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In 1949, Pete Seeger's song If I Had a Hammer summoned us to repurpose everyday work tools into tools for social justice. That call still resonates today. You Have a Hammer: Building Grant Proposals for Social Change urges you to build proposals from a perspective of activism, transforming the work from the mundane pursuit of dollars to the life-altering pursuit of lasting change. It's not about how to write grant proposals. It's about how to use grantseeking as a tool for building a better world.

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"""Preparing grant proposals in an era of upheaval in the funding arena is somewhat bipolar. It has to be both precise and nuanced. In her book You Have a Hammer: Building Grant Proposals for Social Change, Barbara Floersch makes it clear this is an evolving society and changing the perception of the grantmaking process is going to take work. There are also some cornerstones of the practice that will outlive all of us. You don't often get this much direction in a short tome."" -Paul Clolery, Editor-in-Chief of The NonProfit Times ""If you have anything to do with driving financial support for social change, whether just starting out or well into the life of your organization, I encourage you to read this book. Floersch's call to action has changed the way I talk about our work - and that change is already bearing fruit."" -Lucinda J. Garthwaite, Ed.D, Director of The Institute for Liberatory Innovation ""Raising money for social change is more important than ever... But even the most passionate advocates won't find the funds needed to drive impact without first understanding grants as tools for pursuit of the common good. This book is a great place to start."" -David Callahan, Founder & Editor of Inside Philanthropy and author of The Givers"

Preparing grant proposals in an era of upheaval in the funding arena is somewhat bipolar. It has to be both precise and nuanced. In her book You Have a Hammer: Building Grant Proposals for Social Change, Barbara Floersch makes it clear this is an evolving society and changing the perception of the grantmaking process is going to take work. There are also some cornerstones of the practice that will outlive all of us. You don't often get this much direction in a short tome. -Paul Clolery, Editor-in-Chief of The NonProfit Times If you have anything to do with driving financial support for social change, whether just starting out or well into the life of your organization, I encourage you to read this book. Floersch's call to action has changed the way I talk about our work - and that change is already bearing fruit. -Lucinda J. Garthwaite, Ed.D, Director of The Institute for Liberatory Innovation Raising money for social change is more important than ever... But even the most passionate advocates won't find the funds needed to drive impact without first understanding grants as tools for pursuit of the common good. This book is a great place to start. -David Callahan, Founder & Editor of Inside Philanthropy and author of The Givers

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Barbara Floersch has more than 40 years of experience in nonprofit management, grant proposal writing, grants administration, and nonprofit consulting. She has secured tens of millions of dollars in federal, state, and foundation grants; taught hundreds of classes; testified before the United States Congress on the reauthorization of the National Endowment for the Arts; and served as an expert reviewer in many federal grant competitions. She has provided consultation to foundations and led the design of a proposal review process. Barbara played a pivotal role in establishing two state-wide youth-focused coalitions in her home state of Vermont and designed direct service programs that have benefitted hundreds of young people and families. Barbara is a long-time, regular contributor to the NonProfit Times and has written hundreds of articles on proposal writing and related topics. She is author of the Textbook: Grantsmanship: Program Planning & Proposal Writing, the updated version of Norton Kiritz's seminal work in the field of grantsmanship. She has been Chief of Training and Curriculum for The Grantsmanship Center in Los Angeles since 2011 and has been a senior trainer for the Center since 2000. She has trained thousands of nonprofit staff members throughout the United States and internationally. Barbara was born in Quincy, Florida and has lived in Vermont since 1976.

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