This second edition reveals how to prepare foundation, federal and corporate grant applications and includes a comprehensive directory of major funders’ contact information. It then offers readers cutting-edge business advice on setting up and registering a grant-seeking business and marketing themselves as savvy grant seekers. It covers current trends in grant seeking, topics that are on the radar of most funders and cutting edge application strategies. It also offers strategies for the online application process: using effective subject lines, searching for funders online and filling online budget forms. It’s divided into four sections: the art of the grant proposal, prospect research, starting and marketing a grant writing business and maximizing one’s chances of winning a grant.

An updated and revised edition-offering new information on some of the most popular topics in grant writing. This new edition of The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Grant Writing provides essential information on how to start a freelance business, covering such topics as getting that first assignment, pricing, state regulations, organizing and customizing proposals, researching funders, sponsorship, and much more. ? In the current economic environment, government and private sector grants will continue to be an important way to acquire funds for projects. ? Includes grant writing samples. ? This book's templates and other resources will now be easy to find and use on idiotsguides.com.

21st Edition. Grants are supposed to enable work, not create more of it. You need a guide, a map, and the right tools for the job. Helping you from your earliest brainstorming sessions to fully funded projects, this essential directory offers countless tips and resources for artists, and arts organizations seeking funding for performances, exhibits, residencies, general operations, fellowships, and numerous other program types. This invaluable directory highlights 4,422 current programs from over 3,100 sponsors, including U.S. and foreign foundations, corporations, state arts councils and government agencies and other organizations.

Presents over two thousand records of U.S. government web sites, featuring URLs, descriptions, and evaluations.

All areas of the biological sciences are covered, including agronomy, animal science, botany, environmental sciences, forestry, horticulture, marine sciences, veterinary sciences, zoology, and many more. Each program entry is prepared from data supplied by the sponsoring organization. You can read about the purpose, eligibility, monetary award, duration, special features, limitations, number awarded, and deadline date for any program.--[back cover].

Although the current grants marketplace is rife with changes, this book provides the most current data and techniques to keep grant seekers ahead of the curve. The author offers step-by-step advice for seeking grants from foundations, the corporate sector, and the government, and explains exactly how to achieve success, particularly in the present economic climate. This new edition of The 'How To' Grants Manual seeks to improve success rates to an even higher percentage.

This familiar guide to information resources in the humanities and the arts, organized by subjects and emphasizing electronic resources, enables librarians, teachers, and students to quickly find the best resources for their diverse needs.

For nearly two decades, the Oryx Press GRANTS Database has provided the most up-to-date and accurate information regarding funding for research and performance-related programs. The Directory of Grants in the Humanities is a specialized directory created from the database, focusing on funding programs in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. The only directory of its kind to include all 50 states' and several Canadian provinces' arts/humanities councils' programs, this comprehensive 11th edition contains updates on over 3,400 current funding programs and features 200 new grant programs. Also debuting are descriptions of recently awarded grants; a list of World Wide Web sites for sponsoring organizations; and an enhanced subject index with cross-references to aid searching by subject area. The vast scope of programs listed in the Directory of Grants in the Humanities 1997/98 fund cultural outreach programs, research, travel, internships, fellowships, dissertation support, performances, exhibitions, publishing awards, and performance prizes. Funding programs are provided for such humanities disciplines as literature, language, history, anthropology, architecture, philosophy, and psychology. Fine and performing arts programs include painting, dance, photography, sculpture, and music.

Covering all aspects of the proposal process, from the most basic questions about form and style to the task of seeking funding, this Sixth Edition has been completely updated and revised to offer clear advice backed up with excellent examples.

Now in its 29th edition, the Europa International Foundation Directory 2020 provides an unparalleled guide to the foundations, trusts, charitable and grantmaking NGOs, and other similar not-for-profit organizations of the world. It provides a comprehensive picture of third sector activity on a global scale. Users will find names and contact details for some 2,690 institutions worldwide. This new edition has been revised and expanded to include the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on this growing sector. Indexes allow the reader to find organizations by area of activity (including conservation and the environment, science and technology, education and social welfare) and geographical region of operations (e.g. South America, Central America and the Caribbean, Australasia, Western Europe and North America). Contents include: A comprehensive directory section organized by country or territory; Details of co-ordinating bodies, and of foundations, trusts and non-profit organizations; A full index of organizations, and indexes by main activity and by geographical area of activity.

Now in its 30th edition, the Europa International Foundation Directory 2021 provides an unparalleled guide to the foundations, trusts, charitable and grantmaking NGOs, and other similar not-for-profit organizations of the world. It provides a comprehensive picture of third sector activity on a global scale. Users will find names and contact details for some 2,690 institutions worldwide. This new edition has been revised and expanded to include the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on this growing sector. Indexes allow the reader to find organizations by area of activity (including conservation and the environment, science and technology, education and social welfare) and geographical region of operations (e.g. South America, Central America and the Caribbean, Australasia, Western Europe and North America). Contents include: A comprehensive directory section organized by country or territory; Details of co-ordinating bodies, and of foundations, trusts and non-profit organizations; A full index of organizations, and indexes by main activity and by geographical area of activity.

Programming is an important means of not only drawing new people to the library but also better serving existing patrons. Lear’s invaluable guide to adult programs is back—and better than ever, with refreshed, expanded content and new ideas to reinvigorate programs and give them a 21st-century spin. This edition includes Updated chapters on basics such as funding, crafting guidelines, topic selection, publicity, post-program evaluations, and more A new section on technology, with ideas for online book discussions, offering programs via Skype, and turning programs into podcasts Methods for tailoring programs for specific groups, such as men, baby boomers, and seniors A collection of "five-star" programs from libraries around the country that can be easily adapted Walking the reader through every aspect of adult programming, this new edition of a tried-and-true book is truly a librarian’s best friend.