Guide to Winning Proposals II, edited by Judith B. Margolin and Gail T. Lubin, is a collection of 31 grant applications that have elicited praise — and money — from foundations and other grant makers.

Let’s demystify grant writing! Oftentimes, nonprofit leaders feel the pressure of needing additional revenue and may look to grant writers as the magic bullet when it comes to closing those budget ...

Landing a grant is essential for many faculty members—grants support their work and likely signal to their superiors that this is a faculty member to nurture. But securing a grant may be difficult for ...

Lana Bellew knows what it takes to write a successful technology grant. As a grant writer for four different Alabama school districts, Bellew is a Santa Claus of sorts for institutions that need ...

Financial pressures have shifted grant writing to the forefront of skills that graduate students need to survive academic life. Some students receive instant gratification and get a grant the first or ...

Grant writing is all about power. We write grants because they bring us prestige, programs, equipment, travel, and time. Grants free us to do the kind of research, teaching, and service that we enjoy ...

Grant writing is part art, part science. Therefore, it is very important that you know how to write a letter requesting funding from a foundation. You'll need to tug the heart strings of potential ...

While the art and science of grant writing can vary depending on many factors, not least of which being the specific requirements of the target funding organization, there are a few general best ...

Conduct a personality and skills inventory on yourself to decide whether you are suited to be a grant writing consultant. To be a successful, you need specific talents that enable you to deal with the ...