Filled with tips and survival skills from writers and fund-raising officers at nonprofits of all sizes, Writing for a Good Cause is the first book to explain how to use words well to win your cause the money it needs. Whether you work for a storefront social action agency or a leading university, the authors' knowledgeable, practical advice will help you: Write the perfect proposal from the initial reasearch and interviews to the final product. Draft, revise, and polish a 'beguiling, exciting, can't-put-it-down and surely can't-turn-it-down' reguest for funds. Create case statements and other big money materials, also write, design, and print newsletterts, and use the World Wide Web effectively. Survive last-minute proposals and other crises with the Down-and-Dirty Proposal Kit!
