Judith B. Margolin

The Individual's Guide to Grants (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book is a work of conscience. It is the product of a long-standing feeling of obligation on my part to write something useful for a special group of people to which you probably belong-individuals who seek grants. In my years as Director of the New York library of The Foundation Center, * each and every day I encountered numbers of individuals look ing for grant money. Although I tried to be as supportive as possible, in the face of the particular problems shared by this group of library users, my own reaction was one of relative helplessness. Simply stated, most of the fund-raising guides, printed directories, and computer files purport edly created to serve the fund-raising public are of little or no use to individuals who seek funding on their own. These resources are directed *The Foundation Center is the independent, nonprofit organization established by foun dations to provide information for the grant-seeking public. vii viii I PREFACE toward the nonprofit, tax-exempt agency, which is the most common recipient of foundation, corporate, and government largess. They are not designed to respond to the special requirements of the individual grant seeker. In the applicant eligibility index, the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance defines individuals as "homeowners, students, farmers, artists, scientists, consumers, small-business persons, minors, refugees, aliens, veterans, senior citizens, low-income persons, health and educational professionals, builders, contractors, developers, handicapped persons, the physically afflicted." In short, practically everyone qualifies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer US
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781468445206
• Artikelnr.: 44172123

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction.- You Can Get a Grant.- Inadequacy of Existing Resources.- Explanation of Terms Used.- What This Book Contains.- Notes.- 2. No Man Is an Island.- Who Should Read This Chapter.- Why Many Grants Call for Institutional Affiliation.- The Affiliation Continuum.- Conclusion: Individualism and the Grant Seeker.- Notes.- 3. In the Beginning Is an Idea.- What Makes a Good Idea.- Some Definitions.- How the Present Grants System May Hamper the Growth of New Ideas.- How to Develop Your Idea for a Grant.- Blocks and Overcoming Them.- Now That You've Got a Good Idea, What Should You Do with It?.- If Developing New Ideas for Grants Is So Difficult, Why Bother?.- Postscript.- Notes.- 4. Getting into Gear.- Achieving a State of Grant Readiness.- Your Own Attitude Is Essential.- The Importance of Planning.- Specific Resources for the Grant Seeker.- Getting Your Own House in Order.- Notes.- 5. Facts about Funders.- Why Know Your Funders?.- Why Facts and Figures?.- Government Funders.- Foundations.- Corporate Funders.- Individual Donors.- Miscellaneous Funders.- Notes.- 6. Finding the Right Funder for You.- Doing Your Homework.- Sources and Types of Information Available.- Annotated Bibliography of Printed Sources on Grants to Individuals.- Notes.- 7. The Proposal.- Proviso.- Preliminary Letters of Inquiry.- Perspectives on the Proposal.- Common Characteristics of the Successful Proposal.- The Proposal Package.- Cover Letter.- Components of the Proposal.- Shortcomings of Many Proposals.- Improving Your Chances.- Submission Techniques.- Deadlines.- Notes.- 8. Follow-up.- If You Receive a Grant.- If You Are Turned Down.- Alternatives-Or What to Do When the Grant Money Runs Out.- What Else Can Be Gained from the Grant-Seeking Process?.- Luck.- Conclusion: Communication Isthe Way.- Notes.- Appendix: Federal Information Centers.- Further Reading.