This Week's Podcast: Letters of Commitment - Good advice: Barbara Floersch sharing her wisdom to help your proposal win a grant

Some of our latest trainings below: Competing for Federal Grants Training in Las Vegas, NV May 6-10 hosted by the Financial Guidance Center Essential Grant Skills Training in Dallas, TX May 6-10 hosted by The Dallas Public Library Grantsmanship Training Program in Indianapolis, IN May 20-24 Mental Health America of Indiana Sign up today at https://tgci.com/gtpschedule.asp/



Barbara Floersch is also the writer of our latest article "How to Find the Right Funders: A Strategic Approach" available at http://www.tgci.com/publications.shtml/



The Grantsmanship Center, the leader in grant proposal writing training: www.tgci.com

This Week's Podcast: Concept Papers and How to Use Them: Barbara Floersch sharing critical information to help your proposal win a grant

Our latest grant writing training will be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 22-26. Our Host is The Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast. Competing for Federal Grants Training in Las Vegas, NV May 6-10 hosted by the Financial Guidance Center Essential Grant Skills Training in Dallas, TX May 6-10 hosted by The Dallas Public Library Grantsmanship Training Program in Indianapolis, IN May 20-24 Mental Health America of Indiana Sign up today at https://tgci.com/gtpschedule.asp/



Barbara Floersch is also the writer of our latest article "How to Find the Right Funders: A Strategic Approach" available at http://www.tgci.com/publications.shtml/



The Grantsmanship Center, the leader in grant proposal writing training: www.tgci.com

This Week's Podcast: 8 Reasons You'll Get The Grant: Barbara Floersch continues sharing critical information to help you win a grant

Our latest grant writing training will be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Our Host is The Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast. How great is that? Sign up today at https://tgci.com/gtpschedule.asp/



Barbara Floersch is also the writer of our latest article "How to Find the Right Funders: A Strategic Approach" available at http://www.tgci.com/publications.shtml/



The Grantsmanship Center, the leader in grant proposal writing training: www.tgci.com

This Week's Podcast: How To Get A Grant: Barbara Floersch continues sharing critical information to help you win a grant

Our latest training will be held in Wichita Kansas September 10-14 Sign up today at https://tgci.com/gtpschedule.asp/



Barbara Floersch is also the writer of our latest article "How to Find the Right Funders: A Strategic Approach" available at http://www.tgci.com/publications.shtml/



The Grantsmanship Center, the leader in grant proposal writing training: www.tgci.com

This Week's Podcast: How to Apply for Federal Grants: Barbara Floersch helps you understand the federal grant application guidelines

Barbara Floersch is also the writer of our latest article "How to Find the Right Funders: A Strategic Approach" available at http://www.tgci.com/publications.shtml http://www.tgci.com/publications.shtml/



The Grantsmanship Center, the leader in grant proposal writing training: www.tgci.com

This Week's Podcast: Grant Proposals for Arts and Culture. Listen in as trainers Judith Gooch and Kevin Wiberg sit down to discuss funding for the arts and other cultural projects, and the best ways to adapt your grant proposal.

"Understanding Arts & Culture Proposals" is included in the five article series on "Adapting the Program Planning & Proposal Writing Model," available at http://www.tgci.com/publications.shtml http://www.tgci.com/publications.shtml/

Special thanks to Glen Hansard, Colm MacConIomaire, and the Frames for use of "People Get Ready."

The Grantsmanship Center, the leader in grant proposal writing training: www.tgci.com

This Week's Podcast: "7 Steps to Warding Off the (Mission) Creep." The term "mission creep" was originally coined to describe the tendency of military operations in foreign countries to gradually expand in scope, requiring commitment of more and more resources, until the original mission is overshadowed and neglected. Mission creep occurs in nonprofit organizations as well. The article is available for viewing at http://www.tgci.com/newsletter/archives/09_2008_1_3.ASP/

Special thanks to Glen Hansard, Colm MacConIomaire, and the Frames for use of "People Get Ready."

The Grantsmanship Center, the leader in grant proposal writing training: www.tgci.com

This Week's Podcast: "Free Money" for Federal Grantees? Every grant proposal professional must at some point respond to colleagues, board members, or volunteers who think a federal grant represents "free money"--that to get tens of thousands, or even millions, of dollars for your cause, all you have to do is send in a proposal. This is an illusion. The article is available for viewing at http://www.tgci.com/newsletter/archives/08_2008_1_2.ASP/

Special thanks to Glen Hansard, Colm MacConIomaire, and the Frames for use of "People Get Ready."

The Grantsmanship Center, the leader in grant proposal writing training: www.tgci.com

This Week's Podcast: "What Is Grantsmanship?" If you're a proposal writer, chances are you've been given a grants "wish list" and urged to "just go and get the money." Is that grantsmanship? The newly revised and soon-to-be-released version of Norton J. Kiritz's groundbreaking work, "Program Planning & Proposal Writing," defines grantsmanship. The article is available for viewing at http://www.tgci.com/newsletter/archives/07_2008_1_1.ASP/

Special thanks to Glen Hansard, Colm MacConIomaire, and the Frames for use of "People Get Ready."

The Grantsmanship Center, the leader in grant proposal writing training: www.tgci.com

This Week's Podcast: "Direct Mail Fundraising: Testing the Trends". Direct mail fundraising hasn't disappeared in the wake of Internet marketing. Find out how to effectively reach potential donors. Authors, Fran Jacobowitz and Kay P. Lautman of Lautman & Company, a Washington, DC-based fundraising firm, specialize in membership and donor development. This article is excerpted with permission from Direct Response Fund Raising: Mastering New Trends for Results, edited by Michael Johnston. This article can be viewed at http://www.tgci.com/magazine/Direct Mail Fundraising.pdf/

The Grantsmanship Center, the leader in grant proposal writing training: www.tgci.com

This Week's Podcast: "How to Conduct a Focus Group". Focus groups can be extremely useful for nonprofits wishing to connect with their communities. Author, Judith Sharken Simon, was a senior consultant with Community Services Group of the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation. This article is excerpted with permission from Conducting Successful Focus Groups, part of the Fieldstone Alliance Nonprofit Field Guide Series. This article can be viewed at http://www.tgci.com/magazine/How to Conduct a Focus Group.pdf/

The Grantsmanship Center, the leader in grant proposal writing training: www.tgci.com