Complete Guide to Getting a Grant: How to Turn Your Ideas into Dollars

A guide to obtaining grant money shows readers how to recognize a good idea and develop it, find the right funder for every idea, and write a winning proposal, including instructive examples. 15,000 first printing.

Blum is a professional fund-raiser and the author of 15 books on fund-raising in the "Free Money" series (e.g., Free Money for Heart Disease and Cancer Care , LJ 6/1/92). This guide is a solid, basic overview of the grant-writing process, from assessing needs and researching a match to proposal writing and follow-up. The guide is aimed at individuals who wish to fund projects, either with or without nonprofit affiliations; however, it would be a useful primer for any novice grant seeker. Blum attempts to balance sensible advice with upbeat encouragement. She even supplies advice on self-motivation and efficient working procedures. Recommended for libraries with clients who need a do-it-yourself introduction to grants.
- Ruth M. Ross, Olympic Coll. Lib., Bremerton, Wash.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.