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The Wise Guides to Fundraising 

THE WISE GUIDES

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The Wise Guide to Winning Grants

2nd Edition

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The Quick Wise Guide to Writing Grant Proposals

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The Quick Wise Guide to Fundraising Readiness

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An Introduction to

Grants and Freelance

Grant Writing 

FREE

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“I can't recommend [The Wise Guide to Winning Grants] enough. I have read numerous grant writing books, and this one wins hands down for clarity, tone, and usefulness.”

“It's like having an expert by your side all the way through.”

“I don't recall any book I've read in the last few years that has generated more ideas in my head and notes on my legal pad than [The Wise Guide to Winning Grants].”

From Five-Star Reviews on Amazon.com

“The Quick Guide to Fundraising Readiness is an incredibly focused and practical guide through all of the steps that any organization must take to actualize their fundraising potential.

It is a must-read for any organization starting a program and a great reminder for organizations well on the way."

From Five-Star Reviews on Amazon.com

MICHAEL DAVIDSON

The Board Coach

Resources

RESOURCES

Bio

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Waddy Thompson’s thirty-five-year career in arts administration encompassed work for a wide variety of organizations serving music, dance, theater, literature, and visual arts.

He held positions at The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York Foundation for the Arts, InterSchool Orchestras of New York, and the Authors Guild Foundation, among others.

His responsibilities at these organizations included fundraising, managing donor-advised funds, marketing, communications, and various other administrative areas. He secured donations, grants, and bequests up to $1 million from the full spectrum of funding sources.

 

He is also the author of The Wise Guide to Winning Grants (Stitch-in-Time Books, 2017), The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Grant Writing (Alpha Books, 2011), and numerous articles in the NonProfit Times and other periodicals. 

 

He taught grant writing for New York University’s Heyman Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising, and he was a guest speaker or workshop presenter for several university programs and various arts councils and conferences.

Mr. Thompson is also a composer and you can learn about his music at waddythompsonmusic.com. He now makes his home in Sarasota, Florida.

CONTACT

You can email me at waddy [at] grantadviser.com

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