The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grant Writing

The best way to get the cash.

With this comprehensive guide, individuals as well as grant seekers for companies/organizations will learn each step of the grant writing process, including how to: determine who can receive a grant and for what; find government, corporate, and foundation donors; attract the donor's attention; create a budget; write a compelling proposal and solicit feedback; overcome obstacles, and more. Also includes a CD loaded with sample applications, proposals, and follow-up letters.

- Many grant writers have no formal education in writing proposals-books are the primary learning resource
- Includes a CD-ROM with sample materials
- There are 70,000 private foundations in the U.S. that give away $27 billion annually

Waddy Thompson is director of external affairs for the New York Foundation for the Arts, where he oversees fundraising activities from individuals, foundations, corporations, and government sources, bringing in $5 million a year, and has worked as a grant writer for organizations including Poets & Writers, Inc., Second Stage Theatre, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.