Getting Grants Step by Step

by Bozena Morton, Janet Levine

Overview

This book takes you through the process of developing a grant proposal from the initial project idea or a Request For Proposals (RFP) to the submission of a complete and competitive grant application for both government and private funders. It covers all the steps and stages of proposal development, providing samples and practical advice to help you tackle even the most complex types of proposals. It includes information about all components of the proposal narrative as well as the budget and supporting documents most often required by funders. This concise guide written by two experienced practitioners will give you the knowledge, tools and confidence to become a competent grant seeker. The book covers grants for organizations, not for individuals.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940148997184
Publisher:	Bozena Morton
Publication date:	12/04/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Janet Levine is a consultant who works with nonprofit organizations, helping them to increase their fundraising capacity. Before opening Janet Levine Consulting, she spent more than 20 years in the nonprofit sector, beginning her career as a development officer and working her way up to become Vice President of Advancement at Cal State Dominguez Hills. Her first development job was as Director of Corporate Relations at the (Viterbi) School of Engineering at USC. She also held senior advancement positions at the Reason Foundation, the University of Oregon, the American Film Institution, El Camino College and Pasadena City College.

In addition to her consulting, Janet regularly leads workshops in fundraising and organizational effectiveness at the Center for Nonprofit Management in Los Angeles, the High Desert Resource Network in Victorville, the Support Center for Nonprofit Management in New York as well as other organizations. She is a sought-after presenter at professional conferences.
Janet can be contacted through her website

Bo Morton spent over 15 years as a grant development practitioner. For more than a decade she was a full-time Director of Grants Development and Management at a community college where she was responsible for developing and submitting grant proposals for various college programs and for assisting faculty and staff with project development, proposal writing, budget development as well as with managing their grants. She was also tasked with securing funding for the new initiatives and developing relationships with potential funders. During her tenure at the college, she secured over $75 Million in grants for college programs.

Since 2011, Bo has been assisting international nonprofits and NGOs, and educational institutions in developing resources via grants from governments, private foundations and multilateral organizations as well as private donations, program income and other revenue streams via her company Linked-to-Grow (www.linked2grow.com ). Bo is a strong believer in creative approaches to resource development, in maximizing the potential of linkages and partnerships, and focusing on documented social impact rather than perceptions.