| Writing For A Good Cause Original Edition Contributor(s): Barbato, Joseph (Author), Furlich, Danielle (Author) |
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ISBN: 0684857405 ISBN-13: 9780684857404 Publisher: Touchstone Books OUR PRICE: $18.89 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2000 Annotation: Filled with tips from writers at nonprofit agencies, this guide provides everything volunteers, staff writers, freelancers, and others need to fashion persuasive proposals and presentations for individual, foundation, and corporate donors. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Business Writing - Business & Economics | Small Business - General - Business & Economics | Nonprofit Organizations & Charities - General |
| Dewey: 658.152 |
| LCCN: 00025248 |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 6.2" W x 9.34" (0.87 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 research 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 request for funds Create case statements and other big money materials--also write, design, and print newsletters, and use the World Wide Web effectively Survive last-minute proposals and other crises--with the Down-and-Dirty Proposal Kit! Writing for a Good Cause provides everything fund raisers, volunteers, staff writers, freelancers, and program directors need to know to win funds from individual, foundation, and corporate donors. |
Contributor Bio(s): Barbato, Joseph: - Joseph Barbato is president of Barbato Associates, which provides writing and design services to the fund-raising programs of nonprofits. He has worked with dozens of nonprofits, including New York University, The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, and The United Nations Foundation. |