December 2012

Booklists · Grantseeking for Nonprofit Organizations

To help organizations identify and pursue funding options, we’ve selected some useful resources in the Grants Resource Center collection.

Funding Fundamentals

101 Social Media Tactics for Nonprofits: A Field Guide

Melanie Mathos, Chad Norman

Direct Marketing for Nonprofits: Essential Techniques for the New Era

Kay Partney Lautman

Effective Fundraising for Nonprofits: Real-World Strategies that Work

Ilona Bray

The Five Strategies for Fundraising Success: A Mission-Based Guide to Achieving Your Goals

Mal Warwick

Forces for Good

Leslie R. Crutchfield and Heather McLeod Grant

Fundraising for Social Change

Kim Klein

Securing Your Organization’s Future: A Complete Guide to Fundraising Strategies

Michael Seltzer

State of Nonprofit America

Lester M. Salamon, editor

Planning Special Events

James S. Armstrong

RelationShift: Revolutionary Fundraising

Michael Bassoff and Steve Chandler

Foundation Fundamentals

Demystifying Grant Seeking: What you Really Need to do to get Grants

Larissa Golden Brown

Foundation Fundamentals: A Guide for Grantseekers

Pattie J. Johnson, editor

The Foundation Center’s Guide to Grantseeking on the Web

The Foundation Center

Inside American Philanthropy: The Dramas of Donorship

Waldemar A. Nielsen

The New Nonprofit Almanac and Desk Reference: The Essential Facts and Figures for Managers, Researchers, and Volunteers

Murray S. Weitzman, editor

Finding Funders/Directories

The Cincinnati Area Foundation Directory

Corporate Giving Directory

Directory of Research Grants

The Foundation Directory

How to Get Grants and Gifts for the Public Schools

Stanley Levenson

The Proposal Process

90 Days to Success in Grant Writing

Timothy Kachinske, Judith Kachinske

After the Grant: The Nonprofit’s Guide to Good Stewardship

Judith B. Margolin, editor

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Grantwriting

Waddy Thompson

The First-Time Grantwriter’s Guide to Success

Cynthia Knowles

The Foundation Center’s Guide to Proposal Writing

Jane Geever

Grant Writing 101

Victoria M. Johnson

Grant Writing Demystified

Mary Ann Payne

Grant Writing for Dummies

Beverly A. Browning

Grant Writing Revealed

Jana Jane Hexter

Grassroots Grants: An Activist’s Guide to Proposal Writing

Andy Robinson

The “How To” Grants Manual: Successful Grantseeking Techniques for Obtaining Public and Private Grants

David G. Bauer

Proposal Planning and Writing

Lynn E. Miner

Storytelling for Grantseekers: The Guide to Creative Nonprofit Fundraising

Cheryl Clarke

Thank You for Submitting Your Proposal: A Foundation Director Reveals What Happens Next

Martin Teitel

Winning Grants Step by Step: The Complete Workbook for Planning, Developing, and Writing Successful Proposals

Mim Carlson

Writing Grant Proposals that Win

Phale D. Hale

Need more suggestions? Contact the Information & Reference Department (513-369-6900) and a reference librarian will be happy to assist you.