Overview

In a world of limited funding, grantseeking is extremely competitive. Now in its 4th edition, this standard guide to proposal planning and writing offers new information and examples to help grantseekers in the Internet age. New to this book are updated websites, including 25% more than in the last edition. In response to user feedback, this updated volume also provides more examples of successful proposals, including 9 letter proposals, complete with annotations. The book also offers expanded information on evaluation and outcome assessments, which are key to obtaining grants. Finally, the book gives an extended discussion of project sustainability after grant support runs out, a factor critical to successful applications. As in earlier editions, this book discusses funding from government, foundation, and corporate sponsors. Included are practical advice and examples on developing proposal ideas, identifying funding sources, creating systems and procedures to support grantseeking activities, developing proposal components, budget forecasting, submission procedures, and follow-up techniques.

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The Miners are national grant experts who have found a way to explain how to write project goals, objectives, methods and outcomes without grief! -Allen C. Harris, Director, Iowa Department for the Blind With more funding decisions being made on the basis of half points, this book shows you how to make your grant application stand out from the competition. -Kim Casey, Marketing and Grant Writing, Sendero Group LLC I love being able to see so many examples of complete proposals--operating support, physical facilities renovation, programmatic support--it's all in there. -David Midland, Executive Director, National Association of Health Education Centers Miner and Associates excellent leadership and contribution to the grant development field continue to be foundational for successful grant seekers. -Kathleen Diaz Taggart, Assistant to the President for Research Compliance and Regulatory Services, Creighton University The ideas in this book have worked extremely well for me in both the United States and now in Canada. In fact, many of the approaches and strategies are universal and I would feel confident applying them wherever I am. -Anthony M. Iacopino, D.M.D. Ph.D., Dean, University of Manitoba Faculty of Dentistry This book has been so valuable to our organization that we bought a copy for every member of our Board. The concise and practical guidance offered by the book allows us to seek monies in an efficient and effective manner. -Peter A. Lichtenberg, Ph.D., ABPP, Director of the Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University As a coordinator of a large coalition of diverse professionals, you need a book that can capture their attention, give them practical advice and get them to work--immediately. Proposal Planning & Writing fulfills that need in expert fashion. -Karen Brock, MPH, Director, Safe Kids Connecticut, Connecticut Children's Medical Center I have continually relied on the Miner's grant advice every since I attended one of their grant workshops on campus. We've invited them back for many years and continue to take advantage of their success tips and techniques. -Victor Mbarika, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Management Information Systems Southern University and A&M College Proposal Planning & Writing outlines rational methods for developing excellent proposals that stand out and get noticed. I have found it to be a valuable resource over the past nine years and frequently lend it my colleagues in the development field. Unfortunately, they never seem to return it. -Kevin J. Lee, President Loyola Academy of St. Louis Our Advancement team finds the approach this book takes toward the competitive world of grant-seeking to be refreshingly candid and pragmatic. It offers no guarantees, of course, but the authors do an exceptional job of scattering bread crumbs through the forest. -Michael J. Brauer, Vice President, University Advancement Cardinal Stritch University The College of Lake County has used Proposal Planning and Writing in our training of both public and private sector organizations for the past several years. Our students have proclaimed it to be easy to use, extremely helpful, and the best that they have seen. -Robert C. Rubel, Sargeant (Ret.), Evanston Police Department; Client Solutions, College of Lake County As a relatively young grant maker, we recognize that applicants are still 'trying to figure us out.' So, at our invitation, the Miners presented their grant writing tips at a special regional workshop we hosted for potential program applicants. The result: the overall quality of grant proposals we received increased dramatically, particularly from attendees. -Cathy Frey, Assistant Director, The Wisconsin Partnership Program Proposal Planning & Writing contains secrets of success from grants experts who practice what they teach. It not only explains what and how to put together a winning proposal, but it also points out pitfalls to avoid. Whether you're writing to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation or the National Institutes of Health, these tips work. -John R. Meurer, MD, MBA, Associate Professor and Chief of General Pediatrics Medical College of Wisconsin Proposal Planning & Writing is my favorite grant-seeking reference guidebook; my personal copy is dog-eared with colorful post-its marking my 'go-to' passages, especially the 'Time-Saver Tips, ' that I share with library members. I have even dumpster dived to retrieve my copy when the cleaning crew accidentally threw it out. Now, there's a testimonial for you! -Sharon S. Ball, Grants Coordinator and School/Youth Liaison, North Suburban Library System

Proposal Planning & Writing is my favorite grant-seeking reference guidebook; my personal copy is dog-eared with colorful post-its marking my 'go-to' passages, especially the 'Time-Saver Tips, ' that I share with library members. I have even dumpster dived to retrieve my copy when the cleaning crew accidentally threw it out. Now, there's a testimonial for you! -Sharon S. Ball, Grants Coordinator and School/Youth Liaison, North Suburban Library System

Author Information

Jeremy T. Miner is Director of Sponsored Programs and Director of Development for Strategic Initiatives at St. Norbert College. In addition to developing and administering proposals to public and private grantmakers as well as individual philanthropists, he has served as a reviewer for federal grant programs and helped private foundations streamline their grant application guidelines. He is a principal in Miner and Associates, Inc., a grant consulting firm with offices in Green Bay, Milwaukee, and Knoxville. Lynn E. Miner is founder and a principal in Miner and Associates, Inc., a leading nationwide grants consulting group that specializes in training successful grantseekers. He has been an active grantseeker in academic, healthcare, and other nonprofit environments for the past three decades. Along with Jeremy Miner, he authored Models of Proposal Planning and Writing (Praeger, 2005) and coedits Grantseeker Tips, a free bi-weekly electronic newsletter on successful grantseeking, available through www.MinerAndAssociates.com.

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