April 3, 2008 | Read Time: 1 minute
NEW BOOKS
From Idea to Funded Project: Grant Proposals for the Digital Age, Fifth Edition
by Julia M. Jacobsen and Jay Fay Kress
Charities often develop projects piecemeal, with separate groups that independently come up with ideas, write grant proposals, administer the grants, and carry out the program, write Julia M. Jacobsen, a retired research administrator at Sweet Briar College, and Jay Fay Kress, an instructor of occupational therapy at Howard University.
By contrast, they argue, “the idea that develops most successfully is not fragmented but, like a developing organism, retains its integrity throughout an orderly developmental process.”
This book seeks to guide nonprofit groups through the development of a successful program, from its very beginning as a staff member’s idea to its realization as a financially supported project.
The first section of the book includes detailed instructions and advice on the process. The second half is devoted to sample grant-application forms from businesses, governments, and foundations. That section also lists publications, acronyms, Web sites, and other basic information that can help with planning, financing, and managing a project.
“Thorough and thoughtful planning, involving others in your plans, and articulating the plan to bring your ‘idea’ to fruition in clear, concise, jargon-free English will lead you to success,” the authors write.
Publisher: Praeger Publishers, Greenwood Publishing Group, 88 Post Road West, Westport, Conn. 06881; (203) 226-3571; http://www.praeger.com; 157 pages; $34.95; ISBN 978-0-275-99087-9.
