The Individual's Guide to Grants
This book is a work of conscience. It is the product of a long-standing feeling of obligation on my part to write something useful for a special group of people to which you probably belong-individuals who seek grants. In my years as Director of the New York library of The Foundation Center, * each and every day I encountered numbers of individuals look­ ing for grant money. Although I tried to be as supportive as possible, in the face of the particular problems shared by this group of library users, my own reaction was one of relative helplessness. Simply stated, most of the fund-raising guides, printed directories, and computer files purport­ edly created to serve the fund-raising public are of little or no use to individuals who seek funding on their own. These resources are directed *The Foundation Center is the independent, nonprofit organization established by foundations to provide information for the grant-seeking public. vii viii I PREFACE toward the nonprofit, tax-exempt agency, which is the most common recipient of foundation, corporate, and government largess. They are not designed to respond to the special requirements of the individual grant seeker. In the applicant eligibility index, the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance defines individuals as "homeowners, students, farmers, artists, scientists, consumers, small-business persons, minors, refugees, aliens, veterans, senior citizens, low-income persons, health and educational professionals, builders, contractors, developers, handicapped persons, the physically afflicted." In short, practically everyone qualifies.
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The Individual's Guide to Grants
This book is a work of conscience. It is the product of a long-standing feeling of obligation on my part to write something useful for a special group of people to which you probably belong-individuals who seek grants. In my years as Director of the New York library of The Foundation Center, * each and every day I encountered numbers of individuals look­ ing for grant money. Although I tried to be as supportive as possible, in the face of the particular problems shared by this group of library users, my own reaction was one of relative helplessness. Simply stated, most of the fund-raising guides, printed directories, and computer files purport­ edly created to serve the fund-raising public are of little or no use to individuals who seek funding on their own. These resources are directed *The Foundation Center is the independent, nonprofit organization established by foundations to provide information for the grant-seeking public. vii viii I PREFACE toward the nonprofit, tax-exempt agency, which is the most common recipient of foundation, corporate, and government largess. They are not designed to respond to the special requirements of the individual grant seeker. In the applicant eligibility index, the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance defines individuals as "homeowners, students, farmers, artists, scientists, consumers, small-business persons, minors, refugees, aliens, veterans, senior citizens, low-income persons, health and educational professionals, builders, contractors, developers, handicapped persons, the physically afflicted." In short, practically everyone qualifies.
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The Individual's Guide to Grants

The Individual's Guide to Grants

by Judith B. Margolin
The Individual's Guide to Grants

The Individual's Guide to Grants

by Judith B. Margolin

Overview

This book is a work of conscience. It is the product of a long-standing feeling of obligation on my part to write something useful for a special group of people to which you probably belong-individuals who seek grants. In my years as Director of the New York library of The Foundation Center, * each and every day I encountered numbers of individuals look­ ing for grant money. Although I tried to be as supportive as possible, in the face of the particular problems shared by this group of library users, my own reaction was one of relative helplessness. Simply stated, most of the fund-raising guides, printed directories, and computer files purport­ edly created to serve the fund-raising public are of little or no use to individuals who seek funding on their own. These resources are directed *The Foundation Center is the independent, nonprofit organization established by foundations to provide information for the grant-seeking public. vii viii I PREFACE toward the nonprofit, tax-exempt agency, which is the most common recipient of foundation, corporate, and government largess. They are not designed to respond to the special requirements of the individual grant seeker. In the applicant eligibility index, the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance defines individuals as "homeowners, students, farmers, artists, scientists, consumers, small-business persons, minors, refugees, aliens, veterans, senior citizens, low-income persons, health and educational professionals, builders, contractors, developers, handicapped persons, the physically afflicted." In short, practically everyone qualifies.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781468445220
Publisher: Springer US
Publication date: 02/22/2012
Edition description: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983
Pages: 314
Product dimensions: 5.24(w) x 7.99(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- You Can Get a Grant.- Inadequacy of Existing Resources.- Foundations.- Corporations.- Government Agencies.- Individual Donors.- Explanation of Terms Used.- What This Book Contains.- Notes.- 2. No Man Is an Island.- Who Should Read This Chapter.- Why Many Grants Call for Institutional Affiliation.- The Affiliation Continuum.- Work on Your Own.- Form Your Own Organization.- Umbrella Groups.- Sponsors.- Become an Employee.- Conclusion: Individualism and the Grant Seeker.- No One Works Alone.- Notes.- 3. In the Beginning Is an Idea.- What Makes a Good Idea.- Some Definitions.- Ideas.- Solutions to Problems.- Related Terms.- What Kinds of Ideas Attract Funders?.- How the Present Grants System May Hamper the Growth of New Ideas.- How to Develop Your Idea for a Grant.- Hints for Getting Started.- Creativity Enhancement Techniques.- Blocks and Overcoming Them.- How to Overcome Blocks to Creativity.- Now That You’ve Got a Good Idea, What Should You Do with It?.- Writing It Down.- Testing Your Idea.- Revising Your Idea.- Selling Your Idea.- Protecting Your Idea.- If Developing New Ideas for Grants Is So Difficult, Why Bother?.- Postscript.- Notes.- 4. Getting into Gear.- Achieving a State of Grant Readiness.- Your Own Attitude Is Essential.- Prescription for a Positive Attitude.- Procrastination.- The Importance of Planning.- Specific Resources for the Grant Seeker.- Getting Your Own House in Order.- References.- Endorsements.- Resumes.- Filing Systems.- Basic Personal Reference Library.- Notes.- 5. Facts about Funders.- Why Know Your Funders?.- Why Facts and Figures?.- to Funders.- The Absence of Hard Data.- Generalizations, Myths, and Stereotypes.- Government Funders.- Federal Funding Agencies.- State and Local Funders.- Controversy over Public Support of Individuals.- Government Funding as Part of the Total Grants Picture.- Styles of Approach to Government Funders for the Individual Grant Seeker.- Decision Makers.- The Review Process.- The Federal Government Foundations.- Foundations.- Definition of a Foundation.- Types of Foundations.- Facts and Figures.- How Good Are Your Chances?.- The Tax Reform Act and Foundation Grants to Individuals.- What Is the Record on Grants to Individuals?.- What Kinds of Grants Do Foundations Make to Individuals?.- The Reluctance of Foundations to Support Individuals.- Trends in Foundation Funding.- Styles of Approach and Grants Decision Makers.- The Review Process.- Corporate Funders.- Facts and Figures.- Where Do Corporations Put Their Grant Money?.- Why Do Corporations Give?.- What Is the Record on Corporation Grants to Individuals?.- Since Corporate Grants Tend to Be Small and Hard to Obtain, Why Bother with Them?.- How to Get a Corporate Funder to Treat Your Idea as a Business Expense.- Approaching Corporations.- Decision Makers.- The Review Process.- Individual Donors.- Facts and Figures.- “The Millionaire”.- Why Individuals Give.- Some Examples of Individual Donations.- What the Donor Will Expect in Return.- Approaching Individual Donors.- An Example of a Bequest.- Miscellaneous Funders.- Definition of Terms.- How the Individual Can Benefit from the Awards Given by These Funders.- Some More Examples.- My Own Survey.- Types of Awards.- Why Bother with Funders in the Miscellaneous Category?.- Notes.- 6. Finding the Right Funder for You.- Doing Your Homework.- Prospect Research—A Time-Consuming Process.- Research Methodology.- The ABCs of Technique.- Libraries—An Essential Resource.- Can You (Should You) Hire Someone Else to Do It for You?.- Sources and Types of Information Available.- Foundations.- Corporations.- Government Agencies.- Individuals.- Annotated Bibliography of Printed Sources on Grants to Individuals.- Criteria for Inclusion.- An Important Note for the Grant Seeker.- General Sources on Grants to Individuals.- Sources on Grants to Individuals Covering Specific Subject Fields or Directed to Particular Target Groups.- Compendia in Your Subject Field.- Notes.- 7. The Proposal.- Proviso.- Preliminary Letters of Inquiry.- Perspectives on the Proposal.- Common Characteristics of the Successful Proposal.- The Proposal Package.- Cover Letter.- Title Page.- Abstract.- Summary.- Components of the Proposal.- Statement of Need.- Objectives.- Procedures.- Evaluation.- Budget.- Future Funding.- Style.- Length.- Shortcomings of Many Proposals.- Ten Reasons Proposals Are Turned Down.- Improving Your Chances.- Submission Techniques.- The Waiting Game.- Applying Simultaneously to More Than One Funder.- Deadlines.- Notes.- 8. Follow-up.- If You Receive a Grant.- How Will You Be Notified?.- Questions You Should Ask.- Grant Administration—Your Responsibility.- Relations with Funders.- If You Are Turned Down.- Find Out Why.- Learn from Your Mistakes.- Referrals Referrals, Referrals.- You Can Get More from Funders Than Just Money.- Abandoning Your Idea.- Alternatives—Or What to Do When the Grant Money Runs Out.- Loans.- Investments.- Self-Support.- Nonfinancial Support.- Become a Consultant.- What Else Can Be Gained from the Grant-Seeking Process?.- Luck.- Conclusion: Communication Is the Way.- Notes.- Appendix: Federal Information Centers.- Further Reading.
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