Any grant writers out there?
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In college I wrote for the Ford Foundationa nd earned a good chunk of money.  I researched and presented commmunication development cross culturally from the speech pathologist's perspective.  I spent time in the library (before internet) and on microphiche (archives).  I enjoyed it very much and was grateful to have earned that opportunity.  I don't do it for a living, but I did do it once and very successfully.
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you might try this website it has many different grants in georgia
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I recommend you read the article "How to be a Grant Writer" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol121/grantwriter.htm - the article covers how to get started in this business, what you need to start, income potential and links to associations and useful websites.\n\nOther resources you may want to check out are:\n\nTeaching Yourself to be a Grantwriter http://www.grantproposal.com/starting_inner.html\nMinnesota Council on Foundations Writing a Successful Grant Proposal http://www.mcf.org/mcf/grant/writing.htm\nAmerican Association of Grant Professionals http://www.grantprofessionals.org/\nNon profit Guides http://www.npguides.org/ \nGrantExperts.com http://www.grantexperts.com\nAssociation of Fund Raising Professionals http://www.afpnet.org/\n\nI also recommend that you check out the following books to get in-depth knowledge of the grant writing business:\n\n- Demystifying Grant Seeking: What You REALLY Need to Do to Get Grants \n- I'll Grant You That: A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Funds, Designing Winning Projects, and Writing Powerful Grant Proposals \n- Winning Grants: Step by Step, 2nd Edition \n- Grant Winner's Toolkit : Project Management and Evaluation \n- Grant Writing For Dummies®
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Don't be taken in by the guy in funny suit. He is out there to sell his books, his CDROMs or what not. He is promising people that there are grants just for about any purpose -- from starting a hair salon to doing cosmetic surgeries -- which is FALSE.\n\nyou can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support a for-profit venture.\n\nEven if you buy Lesko's books on "how to get grants" or list that supposedly has information on grants -- all of them are mere rehash of what CFDA has, albeit packaged differently. But still the info is the same - hardly any grants for starting a for profit business or for federal use.\n\nMost of the federal grants are given to specific target groups with specific requirements (e.g. minority business owners involved in transportation related contracts emanating from DOT - Grant#20.905 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Short Term Lending Program \n\nGrants are also often given to non profit groups or organizations involved in training or other similar activities (grant 59.043 Women's Business Ownership Assistance that are given to those who will create women's business center that will train women entrepreneurs \n\nFor private grants, you may want to check the Foundation Center's Foundation Grants for Individuals Online. It's a subscription based website ($9.95 per month) but their opening blurb only says that the database is ideal for "students, artists, academic researchers, libraries and financial aid offices." Entrepreneurs are apparently not one of them, so I take it they also don't have listings of private foundations who give grants to would-be entrepreneurs.
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There are all types of government programs for grants but the paperworks could take several months so I don't know if there would be enough time for that.\n\nI can tell you that I use to work at a Chamber of Commerce and we use to get a lot of people in situations similar to yours who would come in looking for sponsorships from local businesses.  I can't promise anything but it's worth a shot because businesses often sponsor events like this for tax write-offs.  So I would stop by your local Chamber of Commerce.
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Go to the www.usgov.com. type in grants and you should get a lot of info. Good luck.
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post a listing on www.craigslist.com thier are some listing for grant writers on contingency.  I have wrote grants for a contingency fee, good luck keep me posted.
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Here are some resources to help you start a career in grant writing:\n\nHow to be a Grant Writer http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol121/grantwriter.htm\nTeaching Yourself to be a Grantwriter http://www.grantproposal.com/starting_inner.html\nMinnesota Council on Foundations Writing a Successful Grant Proposal http://www.mcf.org/mcf/grant/writing.htm\n\nAmerican Association of Grant Professionals http://www.grantprofessionals.org/\nNon profit Guides http://www.npguides.org/ \nGrantExperts.com http://www.grantexperts.com\nAssociation of Fund Raising Professionals http://www.afpnet.org/
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The best place to find good writers is on Craig's List: http://dallas.craigslist.org/about/cities.html. I don't know for sure, but it also looks like you would benefit from an editor for your mag. Here's the ones I use: www.wordtechs.com. They can help you with publishing and marketing, too, have really helped me get my prjects where I need them to go.\n\nGood luck with your project!\n~Tia~\nYahoo Brainiac\nhttp://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/asktheplanet/brain.html
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There are a number of good books on grant writing. Here are some of them:\n\nDemystifying Grant Seeking: What You REALLY Need to Do to Get Grants http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0787956503/ref=nosim/powerhomebizguid \nI'll Grant You That: A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Funds, Designing Winning Projects, and Writing Powerful Grant Proposals http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0325001979/ref=nosim/powerhomebizguid\nWinning Grants: Step by Step, 2nd Edition http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/078795876X/ref=nosim/powerhomebizguid\nGrant Winner's Toolkit : Project Management and Evaluation http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471332453/ref=nosim/powerhomebizguid  \nGrant Writing For Dummies® http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764553070/ref=nosim/powerhomebizguid\nThe Everything Grant Writing Book: Create the Perfect Proposal to Raise the Funds You Need (Everything Series) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/158062877X/ref=nosim/powerhomebizguid
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There are grants for everything!  You just gotta know where to look, how to apply, and meet the special qualifications. \n\nDon't waste your money on any of those Free Federal Grants books, programs, or any of that stuff.  \n\nThe same information is in the link below.\n\nAnd I'm only gonna charge you $5!  What a deal!
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These guys can help or at least point you in the right direction: www.wordtechs.com. They were lots of help to me, made many a college paper shine. They do all kinds of writing. Also, only a few dollars and quick turn-around.\n\nGood luck!\n~Tia~
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Your local library has or has access to a grant library, which allows you to search for specific grants in several different ways. The librarian will be able to show you how to use it. I do not recommend online research, because there are a lot of scams out there.
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i actually work at a nonprofit that consults other nonprofit organizations on how to write grants. im a bit hesitant to provide you all the answer to your 6 questions because i dont know you and dont want to put all that information over Yahoo! answers. \n\nbut there are numerous reasons why nonprofit organizations get denied grants. they range from not following directions to a grant being extremely competitive. the one project i am workiong, i have consulted over 20 organizations that are part of a 50 nonprofit applicant pool. and of those 50 applicants, only 5-10 grants will be awarded.\n\nusually grants are written specifically for particular grants. a lot of the language can be used for other grants but my advice is always cater your grants based on the funder and their funding priorities. never, ever use boilerplate language over and over again on different grants.\n\nmy suggestion for new grant writers is to find a mentor and just do it. you cannot get an undergraduate degree in grantwriting and the best way to learn is to read books on grants writing, attend workshops and classes, find a mentor to help, get to know as many program officers as you can, and write and write and write.\n\ngood luck.
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Here are resources with sample grant proposals that you can use for your own grant proposal\n\nhttp://www.proposalwriter.com/grantsamples.html\nhttp://www.npguides.org/guide/rfp1.htm\nhttp://www.templeton.org/grant_opportunities/submitting.asp
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Matthew Lesko. But you don't need to buy his book or pay for his program to get information on government grants because the information is FREE.\n\nYou can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support a for-profit venture.\n\nEven if you buy books on "how to get grants" or list that supposedly has information on grants -- all of them are mere rehash of what CFDA has, albeit packaged differently. But still the info is the same - hardly any grants for starting a for profit business.\n\nIt is hard to find grants to start a business. Unlike the myths that some perpetuate including Lesko, federal government and even private foundations hardly give grant money for a for-profit business. And yes, grants mean PAPERWORK - lots and lots of it, that is why a cottage industry of grant writers was born.\n\nMost of the federal grants are given to specific target groups with specific requirements (e.g. minority business owners involved in transportation related contracts emanating from DOT - Grant#20.905 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Short Term Lending Program \n\nGrants are also often given to non profit groups or organizations involved in training or other similar activities (grant 59.043 Women's Business Ownership Assistance that are given to those who will create women's business center that will train women entrepreneurs \n\nFor private grants, you may want to check the Foundation Center's Foundation Grants for Individuals Online. It's a subscription based website ($9.95 per month) but their opening blurb only says that the database is ideal for "students, artists, academic researchers, libraries and financial aid offices." Entrepreneurs are apparently not one of them, so I take it they also don't have listings of private foundations who give grants to would-be entrepreneurs.
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Contact the colleges and universities in your area.\n\nGrant writing isn't all there is to the task. Once you have the grant, you need to understand project mangement. A workshop might give you a taste but at least an entire course is needed to really be in a position to compete. Even then, you need to get your first grant to really start learning what it's all about.\n\nThere's a pretty small percentage of responses to RFPs (Request for Proposals) are actually funded. Those who fail usually don't try again, on average, for many, many years. Conversely, having had a grant, makes it easier to get the next one.\n\nGood luck. If you want it enough, you can acquire the skills.