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AFTER THE GRANT The Nonprofit’s Guide to Good Stewardship


AFTER THE GRANT The Nonprofi t’s Guide to Good Stewardship


Getting a grant is cause for celebration at any nonprofi t organization. But the real work—turning the aspirations contained in a proposal into accomplishments that can be described, measured, analyzed, and communicated to the funder—has only just begun.


After the Grant was specifi cally written in response to numerous requests from actual grant winners who needed advice on effectively managing grant funds, developing a productive relationship with their funders, and positioning themselves for further grant funding in the future. This Guide is based on the premise that the receipt of grant funds is just the beginning, and that often a grant from a foundation, if managed properly, can lead to a long and fruitful relationship with that funder—and perhaps others as well.


Manage your grant to ensure you get the next one! Expert fundraisers and foundation staff share their insights on how to best manage, communicate, and report on your funded programs, cementing your relationship with funders. CODE ATG | MARCH 2010 | 206 PGS. | $39.95


Knowledge to build on. 79 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10003 (800) 424-9836 foundationcenter.org ISBN 978-1-59542-301-6


The Guide covers the types of funder communications which can and do take place at any and every point during the grant cycle. Since such interactions are so critical to the grantmaker/grantee relationship, this topic is woven throughout most chapters. Also included are outstanding case studies of actual grants and their accompanying relationships and a “Troubleshooting Guide,” which provides practical advice about how to respond when relations with your funder do not go as smoothly as anticipated.


The chapters are written by expert fundraisers and foundation staff, offering critical insights on how to best manage, communicate, and report on your funded programs, and cement your relationship with funders. With advice that is always relevant, After the Grant is a comprehensive guide to good stewardship for grantseekers and grant recipients alike.


FUNDRAISING GUIDES AFTER THE GRANT The Nonprofi t’s Guide to Good Stewardship


About the Foundation Center Established in 1956, and today supported by more than 550 foundations, the Foundation Center is the nation’s leading authority on philanthropy, connecting nonprofi ts and the grantmakers supporting them to tools they can use and information they can trust. The Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. grantmakers and their grants—a robust, accessible knowledge bank for the sector. It also operates research, education, and training programs designed to advance philanthropy at every level. The web site receives more than 57,000 visits each day, and thousands of people gain access to free resources in the Center’s fi ve regional library/learning centers and its network of more than 425 Cooperating Collections in all 50 states and beyond. For more information, please visit foundationcenter.org or call (212) 620-4230.


Knowledge to build on.


6TH EDITION THE FOUNDATION CENTER’S GUIDE TO PROPOSAL WRITING The Foundation Center’s


GUIDE TO PROPOSAL WRITING Sixth Edition


This Guide gives you an insider’s view of what works best, incorporating the results of recent interviews with 40 U.S. grantmakers. CODE GPW6 | MAY 2012 | 271 PGS. | $39.95


In the sixth edition of our essential Guide, author Jane C. Geever provides detailed instructions on preparing successful grant proposals. Incorporating the results of 40 interviews with grantmakers across the nation, the Guide reveals their priorities in reviewing submissions and provides insight into what makes a winning proposal.


The Guide outlines the entire proposal-writing process:


Pre-Proposal Planning Tips—This helps you decide when your nonprofit is ready to raise funds and determine how to best define your project.


Components of the Proposal—Review actual cover letters, project descriptions, budgets, and examples of important follow-up communications with prospective donors.


Guidance from Grantmakers—Interviews highlight new trends in grantmaking: preferred proposal formats, funder cultivation strategies, tips on re-submitting a rejected request, and on how to capture and sustain a grantmaker’s interest.


To illustrate key points, excerpts from successful grant proposals are inserted throughout the Guide. And a complete model proposal is included in the appendix. An updated bibliography features selected resources on proposal development, including web and print sources. Three new chapters are added to address the impact of online innovations on the grantmaking process, and to provide additional insights and tips on the funders’ “due diligence” proposal review process.


About the Author Jane C. Geever is founder and chairman of the development consulting firm, J. C. Geever, Inc., established in 1975 as the first woman-led fundraising company admitted into membership in the American Association of Fund Raising Counsel (AAFRC). Ms. Geever is a nationally recognized author and lecturer who has created successful proposals to foundations for more than 35 years.


GUÍA PARA ESCRIBIR PROPUESTAS The Spanish-language translation of our Guide to Proposal Writing, 5th edition. CODE GPWS2 | MARCH 2008 | 295 PGS. | $39.95


79 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10003 (800) 424-9836 foundationcenter.org THE GRANTSEEKER’S GUIDE TO WINNING PROPOSALS


Thirty-five successful proposals critiqued by foundations! See 35 funded proposals, plus letters of inquiry, cover letters, and budgets printed in their entirety.


CODE GGW1 | AUGUST 2008 | 509 PGS. | $39.95


About the Foundation Center Established in 1956, the Foundation Center is the leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide. Through data, analysis, and training, it connects people who want to change the world to the resources they need to succeed. The Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. and, increasingly, global grantmakers and their grants—a robust, accessible knowledge bank for the sector. It also operates research, education, and training programs designed to advance knowledge of philanthropy at every level. Thousands of people visit the Center’s web site each day and are served in its five regional library/learning centers and its network of more than 450 funding information centers located in public libraries, community foundations, and educational institutions nationwide and around the world. For more information, please visit foundationcenter.org or call (212) 620-4230.


FUNDRAISING GUIDES The Foundation Center’s


GUIDE TO PROPOSAL WRITING


Sixth Edition


The newest edition of our most popular Guide, with grantmaker perspectives on the latest trends in reviewing proposals.


ISBN 978-1-59542-404-4


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