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List
of Figures
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xii
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Foreword
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xv
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Preface
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xvii
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Acknowledgments
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xxiii
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I. The
Grant Process Cycle
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1
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1. Making the Commitment and
Understanding the Process
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3
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Overview of the Grant Process Cycle
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4
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1. Making the Commitment and
Understanding the Process
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4
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2. Planning for Success
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4
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3. Discovering and Designing the Grant Project
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5
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4. Organizing the Grant Team
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5
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5. Understanding the Sources and Resources
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6
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6. Researching and Selecting the Right Grant
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6
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7.
Creating and Submitting the Winning Proposal
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6
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8.
Getting Funded and Implementing the Project
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7
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9. Reviewing and Continuing the Process
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7
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Implications to Consider
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7
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The
Importance of Partnerships and Collaborations
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8
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Making the Commitment
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8
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Specific Commitments
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9
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Increase Your Odds
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12
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Additional Benefits
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13
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2.
Planning for Success
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15
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Overview
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16
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Strategic Planning
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17
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Creating a Strategic Plan
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18
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Common Plan Elements
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19
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Vision Statement
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20
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Mission Statement
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21
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Organizational Values
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22
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Community and Library Profiles
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24
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Needs Assessment
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25
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Library Service Responses
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29
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Goals
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30
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Objectives
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31
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Activities
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32
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Monitor and Update the Strategic and Project Plans
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33
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Library Planning Checklist
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33
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Exemplar Library Strategic Plan
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34
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Vision
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34
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Mission
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34
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Library Service Responses to the Community
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35
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Goals, Objectives, and Activities
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35
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3.
Discovering and Designing the Grant Project
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45
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What
Does Project Planning Have to Do with Getting Grants?
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46
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What Is a Grant Project?
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47
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The Project Planning Process
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47
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Step 1:
Clarify Your Library’s Goals, Objectives, and Activities
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Step 2: Pull Together a Project Planning Team
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55
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Step 3: Start the Project Planning Process
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56
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Step 4: Discover the Project Idea and Goals
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56
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Step 5: Define Project Outcomes
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60
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Step 6: Plan Your Project
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61
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Step 7: Develop Project Objectives
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61
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Step 8: Define Project Action Steps
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64
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Step 9:
Consult Previous Projects, Best Practices, and Similar Projects
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67
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Step 10: Make a Project Timeline
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67
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Step 11: Develop a Project Budget
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70
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Step 12: Create an Evaluation Plan
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72
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4.
Organizing the Grant Team
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Overview
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80
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Selecting the Grant Team Members
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80
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Possible Team Member Titles
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81
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Responsibilities of Each Team Member
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81
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Hiring
a Professional Grant Writer or Researcher
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Using Volunteers
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Team Members’ Skills
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85
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Grant Team Meetings
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Fundamentals of Teamwork
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Initial Informal Meeting
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The First Team Meeting
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Ongoing Grant Coordinator Responsibilities
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87
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Implementation
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88
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5.
Understanding the Sources and Resources
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91
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Types of Funding Sources for Grants
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92
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Government Funding Sources
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92
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Private Funding Sources
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93
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Resources for Finding Grant Opportunities
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94
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Government Funding Resources
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94
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Private Funding Resources
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96
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Local Funding Directories
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100
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Resources for Library Projects
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100
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6.
Researching and Selecting the Right Grant
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107
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Internet and Library Research
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108
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Translate
Your Project into the Language of the Resources
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108
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Work from the General to the Specific
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109
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Keep Your Research Findings Organized
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110
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Different Kinds of Grants
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112
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Researching Government Resources
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113
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Researching Foundation Resources
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117
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Researching Corporate Resources
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118
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Read
Publications, Join Electronic Discussion
Groups, Blogs, and Use Electronic Alert Services
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121
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Local Resources
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122
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Talk with Funders
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123
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7.
Creating and Submitting the Winning Proposal
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125
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Overview
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126
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Writing Style
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126
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Project Partners and Collaborators
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127
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Applying to Multiple Funders
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128
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Reviewers
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128
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Contacting the Funder
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129
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Questions to Ask Funders Checklist
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129
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Specifications
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130
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Types of Proposals
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130
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The Letter of Intent or Inquiry Letter
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130
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The RFP or Application
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131
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Online Proposals
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131
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Key Proposal Components
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131
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Title Sheet
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132
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Cover Letter
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132
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Table of Contents
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133
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Proposal Summary
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133
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Organizational Overview
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134
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Statement of Needs (Problem Statement)
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135
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Project Description
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136
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Approach/Methodology
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137
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Budget Request
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137
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Evaluation Process
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139
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Appendix
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139
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Authorized Signatures
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140
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Grant Proposal Checklist
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140
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Submitting Your Application
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141
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Grant Submission Checklist
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142
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Follow-Up
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144
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8.
Getting Funded and Implementing the Project
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145
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After You Submit Your Application
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146
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Your Project Gets Funded
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146
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What to Do When Your Proposal Is Not Funded
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147
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Taking the Next Steps: Implementing the Project
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150
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Contacting
the Funder and Talking to Your Program Officer
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150
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Start Your Project Evaluation
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150
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Understand Your Reporting Requirements
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151
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Setting Up to Implement Your Project
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152
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9.
Reviewing and Continuing the Process
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153
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Debrief and Review
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154
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Participate in Ongoing Professional Development
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154
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Foster Partnerships
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155
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Subscribe
to Current Awareness Services, Electronic Newsletters, and Online Discussion
Groups
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156
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Search the Web and Visit Blogs
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157
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Join Groups and Associations
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157
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Keep
Up-to-Date with Your Strategic Plan and Project Plan
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157
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10.
Answering Five Essential Questions
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159
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Does
Your Library Have the Capacity to Implement and Support This Project?
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159
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How Will This Grant Make an Impact?
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160
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Is Your Project Sustainable?
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160
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Do You
Have Real Relationships with Funders and Partners?
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161
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How
Will You Know That You’ve Been Successful?
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162
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II.
Library Grant Success Stories
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163
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Introduction
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163
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Listening
to the Desert: Living in Harmony with Xeriscape Landscaping
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164
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Glendale Public Library: Glendale, Arizona
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Bridging the Gap
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166
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Athens Regional Library System: Athens, Georgia
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Slammin’ Jammin’ Poetry
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168
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Des Plaines Public Library: Des Plaines, Illinois
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Laurelton Library Youth Empowerment Initiative
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170
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Queens Borough Public Library: Laurelton, New York
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Forever
Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation
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172
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Highland Park Public Library: Highland Park, Illinois
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A
Collage of Cooperation
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174
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Clermont County Public Library: Batavia, Ohio
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Improving
Student Success through Strengthening Library Collections, Archives, and
Information Competence
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176
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Oviatt
Library—California State University: Northridge, California
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Holiday and Themed Books for Daycares
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178
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Dubuque County Library Media Center: Farley, Iowa
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Library
Expansion and Renovation
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180
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Clear
Lake Public Library: Clear Lake, Iowa
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Perspectives:
Inside/Outside
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182
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Haines
Borough Public Library: Haines, Alaska
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The Maine Experience
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184
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Lawrence
Junior High Library: Fairfield, Maine
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Training
and Equipment Enhancement
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186
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Northeastern
University Libraries: Boston, Massachusetts
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New
Literary Borders & Boundaries: A Semi-Permeable Layer?
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188
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Harriet
Cheney Cowles Memorial Library— Whitworth College: Spokane,
Washington
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190
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Preserving
Littleton’s Legacy
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190
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Reuben
Hoar Library: Littleton, Massachusetts
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Neuro-Ophthalmology
Virtual Education Library (NOVEL)
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192
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Spencer
S. Eccles Health Sciences Library—University of Utah: Salt Lake City, Utah
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194
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NO
Walls: A Community Technology Center
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194
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Center
for Development and Disability—University of New Mexico: Albuquerque, New Mexico
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III. The Grants for Libraries Tool
Kit and CD-ROM
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197
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A.
Tools for Chapter 1: Making the Commitment
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199
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Tool
A-1: Worksheet: Grant Partnership Agreement
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199
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Tool
A-2: Checklist: Making the Commitment: A Checklist for Committing to a
Grant
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200
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B.
Tools for Chapter 2: Planning for Success
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202
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Tool
B-1: Library Planning Checklist
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202
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Tool
B-2: Links: Library Strategic Plans
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203
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C.
Tools for Chapter 3: Discovering and Defining the Grant Project
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203
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Tool
C-1: Template: Strategic Plan Goals, Objectives, and Activities
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203
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Tool
C-2: Worksheet: Project Planning
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207
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Tool
C-3: Template: Project Action Steps
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210
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Tool
C-4: Template: Project Timeline
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211
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Tool
C-5: Template: Personnel Budget
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212
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Tool
C-6: Template: Nonpersonnel Budget
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213
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Tool
C-7: Template: Evaluation Plan
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214
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D.
Tools for Chapter 6: Researching and Selecting the Right Grant
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215
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Tool
D-1: Worksheet: Keyword Selection
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215
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Tool D-2:
Worksheet: Funder Summary
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216
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Tool
D-3: Links: Funding Resources for Libraries
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217
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E.
Tools for Chapter 7: Creating and Submitting the Winning Proposal
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219
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Tool
E-1: Checklist: Questions for Funders
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219
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Tool
E-2: Template: Grant Proposal
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220
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Tool E-3:
Checklist: Grant Proposal
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231
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Tool
E-4: Checklist: Grant Submission
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232
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Tool
E-5: Example RFPs and Grant Announcements (CD-ROM only)
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233
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Tool
E-6: Example Grant Proposals (CD-ROM only)
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233
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Bibliography
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