Grantseeking Tips
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation cannot fund every request and we realize that seeking funding can be time consuming and even frustrating. Here are a series of links that may inform your process.
Listing of Resources on the World Wide Web
The following links are provided as a courtesy only. They lead to nationally and internationally recognized funding organizations that are easily found on the World Wide Web. Please read our policy on offsite links.
The Insider’s Guide to Grantmaking
How Foundations Find, Fund and Manage Effective Programs
A book by
Joel J. Orosz.
Author Joel Orosz not only introduces readers to the history, structure, and function of foundations in society, but also explores the complex role that program officers play in their day-to-day activities. He provides real-world advice on a myriad of tasks – from meeting with applicants and reviewing their proposals to assisting the funded project and managing foundation initiatives.
He also asks critical questions about this growing and evolving profession. What kind of person should become a grantmaker? How does one avoid the seven temptations of philanthropy?
Orosz was formerly a program director in Philanthropy and Volunteerism at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. He earned his Ph.D. in American history from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Throughout the book, Orosz informs his lively, thoughtful discussions with his own considerable experience in grantmaking.
Contents include:
- Making Sense of the Grantmaking Universe
- Grantmaking: The Human Factor
- Building Relationships with Applicants
- Reviewing Proposals
- Declining Proposals
- Responding to Proposals
- Site Visits
- Writing the Funding Document
- Presenting the Funding Document
- Managing the Project
- Closing the Project
- Leveraging Impact
- Influencing Policy
- Initiative-Based Grantmaking
- The Ethics of Grantmaking
- Epilogue: The Future of Formal Philanthropy
The Insider’s Guide to Grantmaking is available in hardcover (276 pages). It can be ordered directly from the publisher.
To order:
Follow this Link to Jossey Bass or contact Jossey-Bass/Wiley at:
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Phone: (877) 762-2974
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For more detail about specific grants
Browse the Grants section of our Knowledgebase.