Perfect Phrases for Writing Grant Proposals (Perfect Phrases Series)

This book did not contain the information I was wanting or expecting--and it could have made its case in less than a third of its size.The reality is that it does nothing other than offer a few sentences about what each part of the grant proposal should contain, followed by dozens and dozens of examples of how certain companies phrased that section, all of which are almost entirely identical. If the author had merely given 2-3 examples per section, it would have been overly sufficient.Here are the biggest problems:1. While the writing examples the author gives are beyond numerous, these are extremely limited in their scope. (These all say almost exactly the same thing and are all limited to a couple kinds of business entities.)2. The author seems to think we are all either in the medical profession or are educators--and are all coming from businesses which are thoroughly established. If you are an entrepreneur, a professional funding a start-up business, or are in any field related to the arts, this book offers nothing for you. You would be better off finding your help on-line, which is to the point and free. I'm left wondering if this author has the vaguest notion that other types of businesses--and other types of people--also receive grants that are specific to their needs.3. If you are looking for some dynamic phrase or wording that would help your proposal stand out from the crowd, you're out of luck with this book.The result is that this all could have been written in about a dozen pages without losing anything of substance. Considering its size, there is no excuse for the limitations of its scope. It is apparent that the author is using wording for grants coming from the only businesses with which she has any experience. The rest of the world would be hard-pressed to find anything relevant to their own needs.

Bought this book on a whim when hearing about it at a conference and it has been a game changer for our organization and our grants. So few books have really great samples like this you can build off of. And it's laid out so well by every specific section of the grant that it makes it easy to find what you're looking for. Wish there were more great resources like this on the market for grant professionals.

Interesting reading.

Another excellent book by visionary Dr. Beverly Browning. Perfect Phrases can be immediately applied to grants of any topic - it's all about the spin and telling the funders why their mission matches your project. There's always a compelling story to be told, or need to be sold. This book offers grant writers of all specialties the phrases they need to be successful. I strongly recommend you buy her other books on grant writing so you can put together a compelling and winnable grant. With over 30 years of experience, she truly is a visionary in her field.

It’s perfectly fine, but I ultimately (thus far, anyway) found it unnecessary. I will however look through it again in the future, and may find it more useful. I don’t regret buying it.

Some nice advice on what to write into a each section of a grant. Fell a little short for me, but was still useful. Could have been more helpful if there were glossaries to go along with the advice and examples.

Resource is very useful and informative. I learned a lot about tightening and condensing my narrative. Anything by Dr. Beverly Browning is worth having in your grant writing library!

I bought this book as a companion to Grant Writing for Dummies. It has some good phrases in it, but I will use it as I write to help if I get stuck. I did not buy it just to read it.I recommend it to writers to have when they hit the wall and can't find the words they are looking for. Beverly Brown, the writer, is one of the best in the field.

Well it's a great hint, logical but under the american versions, so not unseful for UK grants really, but it gives a vague idea.

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