The "needs basis" for obtaining funding for research and training grants from foundations is examined, and a model for developing research and training grants is proposed. The most important task is proving that there is an unmet need for the grant. The grant proposal should describe the unmet need, what is being done about the problem, and…

This publication, based on a 2002 presentation given before the League for Innovation, offers advice to community colleges for applying for outside funding for innovative programs. The presentation is in a question/answer format. Some of the questions asked and answered include the following: Question (Q): What should drive the development of a…

A 15-week semester graduate course in fund raising and philanthropy is described in this paper. After the course objectives are listed, the paper presents a course outline that contains five topical issues: the historical framework of charitable giving, the economics of philanthropy, benefactors, sources of philanthropic opportunity, and research…