| How Foundations Work: What Grantseekers Need to Know about the Many Faces of Foundations Contributor(s): McIlnay, Dennis P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0787940119 ISBN-13: 9780787940119 Publisher: Jossey-Bass OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 1998 Annotation: Grantseekers spend much of their time and energy preparing grant requests. But do they really know enough about the foundations they are approaching to succeed in getting grants? Foundations are some of the nations most misunderstood and mysterious organizations. Dennis P. McIlnay offers a unique and remarkable look inside foundations, exploring the complex workings of the organizations that so often determine the success or failure of a nonprofits fundraising ventures. Using case histories of grantseekers and insights from foundations themselves, Dennis P. McIlnay reveals the underlying principles and philosophies that guide grantmaking. He gives the grantseeker an edge in the highly competitive world of foundation grants by both debunking many of the myths and misconceptions surrounding foundations and including more productive strategies for dealing with them. The book is structured around six perceptions of foundationsjudges, editors, citizens, activists, entrepreneurs, and partnersand reveals the complex and often contradictory nature of foundations. How Foundations Work suggests that foundations have unique organizational personalities with unique values, languages, cultures, rituals, and behaviors that distinguish them from other organizations. Understanding these personalities is the key to grantseekers success. Accessible and intriguing, this book provides a thorough understanding of what makes foundations tick and how this affects their interactions with nonprofits. Managers and fund raisers in nonprofits will also find a comprehensive bibliography that provides additional resources. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Nonprofit Organizations & Charities - General - Social Science | Philanthropy & Charity |
| Dewey: 361.763 |
| LCCN: 98009762 |
| Series: Jossey-Bass Nonprofit & Public Management Series |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.45" W x 9.52" (1.12 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this groundbreaking book, Dennis McIlnay offers a unique andremarkable look inside foundations--exploring the complex workingsof the mysterious and often misunderstood organizations that sooften determine the success or failure of a nonprofit's fundraising ventures. Drawing on his extensive research and on insights from foundations, McIlnay gives the grantseeker an edge in the highly competitiveworld of foundation grants by both debunking many of the myths andmisconseptions surrounding foundations and including moreproductive strategies for dealing with them. Structured around six perceptions of foundations--judges, editors, citizens, activists, entrepreneurs, and partners--this bookprovides a thorough understanding of what makes foundations tickand how this affects their interations with nonprofits. |