Council On Library/Media Technicians
PROPOSAL WRITING FOR GRANTS: A RESOURCE BIBLIOGRAPHY
Compiled by: Rita Gibson
June 2003
- Allison, Michael. Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations: A Practical Guide And Workbook. New York: Wiley, 1997.
- Annual Register of Grant Support: A Directory of Funding Sources.
34th ed. New Providence, NJ: Bowker, 2001.
- Bader, Barbara c. and Steven Carr. Successful Grantseeking: A Comprehensive Guide to Developing Proposals, Finding Funders, and Managing theGrantseeking Process. Bozeman, MT: Community Systems, 1999.
- Barbato, Joseph and Danielle S. Furlich. Writing For a Good Cause: The Complete Guide to Crafting Proposals and Other Persuasive Pieces for Nonprofits. New York: Fireside, 2000.
- Barber, Daniel M. Finding Funding: The Comprehensive Guide to Grant Writing. Long Beach, CA: Bond Street Publishers, 2002.
- Boss, Richard W. Grant Money and How to Get It: A Handbook for Librarians. New York: Bowker, 1980.
- Brown, Larissa Golden, Martin John Brown and Judith E. Nichols. Demystifying Grant Seeking: What You REALLY Need to Do To Get the Grants. New York: Wiley, 2001.
- Brown, Larissa Golden. Win Grants for Your Nonprofit Program. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001.
- Browning, Beverly A. Grant Writing for Dummies. New York: Wiley, 2001.
- Browning, Beverly A. How to Become a Grant Writing Consultant. Chandler, AZ: Bev Browning & Associates, 2000.
- Burke, Jim and Carol Ann Prater. I’ll Grant You That: A Step-By-Step Guide To Finding Funds, Designing Winning Projects, and Writing Powerful Proposals. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2000.
- Cantarella, Gina-Marie, ed. National Guide to Funding for Libraries and Information Services. 5th ed. New York: The Foundation Center, 1999.
- Carlson, Mim. Winning Grants Step By Step. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2002.
- Clarke, Cheryl A. Storytelling for Grantseekers: The Guide to Creative Nonprofit Fundraising. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001.
- Collins, Sarah and Charlotte Dion, eds. The Foundation Center’s User-Friendly Guide: A Grantseeker’s Guide to Resources. New York: The Foundation Center, 1994.
- Corry, Emmett. Grants for Libraries: A Guide to Public and Private Funding Programs and Proposal Writing Techniques. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1982.
- Drucker, Peter Ferdinand. Managing the Non-Profit Organization: Principles and Practices. New York: HarperBusiness, 1992.
- Ferguson, Jacqueline and Michael V. Gershowitz. The Grantseeker’s Answer Book: Grants Experts Respond to the Most Commonly Asked Questions. Alexandria, VA: Capitol Publications, 1995.
- Geever, Jane C. and Patricia McNeill. The Foundation Center’s Guide to Proposal Writing. New York: The Foundation Center, 1997.
- Geller, Robert E. Plain Talk About Grants: A Basic Handbook. Sacramento: California State Library Foundation, 1986.
- Gierke, Allyson and Melissa Streicher, eds. Montana Foundation Directory 2000. 12th ed. Billings, MT: Montana State University – Billings, 2000.
- Hale, Phale D. Jr. Writing Grant Proposals That Win! Alexandria, VA: Capitol Publications, 1992.
- Hoffman, Don, Denise Lamoreaux and Lisa Hayes. Winning Strategies for Developing Grant Proposals. Washington, DC: Thompson Pub Group, 1999.
- Locke, Lawrence F., Waneen Wyrick Spirduso and Stephen J. Silverman. Proposals That Work: A Guide for Planning Dissertations and Grant Proposals. 4th ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2000.
- Martorana, Janet and Sherry DeDecker. RFP and Grant Writing Resources. March 2002. Available from http://www.library.ucsb.edu/guides/rfps.html. [14 May 2003].
- McIlnay, Dennis A. and Dennis P. McIlnay. How Foundations Work. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1998.
- Miller, Patrick W. Grant Writing: Strategies for Developing Winning Proposals. 2nd ed. Munster, IN: Patrick W. Miller & Associates, 2002.
- Miner, Lynn E., Jeremy T. Miner and Jerry Griffith. Proposal Planning and Writing. 2nd ed. Phoenix: Oryx Press, 1998.
- Nauffts, Mitchell F. Foundation Fundamentals: A Guide for Grantseekers. 5th ed. New York: The Foundation Center, 1994.
- New, Cheryl Carter and James Aaron Quick. Grantseeker’s Toolkit: A Comprehensive Guide to Finding Funding. New York: Wiley, 1998.
- Nonprofit Resource Center. Introduction to Grant Funding [video]. Sacramento: Nonprofit Resource Center, 1993.
- Rich, Elizabeth H., ed. National Guide to Funding in Arts and Culture. 5th ed. New York: The Foundation Center, 1998.
- Robinson, Andy and Kim Klein. Grassroots Grants. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996.
- Rosso, Henry A. Achieving Excellence in Fund Raising: A Comprehensive Guide To Principles, Strategies, and Methods. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1991.
- Schladweiler, Kier, ed. The Foundation Center’s Guide to Grantseeking on the Web. New York: The Foundation Center, 2001.
- Taft Group. Big Book of Library Grant Money, 1998-99. Detroit: Taft Group, 1998.
- Warwick, Mal. Five Strategies for Fundraising Success: A Mission-Based Guide to Achieving Your Goals. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999.
- Warwick, Mal, ed. Fundraising on the Internet: The ePhilanthropyFoundation.org’s Guide to Success Online. 2nd ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001.
- Warwick, Mal. How to Write Successful Fundraising Letters. New York: Wiley, 2001.
- Warwick, Mal and Stephen Hitchcock. Ten Steps to Fundraising Success: Choosing the Right Strategy for Your Organization. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001.
- Zukowski, Linda M. Fistfuls of Dollars. Redondo Beach, CA: EarthWrites, 1998.
This bibliography is the work of Rita Gibson. Ms. Gibson is employed as the Access Services Technician (Circulation Supervisor) at the State Law Library of Montana, Helena, MT. She has worked in both technical and public services divisions of 8 different academic, special and public libraries in Montana and Texas. According to Ms. Gibson. she has been "in the business" for 20 years. In 1997 Ms. Gibson and her paraprofessional colleague, Barbara Pepper-Rotness (Montana State Library), started Montana's paraprofessional organization, the Montana Library Paraprofessionals.
Dated revisions of this bibliography will be released periodically. To suggest resources for inclusion in future bibliographies or to discuss this one, contact Rita Gibson at: rkgibson@hotmail.com .