New book at the library offers help and practical advice on winning foundation grants
A new book available for checkout at the Charleston County Public Library offers sound advice f rom an expert on winning foundation grants. The book is titled: "The Ultimate Insider's Guide to Winning Foundation Grants -- A Foundation CEO Reveals The Secrets You Need to Know." It is by Martin Teitel and published by Emerson and Church in 2012. It is available to be checked out at the library. The call number 658.15224 TEITEL.
Teitel has worked in the world of nonprofits for 45 years, 30 of them for grant making foundations. He has written five books, dozens of articles and hundreds of postings on philanthropy, the environment, human rights and politics. Teitel has a PhD in philosophy. Follow his blog at http://saltmarshmarty.blogspot.com
CONTENTS
PART ONE -- Thank you for your proposals
1) Not do divided loyalties: Whom does the funder work for?
2) Let the games begin: Letters of Inquiry
3) Meat and potatoes: Proposals and budgets
4) Writing a wonderful propoasl
5) Sweaty palms: In-person meetings with funders
6) Making sausage: How foundation staff and boards decide
7) Reports: What to do after you're funded
8) You really can do it
PART TWO -- Myths about foundations
9) Myth One: Fundraising isn't that hard
10) Myth Two: Foundations are straightforward and honest
11) Myth Three: Charming the Foundation will conceal your flaws
12) Myth Four: Funders don't read grant reports
13) Myth Five: It's fine to embellish -- Everybody does it
14) Myth Six: Funding is a cat and mouse game
15) Myth Seven: Funder's don't care
PART THREE -- The grant seeker's reality check
16) Six things you can do to help your proposal make the first cut
17) Eight red flags foundations are wary of
18) Seven reasonably easy things you can do to improve your proposal
19) Five mistakes too many applicants make
20) Four questions you can expect to be asked about your proposal
21) Don't be too concerned about these three peripheral matters
22) Four things you should never do when approaching foundations
23) Five questions to ask when meeting with the program officer
24) A short list of unequivocal don'ts
25) Six ways to help assure repeat funding
PART FOUR -- Administering the truth-detector test to America's charitable foundations
26) Honest answers to hard-nosed questions
Final words: Plant your garden with care
Teitel has worked in the world of nonprofits for 45 years, 30 of them for grant making foundations. He has written five books, dozens of articles and hundreds of postings on philanthropy, the environment, human rights and politics. Teitel has a PhD in philosophy. Follow his blog at http://saltmarshmarty.blogspot.com
CONTENTS
PART ONE -- Thank you for your proposals
1) Not do divided loyalties: Whom does the funder work for?
2) Let the games begin: Letters of Inquiry
3) Meat and potatoes: Proposals and budgets
4) Writing a wonderful propoasl
5) Sweaty palms: In-person meetings with funders
6) Making sausage: How foundation staff and boards decide
7) Reports: What to do after you're funded
8) You really can do it
PART TWO -- Myths about foundations
9) Myth One: Fundraising isn't that hard
10) Myth Two: Foundations are straightforward and honest
11) Myth Three: Charming the Foundation will conceal your flaws
12) Myth Four: Funders don't read grant reports
13) Myth Five: It's fine to embellish -- Everybody does it
14) Myth Six: Funding is a cat and mouse game
15) Myth Seven: Funder's don't care
PART THREE -- The grant seeker's reality check
16) Six things you can do to help your proposal make the first cut
17) Eight red flags foundations are wary of
18) Seven reasonably easy things you can do to improve your proposal
19) Five mistakes too many applicants make
20) Four questions you can expect to be asked about your proposal
21) Don't be too concerned about these three peripheral matters
22) Four things you should never do when approaching foundations
23) Five questions to ask when meeting with the program officer
24) A short list of unequivocal don'ts
25) Six ways to help assure repeat funding
PART FOUR -- Administering the truth-detector test to America's charitable foundations
26) Honest answers to hard-nosed questions
Final words: Plant your garden with care
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