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Book SynopsisUnlike many formal professions, foundation grantmaking is a calling with no training programs and little definitive literature on the latest and best practices.
Trade Review"Joel Orosz has given us a rare gift at a critical moment. His bookis a wise guide not only for the new program officer but also forthe experienced grantmaker." (Frances Hesselbein, chairman of theboard of governors, The Peter F. Drucker Foundation for NonprofitManagement)
"A book on grantmaking with the name of Joel Orosz attached to ithas instant credibility in the foundation world. Joel is anenormously creative grantmaker, exemplified by his leadership ofone of the largest and most successful programs in the history ofthe Kellogg Foundation: the $63-million Michigan CommunityFoundations' Youth Project, which energized more than six thousandyoung people around the arts of fundraising and grantmaking. Everygrantmaker can learn from his example." (Dorothy S. Ridings,president and CEO, Council on Foundations)
"Foundation program officers inhabit a mysterious world thatgrantseekers strain constantly to understand. Joel Orosz hasfinally given us a glimpse into a world that may not be as strangeand distant as we thought." (Robert K. Goodwin, president and CEO,Points of Light Foundation)
"It is amazing that a book like this had not been written untilnow, for it has certainly been much needed. Grantmakers andgrantseekers will now have a valuable resource--written by aseasoned, effective grantmaker--that will make their work easierand may well contribute to the improvement of relations betweenthem." (Sara E. Melendez, president and CEO, INDEPENDENT SECTOR)
Table of ContentsMaking Sense of the Grantmaking Universe.
Grantmaking: The Human Factor.
Building Relationships with Applicants.
Reviewing Proposals.
Declining Proposals.
Responding to Proposals.
Site Visits.
Writing the Funding Document.
Presenting the Funding Document.
Managing the Project.
Closing the Project.
Leveraging Impact.
Influencing Policy.
Intiative-Based Grantmaking.
The Ethics of Grantmaking.
Epilogue: The Future of Formal Philanthropy.
