What makes a funder read a proposal and think, “Of course this should be funded”?
That moment is not accidental. It is strategic.
The Of Course Factor introduces a clear, practical framework for writing grant proposals that are aligned, compelling, and fundable. Instead of relying on templates alone or chasing funding without direction, you will learn how to design proposals that connect meaningful work with what funders are truly seeking.
This book walks you step by step through the full grant writing process — from researching opportunities and organizing your materials to crafting letters of inquiry, full proposals, budgets, and reports. Along the way, you will learn how to ground your case in strong community insight, build logical program design, develop budgets that reinforce your narrative, and communicate with funders in ways that build long term trust.
Grant writing is more than paperwork. It is the disciplined art of translating meaningful impact into a proposal so clear and strategic that funding makes sense.
This is strategic grant writing for meaningful impact.
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Allison Welch, M.Ed., GPC, is the author of The "Of Course" Factor: A Guide to Meaningful Grant Writing and the founder and CEO of Spark the Fire Grant Writing Classes, LLC. Spark the Fire is an internationally recognized professional development provider that has trained more than 7,000 individuals from nonprofit, Tribal, government, and educational organizations across all fifty states and globally. Allison is an approved trainer with the Grant Professionals Association, and Spark the Fire is an approved provider for both the Grant Professionals Certification Institute and CFRE International. She brings more than 25 years of grant writing and nonprofit management experience to her work, along with advanced studies in brain-based learning for adults.Allison's training is grounded in her own track record as a practitioner. Her funded proposals include awards from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, HRSA, and SAMHSA. She also serves as a grant reviewer for foundations and government entities, and what she learns there continually sharpens her training. She is a former adjunct professor of grant writing at several universities and a frequent speaker at national conferences.
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Softcover/Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. An advanced grant writing guide that teaches practitioners and organizations to write grant proposals with logic and heart that make funders say, "Of course."The "of course" moment happens when a grantmaker reads your proposal and thinks, Of course this makes sense. Of course I want to fund this. That response comes from a proposal built on evidence and shaped by hope. The "Of Course" Factor: A Guide to Meaningful Grant Writing teaches the craft and strategy behind it, for anyone who believes good ideas and essential services should reach more people.Allison Welch, M.Ed., GPC, spent more than a decade writing this book, and every year of writing grants, reviewing proposals, teaching students, and serving communities made it more complete and more useful. She draws on her work as a social worker, grant writer, grant reviewer, and college professor throughout.Inside, you'll find:The history of grant writing and why it shapes the way grantmakers think todayProspect research strategy and an in-depth look at each type of grantmaker, including foundations, government agencies, and Tribal grantmakers, with special regard for Tribal sovereignty and government-to-government statusHow to assess organizational readiness before you write a single wordThe Grant Framework, an original blueprint that weaves the logic model and theory of change into one structure built around the grant proposal itselfA storytelling approach that uses narrative arc to build tension in the community insight statement and deliver the solution in the project description, anchored in dignity and community empowerment rather than a savior postureReal sample questions from actual grant applicationsA section-by-section guide to every part of a grant proposal, including the budget, budget narrative, and attachmentsPractical guidance on using AI as a tool in grant writingA conversation about ethics, work-life balance, and building a career in this work that lastsAn appendix, glossary, index, and resources for further learningWith reality checks drawn from years of practice, this is the reference book grant writers keep on their desks and return to with every grant proposal. Whether you're writing your first grant proposal or your five hundredth, it belongs in your hands. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 508. Artikel-Nr. IB-19482367
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