The Grant System - A Bibliography
The following list of publications examine the world of
grants in the United States. These resources provide helpful advice on
obtaining grants and administering them. These books are not meant to
be used to identify potential funders, but rather to assist fund
raisers with the process of winning a grant. All of the items listed
are located in the Funding Information Center and cannot be checked out
of the library.
FIC HG 4027.65 .B38 1995
Administering Grants, Contracts, and Funds.
Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press.
Focuses on the complex and important areas of grant
administration. Examines running an office of contracts and grants, and
developing a grant savvy staff.
FIC HG 177 .T74 2003
The Art + Science of Grantsmanship: Grants for Non-profits. Philadelphia, PA: Xlibris Corp.
Covers pre-proposal research and planning through the post-grant follow-up.
FIC HG 177 .B767 2001
Demystifying Grant Seeking: What You Really Need to
Do to Get Grants. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Discusses the principles behind successful grant seeking in
a step-by-step manner. Includes sample forms and a proposal.
FIC LB 2825 .F522 2001
Finding Funding : Grantwriting from Start to Finish,
Including Project Management and Internet Use. Thousand Oaks,
CA: Corwin Press.
Comprehensive view of grant seeking specifically in
Education, though useful to other fields as well.
FIC HV 41.2 .F68 2003
The Foundation Center's Guide to Grantseeking on the
Web. New York: Foundation Center.
Comprehensive source on finding information about grants
and foundations on the WWW. Includes chapters on foundations,
public charities, corporate giving, databases, and online journals.
FIC HV 41 .F76 7th ed. 2004
Foundation Fundamentals. New York, NY: The
Foundation Center.
A comprehensive guidebook for grantseekers, covering the
funding research process. Provides descriptions of foundations, how to
plan for a grant, and how to present a proposal.
FIC HV 41.2 .T84 1999
The Grant Seeker's Primer: A Guide to Applying for
Federal, Foundation, & Corporate Funding. Fairfax,
VA: SEK Pub.
Provides tips on the entire grantseeking process.
FIC HV 41.2 .Q54 2000
Grant Winner's Toolkit: Project Management and
Evaluation. New York: John Wiley.
Emphasizes the team approach to the grant seeking process.
FIC HV 41.2 .F47 1999
The Grantseeker's Answer Book: Fundraising Experts
Respond to the Most Commonly Asked Questions. Gaithersburg,
MD: Aspen Publishers.
Topics discussed include getting started, building a team,
developing a proposal, and applying to federal agencies, foundations,
and corporations.
FIC HG 177 .G715 1999
The Grantseeker's Guide to Project Evaluation. Gaitherburg,
MD: Aspen Publications.
Detailed coverage of the evaluation process including a
chapter on quantitative analysis.
FIC HV 41.2 .N48 1998
Grantseeker's Toolkit: A Comprehensive Guide to
Finding Funding. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Comprehensive guide to the grantseeking
process from start to finish.
FIC HG 177.5 .U6 Z560 2001
Grantseeking: A Step-by-Step Approach: Strengthening
Theory and Practice. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
A good overview of the process of seeking a grant. Includes
detailed information on letter and proposal writing.
FIC HG 177 .R65 2004
Grassroots Grants: An Activist's Guide to Grantseeking. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Focuses on 4 basic grantseeking skills: Grant thinking, research, relationship building, and proposal writing.
FIC HV 41.9 .U5 M35 1998
How Foundations Work: What Grantseekers Need to Know
About the Many Faces of Foundations. San Francisco: Jossey
Bass.
Six chapters provide excellent insight into different roles
foundations play in the grantmaking process, including: judge,
activist, editor, citizen, entrepreneur, and partner.
FIC HG 177 .B38 2003
The "How-to" Grants Manual. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx
Press.
The subtitle, "Successful grantseeking techniques for
obtaining public and private grants", accurately describes this useful
resource.
FIC HD 62.6 .M67 2001
Outcome Measurement in Nonprofit Organizations:
Current Practices and Recommendations. Washington, D.C.:
Independent Sector.
Provides a view of the state of outcome measurement,
including examples of procedures.
FIC HG 177 .G65 1997
Secrets of Successful Grantsmanship: A Guerrilla
Guide to Raising Money. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Excellent resource on the grant seeking process. Contains
everything from how to leave a message for a funder to tips on advocacy
and proposal submission. Easy to follow.
Web site:
Foundation Center's Guide to Funding Research
Provides a basic primer on the grantseeking process.
Marquette University's Funding
Information Center is open to the public. Please present a photo ID
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Marquette University
Raynor Library, Funding Information Center
P.O. Box 3141
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