Grant Tip #46: Appendices by Gary Carnow
December 10, 2009
  The grant request for proposal (RFP) will specify whether or not you may include an appendix with your grant submission. Most appendices are not considered part of the page count allowed in a proposal and are usually not part of More..

Tip #45: Grant Forms by Gary Carnow
November 17, 2009
Requests for Proposals Applications for Funding (RFPs RFAs) provide you, the grantseeker, with a guide to successfully preparing your proposal. Most RFPs RFAs arrive to you as a word document and are downloaded from the web. My first More..

Tip #44: Scoring Criteria, Rubrics and the Writing Process by Gary Carnow
June 8, 2009
 Sponsored by Scoring criteria are often included in the grant request for proposals. The scoring criteria is often further described in a scoring rubric. Here is an example of some scoring criteria categories and maximum scores allotted More..

Tip #43: Editing is Everything by Gary Carnow
June 1, 2009
Sponsored by   Editing is really the heart of the writing process. This is where you are able to clarify and tighten your narrative into a compelling proposal. A common saying among writers is that writing is rewriting. There is no More..

Tip #42: Keep it Short, Exact, Specific and Buzzfree by Gary Carnow
May 25, 2009
Sponsored by  Short sentences and short paragraphs are easier to read and understand. Readability makes for a successful newspaper and also makes for a successfully funded grant proposal. Expressing yourself in simple words will More..

Tip #41: Common Errors by Gary Carnow
May 18, 2009
  Sponsored by I love browsing in the reference section of a good bookstore and especially enjoy reading about the art of writing. There are many books that will offer you advice that you may wish to put into practice. I have written More..

Tip #40: Writing So That Your Proposal is Funded By Gary Carnow
May 11, 2009
           Sponsored by      Collaboration is one of the most important aspects of grant writing, except when it comes to actually writing the proposal. A grant by committee is a painful document to read. Rarely does the writing come More..

Grant Guru Tip #15 by Gary Carnow: Government Grants
April 27, 2009
The world of grant seeking includes many kinds of grants. There are government grants, corporation grants, foundation grants, service club grants and of course, gifts. We have learned that the process you follow may include reactive More..

Grant Guru Tip #14 by Gary Carnow: Reactive and Proactive Grantseeking
April 20, 2009
There are many kinds of grants available. This article will focus on two kinds of grants, reactive and proactive. Both have something to offer for your school or agency. Reactive grants come from agencies that have identified a problem More..

Grant Guru Tip #13 by Gary Carnow: Starting Small
April 13, 2009
In preparing for today’s article, I did my usual research and reflection. I googled teacher grants, grant proposal do’s and don’ts, and mini-grants. I looked through my three bookshelves stuffed with grant writing resources. I perused More..

Grant Guru Tip #12 by Gary Carnow: Managing Time Commitments and the Writing Process
April 6, 2009
Writing a grant proposal, even with an effective grant team, is a daunting exercise in time management. Writing always takes longer than you plan. Writing is a time consuming process. Don’t rush yourself. No matter how much time you More..

Grant Guru Tip #11: Support That You Need by Gary Carnow
March 30, 2009
 Support when you are writing a grant proposal is crucial to your success.  Support comes in many forms. A colleague may be a great sounding board for your ideas. A professor or other professional mentor may encourage you and point More..

Grant Guru Tip #10 by Gary Carnow: Collaboration May Get You Nowhere
March 23, 2009
There is a natural foods market in Los Angeles by the name of Erewhon. I shopped there when I lived in that area over twenty years ago. I had assumed that it was named for Samuel Butler’s Victorian novel of the same name. Butler More..

Grant Guru Tip #9 by Gary Carnow: Collaboration May Get You Somewhere
March 16, 2009
In this time of Web 2.0 we have blogs, wikis, social networking sites and powerful on-line tools to assist us in the grant-seeking process. As Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams point out in their book Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration More..