Grassroots Grants: An Activist's Guide to Proposal Writing (Kim Klein's Fundraising Series)

If you're new to proposal writing, this book will give you the skills you need to raise money from grants. Even experienced grantwriters will learn useful, hands-on ideas to improve their odds for success. Author and activist Andy Robinson describes in plain English just what it takes to win grants for social justice.
You'll Learn About:
The pros and cons of chasing grants
How grants fit into a complete fundraising program
Using your grant proposal as a community organizing plan
Designing fundable projects
Grants research: how to find the money
Developing relationships with foundation staff
Building your proposal, piece by piece
Grants administration and reporting
The long haul: stamina, persistence, resilience
Grassroots Grants includes four complete proposals, plus suggestions from forty foundation staff members who fund groups working for social justice, human rights, and environmental conservation.

Andy Robinson has been raising money for social change since 1980. As a trainer and consultant, Robinson has assisted nonprofits in thirty-seven states and in Canada, leading workshops on fundraising, grantwriting, board development, strategic planning, marketing, and earned income strategies. He is a former columnist for the NonProfit Times and a regular contributor to the Grassroots Fundraising Journal.