Getting Your Share of the Pie : The Complete Guide to Finding Grants, Hardcover by Mann, Valerie J., ISBN 0313382549, ISBN-13 9780313382543, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US

<p>An expert in securing grant money provides a clear, step-by-step course in grant writing that readers can "attend" from the comfort of their home or office—and proceed with at their own pace.</p><p>Many organizations that desperately need financial support miss opportunities for funding for two reasons: They don't have the knowledge or resources to successfully pursue and win a grant or they are ignorant of the range of possibilities in private, federal, or state-sourced funds available to them. With the emergence of economic stimulus money intended to assist nonprofits and government agencies suffering in the poor economic conditions, grant-writing is now a more relevant skill than ever before.</p><p></p><p>This text can provide a multitude of benefits, including training existing staff with no prior experience to successfully pursue grant money, saving the cost of hiring a full-time grant writer, and serving as a complete guide for experienced grant writers seeking new options and techniques in obtaining operational funding. <i>Getting Your Share of the Pie: The Complete Guide to Finding Grants</i> also reveals the author's in-depth knowledge about the specific attributes the funding agencies look for via a digest of actual conversations with their representatives.</p><p><br><ul></ul></p><p><li>Provides historical and current information regarding the general availability of government and private grant funds; two chapters are dedicated to disclosing sources for specific types of grants</li></p><p><li>One appendix contains a glossary covering the specific terminology used in the field</li></p><p><li>A complete index is included to enable the reader to find any topic quickly</li></p><p><li><ul>Reveals an exclusive "inside" look at what agencies want and supplies a list of do's and don't to maximize success</ul></li></p><p></p>