GPCI Literature Review Books
Grant Professionals Certification Institute (GPCI)
Literature Review for Grant Professionals
Purpose of review: This review identifies books and literature pertaining to the competencies and skills that grant professionals consider important and/or standard for practice at the level of expertise of the GPCI test.
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General Grantwriting Books
Writing Style
Specialized Grant Areas
Federal Grants
Grants Management
Arts Funding
Funder Perspectives
Finances
Evaluation
For Capital Campaigns
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Getting Funded: The Complete Guide to Writing Grant Proposals |
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Winning Grants Step by Step (3rd ed.) |
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Grassroots Grants: An Activist’s Guide to Grantseeking |
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The Only Grant-Writing Book You'll Ever Need (2nd edition) |
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Proposal Planning and Writing |
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Demystifying Grant Seeking |
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Grantseeker’s Guide to Winning Proposals |
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Proven Strategies Professionals Use to Make Their Proposals Work by Michael Wells |
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Grantwriting: Strategies for Developing Winning Government Proposals by Patrick W. Miller |
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Writing for a Good Cause |
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How to Write Knockout Proposals: What you must know |
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| Storytelling for Grantseekers by Cheryl A. Clarke |
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Applying for Research Funding: Getting started and getting funded |
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How to Evaluate and Improve Your Grants Effort (2nd ed.) |
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Program Related Investments: A guide to funders and trends
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Grantwriting: Strategies for Developing Winning Government Proposals |
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Winning Federal Dollars: The essential skills of federal grantsmanship |
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Applying for Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements, |
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AFTER THE GRANT: The Nonprofit’s Guide to Good Stewardship |
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Federal Grants Management Handbook (2 volumes) |
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Managing Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements for Recipients, |
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The Artist’s Guide to Grant Writing |
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Guide to Getting Arts Grants |
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The Insider’s Guide to Grantmaking: How Foundations Find, |
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“Thank You for Submitting Your Proposal” A Foundation |
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Streetsmart Financial Basics for Nonprofit Managers |
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Understanding Nonprofit Finances |
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Essentials of Accounting for Governmental and Not-for-Profit Organizations |
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Financial and Accounting Guide for Non-For-Profit Organizations |
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Fiscal Sponsorship: 6 Ways To Do It Right |
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Successful Program Evaluation |
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Benchmarking for Nonprofits: How to Measure, |
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The Manager’s Guide to Program Evaluation: Planning, Contracting |
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Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation (2nd ed.) |
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W.K. Kellogg Evaluation Handbook at http://www.wkkf.org |
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Outcomes for Success! by Judith Clegg, MSW, and |
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Grant Winner’s Toolkit: Project Management and Evaluation, |
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Logic Model Development Guide. |
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Real World Evaluation. |
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Capital Campaigns: Strategies that Work |
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