Grant writing?

Question

Does anyone know what it takes to write grants? Where can I learn? I cannot find any good resources on the internet. Please help! Thanks!

Answer 1

Here are some resources to help you learn grant writing

Teaching Yourself to be a Grantwriter http://www.grantproposal.com/starting_inner.html
Minnesota Council on Foundations Writing a Successful Grant Proposal http://www.mcf.org/mcf/grant/writing.htm
American Association of Grant Professionals http://www.grantprofessionals.org
Non profit Guides http://www.npguides.org/
GrantExperts.com http://www.grantexperts.com
Association of Fund Raising Professionals http://www.afpnet.org/

Foundation Center http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/learnabout/proposalwriting.html offers courses on grant writing - some free and some paid - that you may want to check out

You may also want to read the following books:

Demystifying Grant Seeking: What You REALLY Need to Do to Get Grants
I'll Grant You That: A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Funds, Designing Winning Projects, and Writing Powerful Grant Proposals
Winning Grants: Step by Step, 2nd Edition
Grant Winner's Toolkit : Project Management and Evaluation
Grant Writing For Dummies®

Answer 2

Most of these are reasonable sources, unfortunately none of them really help with picking out the right words that will help you draw attention to your particular proposal and thus ultimately, will put you at risk of not getting the funding fast you would need! What you need is a list of words for grants that will help you stand out among the rest and make your writing excel and a good source is, jessegilbert.com/grants/

Answer 3

I don't know what sites you've been looking at, but I found these helpful:
http://www.npguides.org/
http://www.drcharity.com/grants.html

There are also tons of sites for specific types of grants, like government grants, education grants, nonprofit grants, and more. Narrow down the type of grant you want to write.

I've done a lot of grant writing myself -- all of them successfully funded -- but learned by working with experienced grant writers at nonprofits. They really taught me how to write a winning proposal by focussing the grant and giving specific details. You might try volunteering to work on grants for local organizations first.

Answer 4

My step dad bought a program used just for grant writing!
Its called Grant Writer Pro


check it out!!

Answer 5

It would help to know why you are writing the grant. Once you know this, I would seek out the nearest non-profit organization to find their grant writer and ask questions. It is better to find the cause that you would like to support first. Grant writing is easier if you know the cause that you wish to support.

Answer 6

It' a few out there but they aren't free. Grant Writing Magic, Govt. grants and Grant search assistance, all which are $30 bucks a month each to use their services.

Answer 7

I wrote a grant proposal for starting a business before? What is the grant for?