{"product_id":"you-have-a-hammer-building-grant-proposals-for-social-change-9781578690459","title":"You Have a Hammer: Building Grant Proposals for Social Change","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1949, Pete Seeger's song \u003cem\u003eIf I Had a Hammer\u003c\/em\u003e summoned us to repurpose everyday work tools into tools for social justice. That call still resonates today. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou Have a Hammer: Building Grant Proposals for Social Change\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e urges you to build proposals from a perspective of activism, transforming the work from the mundane pursuit of dollars to the life-altering pursuit of lasting change. It's not about how to write grant proposals. It's about how to use grantseeking as a tool for building a better world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFloersch, Barbara:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Barbara Floersch has more than 40 years of experience in nonprofit management, grant proposal writing, grants administration, and nonprofit consulting. She has secured tens of millions of dollars in federal, state, and foundation grants; taught hundreds of classes; testified before the United States Congress on the reauthorization of the National Endowment for the Arts; and served as an expert reviewer in many federal grant competitions. She has provided consultation to foundations and led the design of a proposal review process. Barbara played a pivotal role in establishing two state-wide youth-focused coalitions in her home state of Vermont and designed direct service programs that have benefitted hundreds of young people and families. Barbara is a long-time, regular contributor to the NonProfit Times and has written hundreds of articles on proposal writing and related topics. She is author of the Textbook: Grantsmanship: Program Planning \u0026amp; Proposal Writing, the updated version of Norton Kiritz's seminal work in the field of grantsmanship. She has been Chief of Training and Curriculum for The Grantsmanship Center in Los Angeles since 2011 and has been a senior trainer for the Center since 2000. She has trained thousands of nonprofit staff members throughout the United States and internationally. Barbara was born in Quincy, Florida and has lived in Vermont since 1976.","brand":"Rootstock Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671498821906,"sku":"9781578690459","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f6ea0a6f-c492-4860-8703-862232b53cd3.jpg?v=1733802643","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/you-have-a-hammer-building-grant-proposals-for-social-change-9781578690459","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}