Other Grantwriting Books
If you want to know more about grantwriting, these are our choices for the best books out there. We’ve set up this Amazon store so you can order them directly. Click here to jump to quick descriptions of each one.
Getting Funded The classic in the field, leads you step by step through each section of a major proposal. I use it as a text in my Portland State grantwriting classes.
Grassroots Grants As the title suggests, this is oriented for community organizers. Its straightforward approach explains how the grants process works, from fundraising planning to talking with foundation staff. It also includes annotated examples of some funded grants.
Demystifying Grant Seeking This isn’t a rehash of the basic “how to write grants” book. Rather, it tells you what you need to do to seek and manage grants. Intended for the small shop or one-person office, Demystifying Grant Seeking talks about how to set up an office, keep track of deadlines, build and maintain relationships with funders, and what to do after submitting a proposal.
Grantwriting: Strategies for Developing Winning Proposals The best book we’ve seen on federal grants, which have many differences from foundations.
Grant Proposal Makeover This book is about style, but not just writing. If your grant proposals keep getting turned down, it helps you look at them with fresh eyes and make them more effective.
Winning Grants Step by Step Provides a workbook approach, with “fill in the blanks” forms for each component of your proposal. Really a planning tool, this book helps you to organize your work so you’re ready to write effectively.
Writing for a Good Cause Unlike fiction, grantwriting isn’t all about the writing. Nevertheless, good writing is important. The authors give probably the best treatment of how to use language in your proposal, with advice on strategy mixed in.
Oregon Foundation Databook The complete source for researching foundations in Oregon. They also have books for Washington, California, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana and Oklahoma. http://www.foundationdatabook.com/
Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Handbook Two of Oregon’s top nonprofit experts, an accountant and an attorney, have produced the definitive book on starting and running nonprofit organizations. While not strictly about grants, it has everything else you need to know in the field.
