Unlock the Secrets of Grant-Writing Success with Ellen Karsh

Danielle: Everything I needed to learn about grant writing

United States on Dec 21, 2023

R: I had to buy this for a proposal writing class. The class and this book were amazing. I learned alot that I will take with me into my proposal team development.

United States on Dec 08, 2023

Nicole: The book itself is absolutely terrible to touch. Cheap paper, cheap cover. I have sensory issues, and it makes my skin crawl to touch it. It was required reading for a course I was taking though, so I ended up purchasing a second copy on Google so I could have a digital copy.

As for the content...

Most of the time, I felt resentful that I had to read through so many anecdotes and fluff to get to the 4-5 useful sentences in each chapter. I would love to see a more concise version of this. It's also possible that I'm just too familiar with the grant process already, and I wasn't the intended audience.

I would put this on par with the "Dummies" series of books. There are some helpful tips and good examples for those who are just learning. If you're that person, you might enjoy it. It's a solid place to start.

Canada on May 07, 2023

Simba: All the basics are there

Canada on Mar 30, 2022

Scott J Pearson: Many small businesses, non-profits, individual researchers, and larger institutions depend on grants to fund their activities and livelihoods. Whether from private foundations or governmental entities, these funds are given through a competitive process. Through market forces, this process seeks to align funders’ desires with projects that achieve results. This book seeks to demystify this process and provide readers with a “leg up” to write better grant proposals.

Karsh and Fox’s work is primarily geared towards writers of socially oriented grants. Its examples include primarily social causes, not basic research. I work in the sciences, and this book does not include many examples of these kind of projects. However, it’s guiding advice and principles certainly can apply to those type of projects, too. I’m just going to have to read another book geared towards scientific grant-writing, too.

I honestly lack the experience to judge the trustworthiness of this Karsh and Fox’s advice. Like many potential readers, I am more in need of insight than able to judge reliability. Nonetheless, the communication style is clear and expressive. Obviously, this book,...

United States on Nov 13, 2021

KearaKeara: Really excited to read this book, but disappointed in the shape it was in when I got it...

Canada on Feb 04, 2021

Brian & Cristina Harman: Jam-packed with Advice on Writing Stories into Your Proposal
In the fourth edition of The Only Grant Writing Book You’ll Ever Need, I found the authors’ general opinions to be skeptical but realistic. As a PhD student requirement (and useful function to learn) in many doctoral programs, I enrolled in Pepperdine University’s grant writing course. I chose to review this book as a way to familiarize myself with the process. As someone without any background in grants, I found this book to be of great service to me in preparing an applied research proposal for funding. 
Most suggestively, I found it useful to read the Table of Contents first and plan to read over the most relevant sections first (for my uses) before reading the whole book. These included the Appendices 1-4 which I found quite practical, some in list format and sample grant proposals were also provided.
Significant aspects of this edition were the meaningful inclusion of purpose and storytelling. Even if you cannot digest or read this entire book, read Lesson 1 (and maybe Lesson 2), and then skip to page 74 on Individual Grant Seekers. Lesson 1 highlights the importance of knowing who you are and...

United States on Jun 10, 2018

Amazon Customer: Excellent condition as expected

Canada on Jan 15, 2018

Joanna Mckay: Thank you

Canada on Dec 27, 2017