Idea
It's OK to Use the F-Word: Fun
Pause to Organize Your Workspace
Get into That Organized Frame of Mind
Sometimes You Need Help
A Good Frame of Mind: Confidence
Stay on the Road
Fitting Your Idea to Funds
Matching Funds
Some Background
Innovation from the ground up
Local entrepreneurs
Why rehash the past?
Small Communities: Big Impact
Getting Started on Your Search for Funds
Take a quick look around
A note on operating versus special projects
Public and Private Grants
Public grants
First Step: Look to Your Sector (the Inner Circle)
Second Step: Search a Wider Circle
Universities
Private and public foundations
Look to umbrella organizations
Paid subscriptions for grant and foundation information
Donations and online auctions
Publications
How to Organize Your Findings
Hiring Grant and Fundraising Professionals
Know who and why you're hiring
Should a grant or fundraising professional receive a percentage of funds?
Tips to Think about as You Sort through Possible Grants and Funders
Manage your time
Create strategies that work for you
Crowdfunding Your Idea
Crowdfunding Background
How to Get Started as a Newbie Online Growdfunder
Crowdfunding Online: Getting Down to Clean Lines
Clean-lines Criteria for Choosing a Growdfunding Platform
Where Did the Money Really Come from and Why?
Finding, Approaching, and Connecting with Funders
First Impressions Count
A Final Check-in for Community Consensus and Impact
Does the fund fit your need?
Does your project fit the funder's need?
Proceed with Confidence
Don't Take It Personally
Be a Partner Rather Than a Petitioner
Be Yourself
Lobbying
Second Impressions Count
When to Walk away or Move ahead
The Final Application
The Final Budget
The Final Summary
The Story
Pour a Little Gravy on It and Give It Some Style
Editing and Reviewing Narrative
A Final Sense of Order, Design, and White Space, on Quality Paper
Attachments and Appendices
Letters of Support
Submitting Online
Reviewing and Sending the Application
A Five-Point Checklist for Organizing a Successful Grant
The Send-Off
Reporting and Keeping the Momentum
The Final Decision
It's a no
It's a yes
Reporting
Financial reporting
Narrative reporting
Keeping the Momentum
Two Mighty Words: Thank You
Making It Personal
Big Sentiment, Light Touch
How Can We Thank You Enough?
A Big Public Thank You: It's in the Headlines
Commemorative Benches, Trees, Plaques, Etc.
Post Pictures
Lastly, a Thanks to You, Reader.
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9781770402881
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