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Grant Proposal Makeover: Transform Your Request from No to Yes Grant Proposal Makeover shows how to transform lackluster proposals into excellent ones–that have the potential to be funded. |
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Grant Writing 101: Everything You Need to Start Raising Funds Today A Crash Course in Writing Powerful Persuasive Grants! Grant Writing 101 offers quick and easy tactics for getting the funding you need - right now! |
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Grant Writing DeMYSTiFied Create the perfect proposal to win funding for your ideas and plans
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Grant Writing for Dummies, 4th Edition (Paperback), 3rd Edition (Kindle) An all-in-one guide to locating and securing available grants
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GrantsWire Email Publication Subscription Funding intelligence to stay on top of the grant-winning game! GrantsWire is the most comprehensive source of new funding opportunities and it’s e-mailed right to your computer! |
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Help! For Writers: 210 Solutions to the Problems Every Writer Faces The craft of writing offers countless potential problems: The story is too long; the story's too short; revising presents a huge hurdle; writer's block is rearing its ugly head. In HELP! FOR WRITERS, Roy Peter Clark presents an "owner's manual" for writers, outlining the seven steps of the writing process, and addressing the 21 most urgent problems that writers face. In his trademark engaging and entertaining style, Clark offers ten short solutions to each problem. Out of ideas? Read posters, billboards, and graffiti. Can't bear to edit yourself? Watch the deleted scenes feature of a DVD, and ask yourself why those scenes were left on the cutting-room floor. HELP! FOR WRITERS offers 210 strategies to guide writers to success. |
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Making Critical Decisions: A Practical Guide for Nonprofit Organizations Making Critical Decisions offers nonprofit leaders a proven model for making hard choices that minimize risks while maintaining progress toward the organization’s goals as well as a practical framework for understanding and implementing the decision-making process. |
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Mapping the New World of American Philanthropy: Causes and Consequences of the Transfer of Wealth Mapping the New World of American Philanthropy is your seminal guide to prepare for the coming intergenerational transfer of wealth that will affect your nonprofit and philanthropy in general. |
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Nonprofit Essentials: The Development Plan The Development Plan takes the reader through the development planning process and helps both novice development officers and seasoned professionals to create a plan that contributes to an organization's realization of its mission. |
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Nonprofit Management 101: A Complete and Practical Guide for Leaders and Professionals This handbook can educate and empower a whole generation of nonprofit leaders and professionals by bringing together top experts in the field to share their knowledge and wisdom gained through experience. |
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Perfect Phrases for Writing Grant Proposals The Right Phrase for Every Situation…Every Time |
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References in Grant Development and Management References in Grant Development and Management is a desktop cheat-sheet for grant professionals — grantseekers, grants managers or others involved in obtaining, managing or closing out federal, state, foundation and corporate grants. This book gives readers a comprehensive listing of common grant-related terms along with examples, so it can serve as a readily available resource for a new staff person or as a quick reference to explain a concept or issue. |
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Storytelling for Grantseekers: A Guide to Creative Nonprofit Fundraising - 2nd Edition This book walks readers through all the main phases of the proposal, highlighting the creative elements that link components to each other and unify the entire proposal. |
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The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation is filled with easy-to-understand rules, real-world examples, dozens of reproducible exercises, and pre- and post-tests. |
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The Book on Writing: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Well Teaches the elements of good writing through the use of essential guidelines, literary techniques, and proper writing mechanics. |
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The Charismatic Organization - 8 Ways to Grow a Nonprofit that Builds Buzz, Delights Donors, and Energizes Employees The authors offer a framework that allows organizations to go beyond quick fixes and fundraising strategies to a broader paradigm that encompasses community and organization building. |
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The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization A tool for self-assessment and transformation, answering these five questions will fundamentally change the way you work, helping you lead your organization to an exceptional level of performance. |
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The Glamour of Grammar: A Guide to the Magic & Mystery of Practical English In a world where we comminucate more and more through emails and text messages, how you use language matters--even in 140 characters. The Glamour of Grammar prepares readers to captivate with every word. |
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The Zone of Insolvency: How Nonprofits Avoid Hidden Liabilities & Build Financial Strength Zone of Insolvency shines a bright and urgent light on the real issue of creating financial strength across the whole spectrum of nonprofit organizations. This insightful book uniquely shows you how to rise above "business as usual" with workable solutions to launch your organization out of the Zone of Insolvency and into financial viability. |
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Writing to Make a Difference: 25 Powerful Techniques to Boost Your Community Impact Engage your readers and boost your impact! Do you write--a little or a lot--for a socially responsible organization, business, or program? Wish you had an accessible writing coach to help you quickly craft potent pieces that move your readers to act? This feisty one-stop-shop of distilled wisdom will show you-step by step-how to turbocharge your marketing and fundraising documents. |
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Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer One of America's most influential writing teachers offers a toolbox from which writers of all kinds can draw practical inspiration. |
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Yours for the Asking: An Indispensable Guide to Fundraising and Management "Ren Levy has written the definitive handbook on fundraising. It should be required reading for boards of directors and senior staff of nonprofit organizations. The lessons learned from Ren's broad experience are equally relevant to corporate executives as they endeavor to establish and strengthen customer relationships." |
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