Proposal Writing

Effective Grantsmanship for Funding
Sixth Edition
Soraya M. Coley - Cal Poly Pomona, USA
Cynthia A. Scheinberg - Private Practice
Yulia A. Levites Strekalova - University of Florida, USA
Proposal Writing
October 2021 | 208 pages | Sage US
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The updated Sixth Edition of the best-selling Proposal Writing: Effective Grantsmanship for Funding offers a fresh, robust presentation of the basics of program design and proposal writing for community services funding. Authors Soraya M. Coley, Cynthia A. Scheinberg, and new co-author Yulia A. Levites Strekalova help readers develop the knowledge they need to understand community agencies, identify and describe community needs, identify funding sources, develop a viable program evaluation, prepare a simple line-item budget, and write a compelling need statement. The jargon-free, step-by-step presentation makes the book as useful to students in the university classroom as to first-time grant writers in the nonprofit setting. The new edition adds activities that can be done individually or in class to build students' skills and apply the chapter material.

Contents

Preface

Preface

About the Authors

  • Chapter 1: An Orientation to Proposal Writing
  • A Book for the Beginning Grant Writer
  • A Brief History of Giving and Philanthropy
  • Differences Between Grants and Contracts
  • Definition of a Proposal
  • Request for Proposals (RFP)
  • Key Points for Chapter 1
  • Chapter 1 Activities
  • Chapter 2: Understanding the Nonprofit Agency
  • About the Nonprofit
  • Mission-Driven Analysis of the Agency/Organization
  • Organizational Capacity
  • Key Points for Chapter 2
  • Chapter 2 Activities
  • Chapter 3: Finding and Applying for Funding
  • Finding Funding
  • The Federal Government
  • The State and Local Government
  • Foundations and Corporate Giving
  • Crowdsourced Funding
  • Search and Review
  • Is This Information for Real?
  • Key Points for Chapter 3
  • Chapter 3 Activity
  • Chapter 4: The Proposal Overview
  • The Components of a Proposal
  • Proposal Submission and Scoring Process
  • Key Points for Chapter 4
  • Chapter 4 Activities
  • Chapter 5: Logistics and Basics of Writing the Proposal
  • The Nuts and Bolts of Writing a Proposal
  • Writing for an Established versus New Organization
  • Writing a Proposal for a Collaborative
  • Writing Style and Format
  • Using Audio/Visual Media
  • Key Points for Chapter 5
  • Chapter 5 Activities
  • Chapter 6: Design the Program
  • Understand the Community Through Data
  • Formulating Program Ideas
  • Key Points for Chapter 6
  • Chapter 6 Activities
  • Chapter 7: Program Objectives and Evaluation
  • Evaluation
  • Four Steps to Preparing the Objectives and Evaluation Plan
  • A Logic Model
  • Writing the Evaluation Section
  • Ethical Considerations
  • Key Points for Chapter 7
  • Chapter 7 Activity
  • Chapter 8: Writing the Need or Problem Statement
  • The Aim of the Need/Problem Statement
  • A Guide to Writing the Need Statement
  • Theory of Change
  • Key Points for Chapter 8
  • Chapter 8 Activities
  • Chapter 9: Program Description
  • Implementation Plan
  • The Project Narrative
  • Project Timeline
  • Scope of Work Forms
  • Key Points for Chapter 9
  • Chapter 9 Activities
  • Chapter 10: Creating the Budget and Budget Justification
  • The Budget Context
  • Preparation of a Line-Item Budget
  • Other Types of Budgets
  • Other Budgeting Issues
  • Key Points for Chapter 10
  • Chapter 10 Activities
  • Chapter 11: Other Proposal Components and Finishing Touches
  • Project Abstract
  • Agency Capability Statement
  • Sustainability Statement
  • Letters of Support
  • Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
  • Finishing Touches
  • Key Points for Chapter 11
  • Chapter 11 Activities

Appendix A • Estimating Time

Appendix A • Estimating Time

Appendix B • Funding Resource Information

Appendix B • Funding Resource Information

Appendix C • Budget

Appendix C • Budget

Appendix D • Additional Information

Appendix D • Additional Information

Appendix E • Proposal Sections

Appendix E • Proposal Sections

Appendix F • Handout Materials

Appendix F • Handout Materials

References and Suggested Readings

References and Suggested Readings

Description

The updated Sixth Edition of the best-selling Proposal Writing: Effective Grantsmanship for Funding offers a fresh, robust presentation of the basics of program design and proposal writing for community services funding. Authors Soraya M. Coley, Cynthia A. Scheinberg, and new co-author Yulia A. Levites Strekalova help readers develop the knowledge they need to understand community agencies, identify and describe community needs, identify funding sources, develop a viable program evaluation, prepare a simple line-item budget, and write a compelling need statement. The jargon-free, step-by-step presentation makes the book as useful to students in the university classroom as to first-time grant writers in the nonprofit setting. The new edition adds activities that can be done individually or in class to build students' skills and apply the chapter material.

Contents

Preface

Preface

About the Authors

  • Chapter 1: An Orientation to Proposal Writing
  • A Book for the Beginning Grant Writer
  • A Brief History of Giving and Philanthropy
  • Differences Between Grants and Contracts
  • Definition of a Proposal
  • Request for Proposals (RFP)
  • Key Points for Chapter 1
  • Chapter 1 Activities
  • Chapter 2: Understanding the Nonprofit Agency
  • About the Nonprofit
  • Mission-Driven Analysis of the Agency/Organization
  • Organizational Capacity
  • Key Points for Chapter 2
  • Chapter 2 Activities
  • Chapter 3: Finding and Applying for Funding
  • Finding Funding
  • The Federal Government
  • The State and Local Government
  • Foundations and Corporate Giving
  • Crowdsourced Funding
  • Search and Review
  • Is This Information for Real?
  • Key Points for Chapter 3
  • Chapter 3 Activity
  • Chapter 4: The Proposal Overview
  • The Components of a Proposal
  • Proposal Submission and Scoring Process
  • Key Points for Chapter 4
  • Chapter 4 Activities
  • Chapter 5: Logistics and Basics of Writing the Proposal
  • The Nuts and Bolts of Writing a Proposal
  • Writing for an Established versus New Organization
  • Writing a Proposal for a Collaborative
  • Writing Style and Format
  • Using Audio/Visual Media
  • Key Points for Chapter 5
  • Chapter 5 Activities
  • Chapter 6: Design the Program
  • Understand the Community Through Data
  • Formulating Program Ideas
  • Key Points for Chapter 6
  • Chapter 6 Activities
  • Chapter 7: Program Objectives and Evaluation
  • Evaluation
  • Four Steps to Preparing the Objectives and Evaluation Plan
  • A Logic Model
  • Writing the Evaluation Section
  • Ethical Considerations
  • Key Points for Chapter 7
  • Chapter 7 Activity
  • Chapter 8: Writing the Need or Problem Statement
  • The Aim of the Need/Problem Statement
  • A Guide to Writing the Need Statement
  • Theory of Change
  • Key Points for Chapter 8
  • Chapter 8 Activities
  • Chapter 9: Program Description
  • Implementation Plan
  • The Project Narrative
  • Project Timeline
  • Scope of Work Forms
  • Key Points for Chapter 9
  • Chapter 9 Activities
  • Chapter 10: Creating the Budget and Budget Justification
  • The Budget Context
  • Preparation of a Line-Item Budget
  • Other Types of Budgets
  • Other Budgeting Issues
  • Key Points for Chapter 10
  • Chapter 10 Activities
  • Chapter 11: Other Proposal Components and Finishing Touches
  • Project Abstract
  • Agency Capability Statement
  • Sustainability Statement
  • Letters of Support
  • Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
  • Finishing Touches
  • Key Points for Chapter 11
  • Chapter 11 Activities

Appendix A • Estimating Time

Appendix A • Estimating Time

Appendix B • Funding Resource Information

Appendix B • Funding Resource Information

Appendix C • Budget

Appendix C • Budget

Appendix D • Additional Information

Appendix D • Additional Information

Appendix E • Proposal Sections

Appendix E • Proposal Sections

Appendix F • Handout Materials

Appendix F • Handout Materials

References and Suggested Readings

References and Suggested Readings

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Proposal Writing

Effective Grantsmanship for Funding

Soraya M. Coley , Cynthia A. Scheinberg , Yulia A. Levites Strekalova
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The updated Sixth Edition of the best-selling Proposal Writing: Effective Grantsmanship for Funding offers a fresh, robust presentation of the basics of program design and proposal writing for community services funding. Authors Soraya M. Coley, Cynthia A. Scheinberg, and new co-author Yulia A. Levites Strekalova help readers develop the knowledge they need to understand community agencies, identify and describe community needs, identify funding sources, develop a viable program evaluation, prepare a simple line-item budget, and write a compelling need statement. The jargon-free, step-by-step presentation makes the book as useful to students in the university classroom as to first-time grant writers in the nonprofit setting. The new edition adds activities that can be done individually or in class to build students' skills and apply the chapter material.


Table Of Contents:

  • Preface
  • About the Authors
  • Chapter 1: An Orientation to Proposal Writing
  • A Book for the Beginning Grant Writer
  • A Brief History of Giving and Philanthropy
  • Differences Between Grants and Contracts
  • Definition of a Proposal
  • Request for Proposals (RFP)
  • Key Points for Chapter 1
  • Chapter 1 Activities
  • Chapter 2: Understanding the Nonprofit Agency
  • About the Nonprofit
  • Mission-Driven Analysis of the Agency/Organization
  • Organizational Capacity
  • Key Points for Chapter 2
  • Chapter 2 Activities
  • Chapter 3: Finding and Applying for Funding
  • Finding Funding
  • The Federal Government
  • The State and Local Government
  • Foundations and Corporate Giving
  • Crowdsourced Funding
  • Search and Review
  • Is This Information for Real?
  • Key Points for Chapter 3
  • Chapter 3 Activity
  • Chapter 4: The Proposal Overview
  • The Components of a Proposal
  • Proposal Submission and Scoring Process
  • Key Points for Chapter 4
  • Chapter 4 Activities
  • Chapter 5: Logistics and Basics of Writing the Proposal
  • The Nuts and Bolts of Writing a Proposal
  • Writing for an Established versus New Organization
  • Writing a Proposal for a Collaborative
  • Writing Style and Format
  • Using Audio/Visual Media
  • Key Points for Chapter 5
  • Chapter 5 Activities
  • Chapter 6: Design the Program
  • Understand the Community Through Data
  • Formulating Program Ideas
  • Key Points for Chapter 6
  • Chapter 6 Activities
  • Chapter 7: Program Objectives and Evaluation
  • Evaluation
  • Four Steps to Preparing the Objectives and Evaluation Plan
  • A Logic Model
  • Writing the Evaluation Section
  • Ethical Considerations
  • Key Points for Chapter 7
  • Chapter 7 Activity
  • Chapter 8: Writing the Need or Problem Statement
  • The Aim of the Need/Problem Statement
  • A Guide to Writing the Need Statement
  • Theory of Change
  • Key Points for Chapter 8
  • Chapter 8 Activities
  • Chapter 9: Program Description
  • Implementation Plan
  • The Project Narrative
  • Project Timeline
  • Scope of Work Forms
  • Key Points for Chapter 9
  • Chapter 9 Activities
  • Chapter 10: Creating the Budget and Budget Justification
  • The Budget Context
  • Preparation of a Line-Item Budget
  • Other Types of Budgets
  • Other Budgeting Issues
  • Key Points for Chapter 10
  • Chapter 10 Activities
  • Chapter 11: Other Proposal Components and Finishing Touches
  • Project Abstract
  • Agency Capability Statement
  • Sustainability Statement
  • Letters of Support
  • Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
  • Finishing Touches
  • Key Points for Chapter 11
  • Chapter 11 Activities
  • Appendix A • Estimating Time
  • Appendix B • Funding Resource Information
  • Appendix C • Budget
  • Appendix D • Additional Information
  • Appendix E • Proposal Sections
  • Appendix F • Handout Materials
  • References and Suggested Readings

Recent Product Reviews:

I used the 5th edition of this book previously and it was always regarded as one of the most useful resources. I am looking forward to using the updated edition.
Dr Rachel Casiday, Health, Samford University
Proposal writing is a night mare for some students. This year i used it for the student to adopt tactics for proposal writing and this book helped a lot.
Dr Quazi Zaman, Scott Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment , Robert Gordon University

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