Proposal writing : effective grantsmanship for funding

Table of Contents: 1. An Orientation to Proposal Writing 2. Understanding the Nonprofit Agency 3. Finding and Applying for Funding 4. The Proposal Overview 5. Logistics and Basics of Writing the Proposal 6. Design the Program 7. Program Objectives and Evaluation 8. Writing the Need or Problem Statement 9. Program Description 10. Creating the Budget and Budget Justification 11. Other Proposal Components and Finishing Touches

This book offers a fresh, robust presentation of the basics of program design and proposal writing for community services funding. The authors help readers to develop the knowledge they need to understand community agencies, identify and describe community needs, identify funding sources, develop a viable program evaluation, prepare a simple line-item budget, and write a compelling need statement. This book offers powerful support. This edition adds activities that can be done individually or in class to build students' skills and apply the chapter material.