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Sarah Sutton’s second edition of Is Your Museum Grant-Ready? continues her approach to offering solid, practical advice about raising funds from granting sources, be they private and community foundations or local, state and federal governments. With extensive real-life examples of how museums build successful funding relationships, along with new insider information from museum and funder staff, Sutton provides easy-to-understand, step-by-step guidance for making the best funding match, building funder relationships, developing the most compelling funding request, and managing successful awards. -- Anne W. Ackerson, former executive director, Council of State Archivists and the Museum Association of New York “Ready, Set, Go,” this book will help museum staff from directors to collections managers and board members to conquer grant-writing jitters. In clear engaging language Sutton offers guidance for museums small and large. Act on her advice and use her writing style to achieve your funding goals. Her thoughtful lessons apply to grant-writing and to good organizational thinking/planning, too. -- Mary Alexander, co-director, Museum Scholarship and Material Culture, University of Maryland Sutton has done it again with this second edition. She offers step-by-step methodology to ensure grant writing success for any museum budget size. If you follow her advice, I guarantee your museum will be sure-footed for each grant application. Sutton knows this field and knows how to attract grant makers to your cause. -- Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko, president & CEO, Abbe Museum

Sarah Sutton's second edition of Is Your Museum Grant-Ready? continues her approach to offering solid, practical advice about raising funds from granting sources, be they private and community foundations or local, state and federal governments. With extensive real-life examples of how museums build successful funding relationships, along with new insider information from museum and funder staff, Sutton provides easy-to-understand, step-by-step guidance for making the best funding match, building funder relationships, developing the most compelling funding request, and managing successful awards.--Anne W. Ackerson, former executive director, Council of State Archivists and the Museum Association of New York Ready, Set, Go, this book will help museum staff from directors to collections managers and board members to conquer grant-writing jitters. In clear engaging language Sutton offers guidance for museums small and large. Act on her advice and use her writing style to achieve your funding goals. Her thoughtful lessons apply to grant-writing and to good organizational thinking/planning, too.--Mary Alexander, co-director, Museum Scholarship and Material Culture, University of Maryland Sutton has done it again with this second edition. She offers step-by-step methodology to ensure grant writing success for any museum budget size. If you follow her advice, I guarantee your museum will be sure-footed for each grant application. Sutton knows this field and knows how to attract grant makers to your cause.--Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko, president & CEO, Abbe Museum

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Sarah Sutton leads Sustainable Museums, a consultancy in grant program development and environmental sustainability for museums, zoos, gardens, aquariums and historic sites. She has nearly 30 years of experience focused on strategic grants program development. She coaches and consults nationally and internationally, and teaches online. She helps clients strategically design or redesign their pursuit of grant funds and sustain a year-round grants pipeline. In her webinars, conference presentations, and individual consulting, she helps all levels of proposal writers prepare excellent proposals to support their institutions' missions.

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