Annotated Bibliography for Grant Writing & Program Development for Human Services
Diane C. Holliman
August 25, 2018 (MSW Consortium, Valdosta State University
This is an Annotated Bibliography to guide and inform this workshop and provide resources for the participants.
These first quotes are to get us started on the subject of writing, professional writing, technical writing
- J. Ruth Gendler The book of qualities. 1984, Turquoise Mountain Publications, Harper Collins, New York
Inspiration (page 90) Inspiration is disturbing. She does not believe in guarantees or insurance or strict schedules. She is not interested in how well you write your grant proposal or what you do for a living or why you are too busy to see her. . .
Creativity (page 61) Creativity is not efficient . . . Sometimes creativity disappears completely or wanders around the back alleys for weeks at a time. She has a strong need to be occasionally anonymous. If you run into her at the post office during one of those periods, you will probably not recognize her . . . Creativity understands the secret meanings of the months when nothing seems to get done.
However, Paul J. Silvia in How to write a lot (2007)
waiting for inspiration does not work (p.23) . . . Some kinds of writing are so unpleasant that no
normal person would feel like doing them (p. 24). Writing a grant proposal is like doing taxes .
If you have moods where you’re gripped by desire to read the Department of Health and
Human Services Grants.gov Application Guide SF424 (R&R) then you don’t need this book . .
.The Ancient Greeks assigned muses for poetry, music and tragedy, but they didn’t mention a muse For journal articles written in APA style. . . we’re not creating high literature . . We don’t have fans lurking outside the conference hotel hoping for our autographs on recent journal publications . . . We do technical, professional writing (p26)
Annotated Bibliography Submitted by Sandra Y.G. Jones (Spring 2017, SOWK7000-Independent Study), posted in this file August 24, 2018
Browning, Beverly A. (2014). Grant writing for dummies. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons.
This book gives a straight forward; step by step reference guild to assist nonprofit organizations to obtain grant funding.
Foundation Directory Online (2017). Retrieved from http://fconline.foundationcenter.org
This website is a subscription based searchable database that provides comprehensive information on U.S. grant makers and their grants. You can search based on subject, geography, grant maker type, type of support, trustee names, and various other search fields.
Gitlin, Laura N., PhD, Lyons, Kevin J., PhD. (2008). Successful grant writing: Strategies for health and human service professionals. New York: Springer Publishing.
This guide is specific to obtaining grants in the health and human service field. The book highlights major changes in both fields, gives examples of grant writing strategies, and includes an enhanced focus on online methods for organizing grant submissions.
Hall, Mary, PhD, Howlett, Susan. (2003) Getting funded: The complete guide to writing grant proposals 4th Edition. Oregon: Continuing Education Press, Portland State University
This book is more of a text book on two main assumptions; (1) there is a social value in writing grants and (2) there is no real mystery about the process. The book provides several strategies and examples that can be used and a reference. The book is broken up into 2 phases; (1) essential planning steps, chapters 1-4; and (2) writing and submitting the proposal, chapters 5-12.
Karsh, E., & Fox, A. S. (2014). The only grant-writing book you’ll ever need. New York: Basic Books.
This book helps new grant writers to overcome the anxiety associated with writing grants as well as strategies that can help the seasoned grant writer stand out for a competitive grant. The book is strategically laid out in three parts: (1) preparation, (2) proposal writing and (3) follow up broken up in 17 different lessons, which could be taught as a class or workshop.
PND. (2016). Philanthropy news digest: A service of the foundation center. Retrieved from http://philanthropynewsdigest.org This website is a daily news service of the Foundation Center, of philanthropy- related articles and features from print and electronic media outlets nationwide. All content summarizes the content of, or from, an original article, press or news release, or grant maker Web site and places them in one location.
Smith, N. and Works, E.(2012). The complete book of grant writing: Learning to write grants like a professional 2nd Edition. Illinois:Sourcebooks, Inc.
This book is more of a reference guide which highlights writing strategies for government grants, foundation grants, and foundation grants. The book stresses not only the strategies of writing a winning proposal, but also where to key to how to find grants that best fit your agency.
Why academics have a hard time writing good grant proposals. (2007). Journal of Research Administration ,38 (2), 37-38
This article speaks to the difficulties that published academics can have with writing a grant proposal. The article emphasizes the necessity of learning the proper writing skills and discusses the differences between academic writing and competitive grant writing.
Work Group for Community Heath & Development (2016). Writing a grant application for funding: This toolkit supports the work of preparing a successful grant proposal. Retrieved from http:// ctb.ku.edu/en/writing –grant-application
This site is a chapter from the Community Tool Box website which is a free, online resource for those working to bring about social change. The tool box is a service of the Work Group for Community Health and Development at the University of Kansas Work Group for Community Heath & Development (2016). Getting grants and financial resources: Learn how to apply for grants and plan for sustainability. Retrieved from http:// ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/finances/grants-and-financial- resources.
End of Bibliography by Sandra Y.G. Jones
Gems for Grant writing by Dr. Diane Holliman (I have ordered these starting with my favorites. These are not in alphabetical order, but the first ones are the ones I go to first).
#1 https://ctb.ku.edu/en
This site is a chapter from the Community Tool Box website which is a free, online resource for those working to bring about social change. The tool box is a service of the Work Group for Community Health and Development at the University of Kansas (Sandra YG Jones, 2017)
These sections of the website (Community toolbox) are especially good for grant writing and grant applications.
Chapter 42 Section 5 Writing a Grant
Toolkit 14, Applying for Grants
Chapter 42, Section 4 Applying for Grant: The General Approach
#2 Kirst-Ashman, K, & Hull, G. (2015) Generalist Practice with Organizations & families, 7th edition, Cengage learning.
This is a textbook commonly used in BSW and MSW program accreditated by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). I first became acquainted with an earlier edition in 1999. I am relying on this book heavily for this presentation. Excellent chapters on Stress & Time Management, using micro skills in macro settings, advocacy and social action, using supervision, and developing and managing agency resources. And, the case studies are great too, and show the diversity and complexities that we really see.
#3 The Grant training Center https://granttrainingcenter.com/
I have taken two courses through them. One on the campus of Georgia State University and one online. With both the online and face to face course Dr. Mathilda Harris was the instructor. I am listing many of the resources from the course here.
Grants 101: Grants.gov, Eligibility, Deadlines and how to apply. Grants.gov has several excellent modules about grant writing
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
WK Kellogg Foundation
Altman Foundation
Harris, M (2015, April) Why should I have an elevator pitch?
Harris, M (2016) Building a culture of research at a teaching instituion.
Harris, M (2014) The ideal marriage: Foundations and you.
Harris, M (2015) The six most asked questions about grants
Harris, M (2017) What the Trump budget means for funding.
Harris, M (2015). The Narcissitic Grant Proposal
Harris, M (2015). Your first step: Understanding the request for proposals
Harris, M (????) Ten key ingredients of winning proposals.
Harris, M. (2015) Writing a compelling needs statement.
Harris, M (2015) What is the problem with your problem statement?
Harris, M (2015) The abstract, First impression that seals your fate.
Harris, M (2015) The most important part of your NSF proposal: The summary.
Harris, M (2015) Write a proposal like a business plan.
Harris M (2014) Developing Smart Objectives
Oh by the way, SMART objectives are: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and time bound.
Harris, M (2015) Why did my research proposal fail?
Harris, M (2016) Five people you need on your grant writing team.
Harris M (2015) Why you can’t afford to bypass collaboration.
Through the Grant Training Center, I also learned about Gantt charts. There are websites for Gantt charts, and there is Gantter software. Gantt charts help you keep a timeline for your work on a grant proposal. See for examples of Gantt charts
https://www.google.com/search?q=example+of+a+gantt+chart&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=ld3OFhk1eIw7cM%253A%252CuicAYs_9YP0URM%252C_&usg=AFrqEzfsvsKgyo3PHfrfa3bd0lXyXBHfsA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwip9of59IbdAhWEy6QKHeujApMQ9QEwAHoECAUQBA#imgrc=ld3OFhk1eIw7cM:
#4 Purdue Owl which is an online writing center that many college students use, has a section on grant writing. In the search bar enter Grant writing in the sciences for an article.
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/981/01/
#5 The American Psychological Association (APA) manual 2010 has chapters on Writing for the behavioral and social sciences, writing clearly and concisely, mechanics of style, crediting sources, and reference examples.
#6 Go to youtube. Search “Grant writing” There are a s**t ton of youtubes on grant writing. Most of them speak from experience and have some good points. Use your critical thinking skills to see which ones would work for you.
Used in August 25, 2018 Grant writing workshop
Property of DHF Counseling & Consulting LLC