Top Grant Writers and Grant Givers Share Their Secrets! by Ellen Karsh (2003-07-03)

Great book that really helps to clarify the often confusing, meandering aspects of grant writing. This is grant writing instruction told straight. Very helpful and useful. A solid, reliable resource to improve your grant writing skills ... and you have them!

This was used as the textbook for my graduate school grant writing class. I had never done any grant writing before the course, it was an extremely helpful book that is both readable as well as comprehensive.

This book confirms my belief that there is no best way to write a grant; It is always going to depend on a number of factors. The book basically tells you to follow the instructions you are given in the application materials. There were some useful tips for finding grants but nothing that was groundbreaking or revolutionary. At best, it is an okay tool for beginners. I found most of the information in this book, for free online. Yes, the authors provide stories of times they were successful with grants and times they simply weren't which can be helpful. It is good to learn from there mistakes, but in my opinion this is hardly a reason to buy the book. I strongly believe that this book doesn't effectively cover the nuances of the entire grant-writing process as well as I would have liked or in a way that was visual and easy to understand. To sum-it-up was it a bad book...NO, is it the only grant writing book you will ever need.....Absolutely NOT!

The book provides detailed and comprehensive information for writing grants in not-for-profit, government, and school district settings (hence, the five-star rating). However, given the title of the book, I thought it might include substantial information on writing academic grants in a university context. It does not. For writing academic grants, a better choice would be The Nuts & Bolts of Grant Writing by Cynthia Carr. I have reviewed both books, and Carr provides good and useful guidance for effectively writing academic grants.

I looked at all kinds of Grant Writing books before I purchased. This one was clearly the best. Forgiving for new comers, full of information on how to and how not to, clear and cleanly written and no fluff. They made good use of every page. I highly recommend this book over the others. This was well worth the price and my time. I'm sure I have a lot to learn, but this is the one book which gets me on the right track immediately.

Pretty comprehensive and useful for beginners. I'm not a grant writer and so I can't say that from the perspective of someone who's used it to actually do the work. As for being "the only", it says many of the same things - a little more detail - than various tutorials you can access for free online. However, if you're setting out to do grant writing, you should study every resource you can find and take it to heart. Grantwriting is very difficult and beginners often underestimate what is needed to do it successfully. Just because you are a good writer, does not mean you will be a good grant writer.

I enjoyed this book. It provided a succinct overview of the grant writing process and I feel I will be able to employ the recommendations when applying for funding. I am particularly fond of the roundtable discussion component.

I ordered this textbook for Spring 2013 semester and I wanted a new textbook for this class which is my major. I received the book in excellent brand new condition and days before I expected. I would use this seller again.

It covers a lot. The problem that most people or organizations don't understand the difference between a grant and a loan package is that the grant doesn't have to be paid back if if you complied to the grant's requirements; whereas a loan you must payback whether or not you complied.