How to Grants Manual: Successful Grantseeking Techniques for Obtaining Public and Private Grants, Sixth Edition [Ace/Praeger Series on Higher Education]
Author: David G Bauer
The "How To" Grants Manual, 6th edition is an essential guide for grant seekers who are new to the process, as well as seasoned grant seekers who want to maintain a competitive edge in the grants marketplace. The book and its accompanying CD ROM contain the latest grants information, updates on forty three worksheets and exhibits found in the 5th edition, and ten new exhibits designed to streamline the grants process.
Table of Contents:
List of Exhibits, Figures, and Tables ixPreface xiii
Introduction xv
Getting Ready to Seek Grant Support for Your Organization 1
Motivating Yourself to Follow a Proactive, Success-Based Grants System 3
Searching the Literature to Document Your Project's Statement of Need: Creating an Urgent and Compelling Case 14
Developing a Proactive Grants System: Finding the Time to Organize for Grants Success 23
The Grant-Winning Approach: Expanding Your Possible Solutions 29
Developing Key Search Terms to Identify the Best Grantor(s): Redefining Your Project and Improving Your Research/Grants Profile to Get the Right Hits 34
Why Grant Funds to You and Your Organization? Capitalizing on Your Capabilities 40
Creating Grant-Winning Teams and Consortia: Involving Volunteers through Advisory Committees and Advocacy Groups 49
Selecting the Right Marketplace for Your Project 64
Documenting Organizational Support for Your Proposal: Preproposal Summary and Approval 69
Public/Government Funding Opportunities 73
Understanding the Government Grants Marketplace 75
Researching the Government Marketplace 83
How to Contact Government Grant Sources 112
Planning the SuccessfulFederal Proposal 129
Improving Your Federal Proposal: The Grants Quality Circle 164
Submission: What to Do and What Not to Do 169
Federal Grant Requirements 172
Dealing with the Decision of Public Funding Sources 179
Follow-Up with Government Funding Sources 183
Private/Foundation Funding Opportunities 185
Understanding the Private Foundation Marketplace 187
Researching Potential Private Foundation Grantors: How to Find the Foundation That Is Best Suited to Fund Your Project 198
Contacting a Private Foundation Before Submission 214
Applying for Private Foundation Funds: Letter of Inquiry-Letter Proposal 221
Proposal Submission, the Decision, and Follow-Up: Private Foundation Funding Sources 233
Private/Corporate Funding Opportunities 237
Understanding the Corporate Marketplace 239
Researching Potential Corporate Grantors: How to Find the Corporate Funding Source That Is Best Suited to Fund Your Project 248
Contacting a Corporate Grantor Before Submission 259
Applying for Corporate Funds 263
Proposal Submission, the Decision, and Follow-Up: Corporate Grantors 272
List of Resources 275
David G. Bauer Associates, Inc. Ordering Information 291
Index 293
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LPN to RN Transitions: Achieving Success in Your New Role
Author: Nicki Harrington
Now in its Third Edition, this book meets the needs of practical/vocational nurses and nursing faculty, as they work together to smooth the transition from the LPN to the RN role. The text provides interactive student exercises and strategies to "socialize" the LPN nurse/student into an RN program, taking into consideration its philosophy and curricular framework. This Third Edition includes an expanded chapter on communication and a new chapter on the NCLEX(R).
Rachel E. Spector
This new book addresses the personal and professional challenges that the licensed practical/vocational nurses meet when they decide to pursue licensure as a registered nurse (RN). The book address the numerous issues in a forthright, comprehensive manner. The primary purpose of this book is to meet the needs of the licensed practical/vocational nurse who decides to pursue licensure as a registered nurse. It also serves to assist the nursing faculty who are committed to re-socialize and work with the LPN/LVNs as they transition to the RN role. This book is written directly to the LPN/LVN student in an existing RN transition program, and it provides content, exercises, and strategies for the socialization to the more advanced professional role of RN. The credible authors are employed in programs that are concerned with this endeavor. The book correlates content and exercises geared to defining the scope of practice of the RN. All chapters have a consistent organization: learning objectives, key terms, thinking critically sections, text, and exercises. It crafts its content around the assumption that the reader is familiar with the practice of nursing and prepares the reader for more advanced thinking and skills, and it comprehensively covers such topics as role and role transition, the change process, educational plans for transition, nursing theory, critical thinking, and professional nursing roles such as teacher, communicator, manager, research, and stewardship. This book is an excellent tool for faculty and transition students. It is easy to follow, clear, and concise. It identifies the key content that must be taught and discussed in a transition program.
Doody Review Services
Reviewer: Rachel E. Spector, PhD, RN, CTN, FAAN (Boston College School of Nursing)
Description: This new book addresses the personal and professional challenges that the licensed practical/vocational nurses meet when they decide to pursue licensure as a registered nurse (RN). The book address the numerous issues in a forthright, comprehensive manner.
Purpose: The primary purpose of this book is to meet the needs of the licensed practical/vocational nurse who decides to pursue licensure as a registered nurse. It also serves to assist the nursing faculty who are committed to re-socialize and work with the LPN/LVNs as they transition to the RN role.
Audience: This book is written directly to the LPN/LVN student in an existing RN transition program, and it provides content, exercises, and strategies for the socialization to the more advanced professional role of RN. The credible authors are employed in programs that are concerned with this endeavor.
Features: The book correlates content and exercises geared to defining the scope of practice of the RN. All chapters have a consistent organization: learning objectives, key terms, thinking critically sections, text, and exercises. It crafts its content around the assumption that the reader is familiar with the practice of nursing and prepares the reader for more advanced thinking and skills, and it comprehensively covers such topics as role and role transition, the change process, educational plans for transition, nursing theory, critical thinking, and professional nursing roles such as teacher, communicator, manager, research, and stewardship.
Assessment: This book is an excellent tool for faculty and transition students. It is easy to follow, clear, and concise. It identifies the key content that must be taught and discussed in a transition program.
Rating
3 Stars from Doody
Table of Contents:
| Ch. 1 | Role Development and Transition | 3 |
| Ch. 2 | The Process of Change | 33 |
| Ch. 3 | Transitions in Nursing | 57 |
| Ch. 4 | Transition to the Student Role | 85 |
| Ch. 5 | The Student Learning Process in Associate Degree Nursing Educational Programs | 113 |
| Ch. 6 | Individualizing a Plan for Role Transition | 133 |
| Ch. 7 | Licensed Practical/Vocational and Registered Nurse Scopes of Practice | 161 |
| Ch. 8 | Licensed Practical/Vocational and Registered Nurse Knowledge and Roles | 175 |
| Ch. 9 | Nursing Theory and the Nursing Domain | 189 |
| Ch. 10 | Critical Thinking in Registered Nursing | 207 |
| Ch. 11 | The Nurse as Caregiver: Application of the Nursing Process | 241 |
| Ch. 12 | The Nurse as Teacher | 263 |
| Ch. 13 | The Nurse as Communicator | 287 |
| Ch. 14 | Managing Unique Client Systems | 307 |
| Ch. 15 | Managing Client Care | 319 |
| Ch. 16 | Professional Responsibilities, Research, and Stewardship | 341 |
| Ch. 17 | Legal and Ethical Issues | 361 |
| Index | 385 |
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