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A
Proposal Writing Short Course from The Foundation Center. Well organized
site that also includes information on topics such as the grantseeking
process, non-profit formation & management, and corporate philanthropy.
The Research
Administration Tool Box is a wonderful listing of links put together by
the Office of Sponsored Programs at Pennsylvania State University. Included is
just about everything that has to do with grants and proposal writing. In
addition to the information that focuses specifically on Penn State, there are
sections that deal with Proposal Guides, Forms, and Rates; Federal Regulations
for Contracts and Grants Management; and links to get you the actual forms
used by a variety of different agencies.
Persuasive
Proposal Writing from Bar Ilan University in Israel. This page begins with
the statement, "In language, clarity is everything," and then proceeds to
suggest a variety of ways that you can improve the clarity of your proposal.
Internet
Resources for Nonprofits (United Cerebral Palsy Association of the Greater
Utica Area) not only includes a wonderful collection of www links on Grants
and Grant Writing but also numerous links on such related topics as
Donor/Prospect Research, Public Policy/Current Issues, Volunteerism, and Fund
Raising/Resource Development. Defintely worth a visit if you are involved in
the non-profit sector. (Thanks to Bruce Brodsky of UCP-Utica
for alerting me to this website.)
Grants
Central Station. has been put together by Jay Mandell at Florida Atlantic
University as an organizing point for a variety of different types of
information to support the preparation of a grant proposal. Though some of the
information is focused specifically on Broward County and Palm Beach County
(Florida), there are lots of great links to information on the web.
Elements
of a Grant Proposal has been prepared by The Center for Nonprofit
Management in Los Angeles. It provides a very concise set of listings of the
things to do (and not to do) in preparing a proposal.
The
Proposal
Checklist (from Virginia Commonwealth University) is packed with questions
(Is the title descriptive, imaginative and suitable for indexing? Does the
project have a strong theoretical or conceptual base? ) in each of 16
different categories that go into creating a viable proposal. An excellent
tool to be used when you think you've finished writing your proposal.
Writing
for Business and Pleasure is a series of articles (originally written for
the Minneapolis Star Tribune) by Stephen Wilbers. Included is "Grant
proposals: Writing is just part of the process", "Writing with heart improves
odds of getting grant", and "Use the Internet for help with writing grant
proposals." Well written with lots of good ideas and hints to be successful in
preparing a proposal.
Excellent
web site from the University of Michigan's Office of the Vice President for
Research. Written by Donald E. Thackrey and entitled
Proposal Writer's Guide, it systematically goes through each aspect of the
proposal with many good examples and suggestions.
The U S
Environmental Protection Agency in conjunction with Purdue University has
created a most helpful website. Though you will find yourself clicking from
page to page (fewer clicks and less cute icons would make this site a lot more
friendly!) the EPA
Grant Writing Tutoial is loaded with information about everything from
examples of actual proposals, to specific suggestions, to ways to enhance your
proposal.
What
Every Grant Should Have: Key Elements of a Grant Proposal for Public Schools
is a single page of questions and suggestions about preparing a proposal.
Though designed for public school teachers it is sure to remind you of
something that you had overlooked.
The
Beginners Guide
to the Research Proposal includes a variety of suggestions on how to get
your first proposal onto paper.
Proposal
Writing: Internet Resources from the Grants Information Center at the
University of Wisconsin - Madison.
Well
organized listing (with links) of
Grants and Related
Resources maintained by the Michigan State University Library.
An
excellent site maintained by the
Internet Prospector with a large number of links relating to foundations
and grants.
The
Guide to Grant Proposal
Writing was developed by staff at the New Jersey State Library. It divides
the proposal into 8 sections and then provides very clear suggestions and
examples for each. Can be especially helpful in writing your goals/objectives
section and also your evaluation section.
The
Community of Science is a global
registry designed to provide accurate, timely, easy-to-access information
about what new funding opportunities exist, and who is working on what
subject, and where.
Proposal
Writing & Research Development is a set of "Proposal Development Tools"
and a variety of relevant links from the Office of Research Affairs at the
University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Looking
for sources of funds from the U S Government?
The Grantsmanship
Center has put together two pages of links to just about every conceivable
Federal Department and Agency that has funds available. Included are links
directly to the agency with specific funding guidelines.
Funding
Your Best Ideas: A 12-Step Program is a nice concise set of very practical
ideas put together by Dr. Joan Straumanis at FIPSE (Fund for the Improvement
of Postsecondary Education).
From the
National Science Foundation (Division of Undergraduate Education), A
Guide for Proposal Writing helps you understand the entire grant-making
process. Included are sections describing the proposal, the criteria that will
be used for evaluating the proposal, and suggestions for proposal writers.
Though geared for their speciifc purposes there are many excellent ideas
presented.
Here is a
whole batch of related links via the
Alta Vista search engine.
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