Originally published by Stevenson, Inc., this practical resource offers advice on wining more grants. It provides step-by-step procedures for identifying, prioritizing, and approaching foundations and corporations for grant support; specific strategies and approaches used by foundation and corporate relations professionals; and tips, techniques, and best practices to draft and submit winning grant proposals.

Important topics covered include:

• Grant-seeking procedures for beginners
• Essentials for pursuing federal grants
• Finding the best corporate and foundation prospects
• Matching grant requests with grant makers
• Attracting funders
• Making proposals compelling
• Grant drafting
• Report systems
• Cultivating relationships
• Outsourcing grant writing
• Tips for dealing with family foundations
• Approaching foundations
• Confidentiality issues
• Corporate giving officers
• Corporate sponsors
• Effective grant writing
• Challenge grants

Please note that some content featured in the original version of this title has been removed in this published version due to permissions issues.

Scott C. Stevenson is the editor of Foundation and Corporate Grants: How to Improve Your Funded Grants Batting Average, published by Wiley.