[ATTW-L] Advice on grant writing textbooks

Mon Feb 19 21:15:35 UTC 2024

Hi Luke,

I find Richard Johnson-Sheehan's (2008) Writing Proposals helpful because
of its focus on rhetorical analysis.

All the best.

Huiling

On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 2:25 PM Rice, Rich <Rich.Rice at ttu.edu> wrote:

> Karsh/Fox is good. I find ATTW's Mikelonis/Betsinger/Kampf still great.
> There's a need for an update to that book, and I'm working on that,
> actually. Please stay tuned. Happy to share my syllabus, too; please email
> me off-list at rich.rice at ttu.edu.
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> Hi Luke,
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> Teena's recommendations are good ones. I've used the Karsh and Fox book
> several times along with examples from Candid  (formerly the Foundation
> Center).
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> Prior to using it, I found the Foundation Center's *Guide to Proposal
> Writing (last ed was 6th in 2012) *offered good advice.  For examples,
> even if a bit old,  older books from the Foundation Center (*Guide to
> Writing Proposals* and *After the Grant*) also proved useful,
> particularly if some students are working in nonprofits or planning to do
> so.
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> Every time I've taught the course (since 2002, when I initiated it in our
> program), we've had community partners. They found the books spoke to their
> experiences and were easy to use in consultation with students.
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> Jim
> James M. Dubinsky, PhD
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> I use “The only grant-writing book you will ever need” by Karsh and Fox.
> The information is very good and the text is easy to read. It was also
> available as an inclusive e-book in Canvas, so it was easy for students to
> access. It does not include examples or models, so it does need some
> additional resources.
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> Candid.org has examples at
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> https://learning.candid.org/resources/sample-documents/
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> Teena Carnegie, Ph.D.
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> Director, BA in Technical Communication
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> *Sent:* Sunday, February 18, 2024 10:52 AM
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> Greetings Colleagues,
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> I was recently asked to teach our grant writing course for this upcoming
> summer. As some background, it is a masters-level course, but the students
> probably will not have prior grant writing experience. We will meet in
> person for six weeks. Enrollment typically includes students from our
> Master's in Writing and Rhetoric as well as from graduate degrees in other
> departments. We will also have community partners for the course, so the
> focus will be on grant writing for non-profits rather than academic
> research funding.
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> Unfortunately, I need to make a textbook decision by next week, so I would
> greatly appreciate any recommendations you have. Additionally, if anyone
> has course syllabi or other resources you would be willing to share, that
> would be tremendously helpful as I structure this course.
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> Thanks in advance for your expertise and advice!
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> All the best,
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> Luke
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