The Winning Bid, 2nd Edition

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External funding bids and grant applications

Applying bid best practice in not-for-profit competitions

THIS CHAPTER COVERS:

•  Types of grants/funding

•  Finding funding sources

•  Deciding which funds to bid for

•  Managing the bidding or application process

Perhaps you’ve turned to this chapter because you work in a not-for-profit organization that needs to bid for external funds in order to maintain its work, or maybe you need some advice in obtaining a grant to develop your business. Whatever the reason, you’ll be looking for external sources of funding, and you’ll need to complete a written application or bid to explain to the funding body precisely why you need the funds and what will be done with them.

You’ll probably recognize ...