Browning - Grant Writing for Dummies

Grant Writing For Dummies, 4th Edition

by Dr. Beverly A. Browning, MPA, DBA

Grant Writing For Dummies, 4th Edition

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ISBN 978-1-118-01387-8 (pbk); ISBN 978-1-118-14396-4 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-118-14397-1 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-118-14398-8 (ebk)

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About the Author

Dr. Beverly Browning brings four decades of grant expertise that includes grant writing, contract bid responses, and organizational development to her role as a For Dummies author. She is the author of dozens of grants-related publications. Dr. Bev (as she's known to her colleagues, students, and For Dummies fans,) holds an honorary doctorate in Business Administration, a master's degree in Public Administration, and a bachelor's degree in the Management of Human Resources. She's a member of the Grant Professionals Association and has been a frequent workshop facilitator and keynote speaker at its national conferences as well as for state chapters.

Dr. Bev has won more than $350 million in grant and contract bid awards. She finds both solace and elation in the hundreds of thousands of Grant Writing For Dummies readers who have purchased each new edition of her book. Most recently, Dr. Bev accepted an offer to become the Vice President of Grant Professional Services for eCivis, Inc. With this corporate undertaking, she will launch a new division to serve existing and new clients from all public and private service sectors.

Dr. Bev is also involved in her Grant Writing Training Foundation. She has developed trademarked curricula for several customized Grant Writing Boot Camps and for her Nonprofit Board of Directors Boot Camp. Dr. Bev's foundation work takes her throughout the United States several times monthly, where she facilitates adrenaline-filled training programs. Her personal philosophy is, If I can touch just one person while passing through life, then my mission will be fulfilled.

Dr. Bev loves to hear from Grant Writing For Dummies fans and former students. Contact information is on her website: grantwritingbootcamp.us .

Dedication

I dedicate this fourth edition of Grant Writing For Dummies to my granddaughter, Aaliyah Raine Scott (age 3) and my late grandson, Ashton William Scott. Two angels appeared before me; one was earthbound and the other was ascending before my eyes. The joy of being a late-life grandparent was immeasurable and the grief of having to say goodbye so soon to our firstborn grandson was overwhelming. We must live each day not knowing our expiration date. We can choose to dwell on what's next or anchor ourselves into the present and enjoy what we do have and what we can hold close to our hearts. With every chapter that I rewrote for this book, Aaliyah's smile fueled my innovation and energy, and Ashton's sacrifice for his sister fueled my compassion to write the best version of Grant Writing For Dummies ever!

Author's Acknowledgments

This book wouldn't have been possible without the tenacity and ongoing support of my literary agent, Margot Maley Hutchison at Waterside Productions. Margot and her family are my family since we've been together (2001). I am forever grateful for her wisdom, vision, commitment, and the love that she has for her authors.

Next, I'd like to thank the dedicated professionals at John Wiley & Sons, Inc., including my team: Tracy Boggier, acquisitions editor; Vicki Adang, project editor; Megan Knoll, copy editor; Jenny Swisher, assistant product manager for the CD; Doug Kuhn, associate producer for the CD; and everyone in the Composition department who worked on the illustrations and laid out the chapters in this book. I'd also like to thank Daria Zvetina, my technical reviewer. Together, this group guided my revision efforts from a mere table of contents to what I hope will be the most-comprehensive and bestselling grant writing reference book to date.