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	<title>Tips for Successful Grant Writing</title>
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	<description>The Who, What, When, Where, and How of Writing Grants for Nonprofits</description>
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		<title>&#8220;The Curse of Too Much Knowledge&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This semester in my class at New York University, I have been using Chip and Dan Heath&#8217;s Made to Stick as a companion text. It&#8217;s a great guide to writing clear, easily comprehensible and memorable text. One of their cautions applies to man of us writing grants&#8221; The Curse of Too Much Knowledge.&#8221; 
You don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://grantadviser.com/blog/2011/12/14/the-curse-of-too-much-knowledge/</link>
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		<title>The 10 Most Common Grant Writing Mistakes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Take a look at my list of the The 10 Most Common Grant Writing Mistakes on the Idiot&#8217;s Guides web site. By simply avoiding the most common errors, you can put your proposal ahead of hundreds of others.
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		<link>http://grantadviser.com/blog/2011/07/16/the-10-most-common-grant-writing-mistakes/</link>
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		<title>Complete Idiot&#8217;s Guide to Grant Writing Goes Digital</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 3rd edition of my book, The Complete Idiot&#8217;s Guide to Grant Writing, will be released on July 5. It will now be available in most popular digital editions including Kindle, Nook, and iPad and iPhone. Of course, a print edition is also available. Publication date is July 5!
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		<link>http://grantadviser.com/blog/2011/07/01/complete-idiots-guide-to-grant-writing-goes-digital/</link>
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		<title>The view from the other side of the desk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the penultimate session of my grant writing class at New York University, the aspiring grant writers were thrust into the roles of foundation program officers and trustees. A group of students were given proposals to evaluate and then present to the other group, who took on the role of foundation trustees who had to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://grantadviser.com/blog/2011/05/29/the-view-from-the-other-side-of-the-desk/</link>
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		<title>Hallmarks of Good Grant Research</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So you&#8217;ve subscribed to an expensive online database that promises to contain all you need to know about grant makers. You find several prospects whose interests match your project. Time to start writing the cover letter, right?
No! You&#8217;ve just taken the first step in researching these funders. Why?
1. Never depend on one source of information [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://grantadviser.com/blog/2011/04/17/hallmarks-of-good-grant-research/</link>
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		<title>Making the Case for the Arts on March 20</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m leading a session at the National Arts Marketing and Development Conference on Sunday afternoon, March 20, at New York University&#8217;s Kimmel Center on &#8220;Making the Case for Your Arts Organization.&#8221; All of us use the arts&#8217; economic impact when defending government funding in particular, but is this the best argument for support or just [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://grantadviser.com/blog/2011/03/10/making-the-case-for-the-arts-on-march-20/</link>
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		<title>Are you ready for a grant?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent article in Fundraising Success magazine provides guidelines to determine if your organization is ready to apply for grants. Among the things you should ask yourself are:
-Where are you in your organizational life cycle? Brand new organizations will have a harder time making the case they are ready to receive a grant to carry [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://grantadviser.com/blog/2010/11/30/are-you-ready-for-a-grant/</link>
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		<title>Grant Writing Mini Guide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Alpha books has just published my The Complete Idiot&#8217;s Mini Guide to Writing and Winning a Grant as an e-book for only $1.99. It contains the essential information about constructing an proposal narrative.  It is essentially Chapter 14 in The Complete Idiot&#8217;s Guide to Grant Writing.
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		<link>http://grantadviser.com/blog/2010/11/14/grant-writing-mini-guide/</link>
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		<title>Upcoming Workshops and Seminars</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, January 19, 2011, I&#8217;ll be teaching my introduction to grant writing class for Opera America as part of its Making Connections series. Cost is only $15 for members and $20 for non-members.
In March 2011, I join the faculty of New York University&#8217;s Heyman Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising. The first class I&#8217;ll teach [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://grantadviser.com/blog/2010/10/14/upcoming-workshops-and-seminars/</link>
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		<title>Making the Case for Support</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s not enough to describe your project &#8212; you need to make a convincing case for why the funder should support your project rather than one of the other hundreds (or thousands) of proposals it receives. “Making the case” should be the primary focus of your proposal, and everything you write should support your case.
So [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://grantadviser.com/blog/2010/08/01/making-the-case-for-support/</link>
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