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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grant Writing, 2nd Edition

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As someone who writes grants on a regular basis, I found Waddy Thompson's book to be both a great refresher of the basics, as well as a deep resource for the more detailed information that a professional grantswriter uses regularly. The CD-ROM also has some great templates and research guides for the first-time grantswriter starting from scratch. The layout of the book allows for easy "flipping through" to glean as much or as little info as you need, and for easy review. Clean, light writing that gets to the point; overall, a terrific resource for anyone writing for themselves or an organization who is entering the sometimes tricky world of grants.

Last December, we took our project non-profit, really easily, by affiliating with a fiscal sponsor (explained in the book.)

I found the book in February. Three weeks later, I wrote my first grant, depending a great deal upon the advice, tips and forms and charts in the book. Two months later the check came in. The grant was approved.

I can't say enough good things about the book. I've always thought this genre of books was for total novices... which I was, when I started reading this book, but after talking with people who have applied for grants, I discovered this book had really educated me to the point I knew more than some of them.

Since then, I've been working with a part timer grant writer, helping me to apply for more grants. The book has helped me support my ideas-- even straightening out the consultant I'm working with, when it came to my rationale for funding overhead costs for one project.

I know at least three or four other colleagues have bought the book at my advice. I think anyone doing NGO non-profit work would benefit from reading the book and using the approaches it suggests to better understand the process of fund raising, how foundations operate and think, and how to create proposals that will persuade foundations to make contributions to support your work.

Last but not least, there's a coupon in it that gets you a month's free subscription to a foundation database. That alone is worth more than the price of the book. You can't lose. Now, go out, buy the book, get some funding and heal the world. Good luck. <G>

LOTS of information in a very conversational style. Easy to read and understand. If you are NOT a non-profit, i.e. looking for funding for a documentary, etc., it will give you good general info but you will need other resources.

As a professional proposal writer for both grants and federal contracts, I am constantly looking at other books on the subject to see how others have addressed my fiesld.

In this book, I found an excellent primer which covers the basics of grant writing. I found the book to be very well organized. It places the basics of grant writing in down to earth terms for easy comprehension.

I recommend this book for anyone looking to learn how to be a grant writer. I think you will be happy you purchased this book.


Ed Benjamin, author of "Cash In on the Obama $3 Trillion Spending Plan!: How to make large amounts of money by conducting business with or receiving grants from federal, state, and local governments"

I am very pleased with the product. It arrived in a timely manner and was in the condition expected. I would use this supplier again.

In this era of declining financial resources for all non-profit organizations this detailed and well organized book is a gift to fund raisers of all stripes.
In all aspects of grant writing its author gives the reader step by step guidance on the essentials to achieve a positive outcome.
Don't submit a grant without consulting this valuable book.

Book is well written and clearly organized. Examples are clear and useful. I highly recommend this book for newbies like me.

I found the book to be easy to read, understand and it gave me a base of knowledge about how to procure grants.