The Foundation Center's Guide to Winning Proposals

by Sarah Collins

What does it take to write a truly great proposal? What are the essential elements and details that grantmakers are looking for when deciding which nonprofits and programs to support? To help answer these fundamental questions, this book features 20 complete grant proposals that have been funded by some of today's most influential grantmakers.Learn how to create your own winning proposals based on this selection of funded proposals for single and multiyear grants. The variety presented in this volume includes examples of requests for general/operating support, special projects, construction, endowment, staff positions, seed money, and more. We have included proposals from large and small, new and established, and local and national. Separate chapters feature letters of inquiry, budgets, and cover letters, as well as vital supplementary documents.

353 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2003

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