121 Expert Tips on Writing and Winning Grants Your Nonprofit
May 17, 2007 (Press Release) --
May 17, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Karen Eber Davis 941-924-4860
Now Available –Grant-tastic!
121 Expert Tips on Writing and Winning Grants Your Nonprofit
SARASOTA – A new booklet, published by the nonprofit consultant, Karen Eber Davis, reveals 121 tips that help these organizations win grants. Grant-tastic! is available to order at Amazon.com or www.kedconsult.com for $9.
Davis wrote the booklet to help nonprofits quickly improve their success in winning grants, whether its their first or 100th proposal. The booklet offers practical, concise details plus examples; it teaches the hows and whys of winning grants from start to finish. Carolyn Freeland, Ph.D., Executive Director, Charlotte Community Foundation, Inc, says that with Grant-tastic! “Every person who writes grants will learn valuable, practical lessons that are easy to incorporate into any grant-writing effort.” Susan Wood of the Wilson-Wood Foundation said, “I really ‘dig’ Grant-tastic! It is concise, complete from start to finish.” And Marilyn Howard, of the Manatee Community Foundation calls it, "Concise but comprehensive.”
Some of the grant winning techniques presented in the booklet include:
On Grant Sources--Lesser-known government grant programs are often associated with agencies that collect special taxes or penalties. In your search include quasi-government groups, like regional planning councils, water organizations and organizations that award fees collected for specialty license plates.
On Prioritizing Sources--Award lists are a valuable tool in your discernment process because they show how donors interpret their guidelines. For example, a Texas donor indicates they fund nationally. On inspection you learn that they award grants in Dallas and Chicago. You conclude that, despite their national guidelines, your Los Angeles request is unlikely to succeed.
On Winning Proposals-- Once you understand a donor’s philosophies, match your activities to fit. For example, a foundation’s website extols the conviction that everyone should pay at least a portion of his or her expenses. Your successful proposal details how your customers will pay a sliding-scale fee based on income level and that everyone pays at least one dollar.
On Winning Proposals--Write your application as an invitation to the donor to participate in an opportunity. Demonstrate hope. Paint the picture of how the requested funds for a specific activity will tangibly improve conditions.
On Developing Budgets-- To create an expense budget for a new activity, estimate costs from three perspectives: optimistic, pessimistic and realistic. Your final budget should evolve from the third, with modifications gleamed from the first two.
For more information on purchasing Grant-tasic! 121 Expert Tips on Writing and Winning Grants for your Nonprofit, write or call Davis at karen@kedconsult.com, P.O. Box 15464, Sarasota, FL 34277 or 941-924-4860; http://www.kedconsult.com/. Since 1994, Karen Eber Davis Consulting has helped leaders find ideas, develop plans and obtain grants and other resources for their nonprofit organizations.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Karen Eber Davis 941-924-4860
Now Available –Grant-tastic!
121 Expert Tips on Writing and Winning Grants Your Nonprofit
SARASOTA – A new booklet, published by the nonprofit consultant, Karen Eber Davis, reveals 121 tips that help these organizations win grants. Grant-tastic! is available to order at Amazon.com or www.kedconsult.com for $9.
Davis wrote the booklet to help nonprofits quickly improve their success in winning grants, whether its their first or 100th proposal. The booklet offers practical, concise details plus examples; it teaches the hows and whys of winning grants from start to finish. Carolyn Freeland, Ph.D., Executive Director, Charlotte Community Foundation, Inc, says that with Grant-tastic! “Every person who writes grants will learn valuable, practical lessons that are easy to incorporate into any grant-writing effort.” Susan Wood of the Wilson-Wood Foundation said, “I really ‘dig’ Grant-tastic! It is concise, complete from start to finish.” And Marilyn Howard, of the Manatee Community Foundation calls it, "Concise but comprehensive.”
Some of the grant winning techniques presented in the booklet include:
On Grant Sources--Lesser-known government grant programs are often associated with agencies that collect special taxes or penalties. In your search include quasi-government groups, like regional planning councils, water organizations and organizations that award fees collected for specialty license plates.
On Prioritizing Sources--Award lists are a valuable tool in your discernment process because they show how donors interpret their guidelines. For example, a Texas donor indicates they fund nationally. On inspection you learn that they award grants in Dallas and Chicago. You conclude that, despite their national guidelines, your Los Angeles request is unlikely to succeed.
On Winning Proposals-- Once you understand a donor’s philosophies, match your activities to fit. For example, a foundation’s website extols the conviction that everyone should pay at least a portion of his or her expenses. Your successful proposal details how your customers will pay a sliding-scale fee based on income level and that everyone pays at least one dollar.
On Winning Proposals--Write your application as an invitation to the donor to participate in an opportunity. Demonstrate hope. Paint the picture of how the requested funds for a specific activity will tangibly improve conditions.
On Developing Budgets-- To create an expense budget for a new activity, estimate costs from three perspectives: optimistic, pessimistic and realistic. Your final budget should evolve from the third, with modifications gleamed from the first two.
For more information on purchasing Grant-tasic! 121 Expert Tips on Writing and Winning Grants for your Nonprofit, write or call Davis at karen@kedconsult.com, P.O. Box 15464, Sarasota, FL 34277 or 941-924-4860; http://www.kedconsult.com/. Since 1994, Karen Eber Davis Consulting has helped leaders find ideas, develop plans and obtain grants and other resources for their nonprofit organizations.
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