What is available to guide me?
The following books and CDs are held for your review in the Office of Sponsored Research.
Books
- Writing Grant Proposals That Win -
Mr. Hale, nationally known grants expert with more than 25 years experience,
gives you step-by-step instructions and clear examples of how to write winning
grant proposals. You will find the help you need to maximize every aspect
of your proposal. You get clear step-by-step examples and explanations
that help you through every phase of the process.
Author: Phale D. Hale, Jr.
Edition: Second Edition
Publisher: Aspen Publishers - The Catholic Funding Guide: A Directory of Resources for Catholic Activities - This book contains 672 entries and was produced to provide information on a variety of funding sources for the spectrum of Catholic activities. This guide includes private and corporate foundations located in 42 states, Catholic church-based agencies awarding grants, as well as Catholic religious communities and fraternal benefit societies supporting the work of the church.
- The Complete Book of Model Fund-Raising Letters - This is a book containing 350 samples, and excerpts of fund-raising letters authored by a great number of writers. It provides you with every possible type of fund-raising letter you will ever need.
- The Grantseeker’s Handbook of Essential Internet Sites - The Grantseeker’s Handbook of Essential Internet Sites is designed to guide fundraisers to the motherload This unique resource reviews more than 500 Internet Sites. Each description includes the resource’s address and log-in or subscription instructions, where applicable.
- Guide to Proposal Writing - Proposal writing is essential to the fundraising process, but it can be intimidating for the novice. Yet, if you follow the step-by-step process described in this book, you can create a proposal with a minimum of anxiety. (Four copies of this book are available.)
- Guide to Grantseeking on the Web - Using this book to become familiar with the Web resources available to grantseekers will help you make the most of your time spent online. (Two copies of this book are available.)
- Directory of Education Grants - This first edition of the Directory
of Education Grants will assist fund-raisers seeking grants for education
related purposes. The categories listed include: adult education, cultural
education, elementary/secondary education, health education, higher
education, libraries, literacy, medical education, minorities, religious
education, scholarships/financial aid, science/mathematics, and special
education/disabled.
A Reference Directory Identifying Educational Grants Available to Nonprofit Organizations
Author: Kerry A. Robinson, Editor
Publisher: FADICA
Author: Roland Kuniholm
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Author: William Reinhard, Editor
Edition: 1999-2000 Edition
Publisher: Aspen Publishers
Publisher: Foundation Center
Publisher: The Foundation Center
Publisher: Research Grant Guides, Inc.
CDs
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Prospector’s Choice CD - The Prospector’s Choice CD provides quick and easy access to detailed profiles of over 10,000 potential donors, including top foundations and corporate direct giving programs. In addition to comprehensive information on the organizations, the guide also includes hard-to-find biographical information on the officers and directors of the organizations. Developed by the The Taft Group
- FC Search - This CD-ROM contains data files on grantmakers and their recent grants. For those familiar with Foundation Center reference books, this CD brings all of these together in one place making FC Search the most comprehensive resource available on private funding sources. The Foundation Center’s Database on CD-ROM -- Version 3.0.