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Title: How Foundations Work What Grantseekers Need to Know about the Many Faces of Foundations
Publisher: Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA
Publication Date: 1998
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0787940119
ISBN 13: 9780787940119
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
Condition: Good+
Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket

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Synopsis

In this groundbreaking book, Dennis McIlnay offers a unique andremarkable look inside foundations--exploring the complex workingsof the mysterious and often misunderstood organizations that sooften determine the success or failure of a nonprofit's fundraising ventures.

Drawing on his extensive research and on insights from foundations,McIlnay gives the grantseeker an edge in the highly competitiveworld of foundation grants by both debunking many of the myths andmisconseptions surrounding foundations and including moreproductive strategies for dealing with them.

Structured around six perceptions of foundations--judges, editors,citizens, activists, entrepreneurs, and partners--this bookprovides a thorough understanding of what makes foundations tickand how this affects their interations with nonprofits.

About the Author

DENNIS P. MCILNAY is professor of management at Saint Francis College in Loretto, Pennsylvania. His publications include Foundation and Higher Education: Dollars, Donors, and Scholars(1991) and articles on foundations in Nonprofit and Voluntary Section Quarterly, Foundation News and Commentary, Philanthropy Matters, and Currents. He is also a member of the editorial board of Foundation News and Commentary.

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