From the Author FROM THE AUTHOR:"The idea for the book came from working with a few communities experiencing difficult economic and social challenges. I knew it was not necessary to hire a long-term grant writer (me-for a good consultant’s sum) when there were people who, with guidance from a well-organized book, could do it themselves and gain from the success on a number of levels. I saw a need and wanted to provide clear, practical, step-by-step information that dispelled the 'higher mystery' myths about grant organization and writing. "Individuals can also use the book and Griffiths worked on a number of applications with artists and writers. This book has the potential to become a go-to for its unique personality. It's built upon premises that don’t become obsolete or change with government funding and that appeal to a wide audience. Optimism, sincerity, good budgeting, and organization (and saying thank you) all lead to more funding potential! (2016-08-05) Read more About the Author Deborah Griffiths has experience as a museum administrator, business owner, and writer. Along with over 20 years in museum curation and administration, Griffiths has a Master of Arts degree from Royal Roads University. In 2001, she became an independent contractor and has experience in story-line development, research, communications, project management, and proposal and copywriting for businesses, communities, and not-for profits. Griffiths has won a number of awards independently as well as with colleagues and has written and co-authored five books. Read more
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Five Stars
Package as described and arrived on time
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Clarity is a Rarity
This book has the ease and direction of a very purposeful one-on-one discussion.On the importance of clarity: "I felt it necessary to approach the funder as though I was describing a higher mystery that was most deserving of support from funders. I suspect that it was difficult for funders to get through my obtuse and lofty prose to cut to the chase."She says, "I realized that funders were probably just as bored with figuring out the nuances between goals and objectives as I was. It was a relief to find that they shared my love of the subjects, stories, research, and people."With experience, she honed the process into a concise logical process which is both understandable and attractive to funding sources.Interestingly, I think the reader can apply her paradigms to a lot of processes in life!
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I learned more by page 10 than in any other book on this subject
This is an exceptionally good book on the topic and delivers a ton of no-fluff, practical and actionable information in just 100 pages.Topics in the Table of Contents include: preparing a budget, summarizing your project, organizing your proposal, fitting your idea to the funding, crowdfunding, finding & connecting with funders, the application process, reporting results, and saying thank you; plus useful checklists and samples in the appendices. Many thanks to the author for sharing her expertise!
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