Searching for Research
Are you up-to-date on your research? Try these keywords in database searches:
- grants
- funding
- focus group
- case study
- interview
- qualitative
- portfolio assessment
Academic Search Premier: Search the database
Sample Search: art therapy and focus groups
ProQuest Central: Search the database
Sample Search: literacy and program evaluation
PyscINFO: Search the database
Sample Search: dance therapy and program evaluation
Sample Search: creative arts therapy and (interviews or focus groups or case studies)
Exclusive Resources
The resources listed below are for use by Lesley University faculty & staff. Contact the grants officer listed with each resource for access information.
Associated Grantmakers of Massachusetts lists information and links to Web sites for many private, corporate, and community foundations that grant money in Massachusetts. Based in Boston, AGM maintains a public library and subscription database of grantmakers from all over Massachusetts and other parts of New England. It offers proposal writing workshops throughout the state as well as frequent "Meet the Donor" sessions featuring representatives from foundations. Please email Charles Eaton (ceaton@lesley.edu) for Lesley's password.
The Foundation Center Online Directory, includes help in locating and writing applications to corporate and private foundations. Links to Philanthropy News Digest, funding trends, and an online library of resources. Please email Charles Eaton (ceaton@lesley.edu) for Lesley's password.
Lesley University has a membership with the Grants Resource Center in Washington, DC. This organization maintains a database of public and private funding opportunities relevant to institutions of higher education. Please email Charles Eaton (ceaton@lesley.edu) for Lesley's password.
Grant Writing Books
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E-Book - 'How-To' Grants Manual
by Call Number: ebraryPublication Date: 2011Rowman & Littlefield Publishers -
The Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing by
Call Number: HG177.5.U6 G44 2007 Sherrill Library Main StacksNew York: The Foundation Center, 2007 -
E-Book - Getting the Grant: How educators can Write Winning Proposals and Manage Successful Projects
by Call Number: LC243.A1 G35 2005 Sherrill Library Main StacksAlexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2005
Note: Library has both a print copy and an ebook copy. -
E-Book - Effective Grant Writing and Program Evaluation for Human Service Professionals: An Evidence Based Approach
by Call Number: ebraryPublication Date: 2009 -
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Grant Writing: Strategies for Developing Winning Proposals
by Call Number: HG177.5.U6 M54 2000 Sherrill Library Main Stacks[United States]: P. Miller, 2000. -
Proposals That Work: A Guide for Planning Dissertations and Grant Proposals
by Call Number: Q180.55.P7 L63 2000 - Sherrill Library Main StacksThousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2000. -
E-Book - Successful Grant Writing: Strategies for Health and Human Service Professionals by
Call Number: ebrarySpringer Pub, 3rd edition, 2008
Grant Writing Web Links
"The [grant] proposal does not stand alone. It must be part of a process of planning and of research on, outreach to, and cultivation of potential foundation and corporate donors.” (The Foundation Center)
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Proposal Writing Short Course...from the Foundation Center
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Project Grant Instructions & Checklist...sample foundation grant application form, including art therapy and dance therapy from Howard County, Maryland.
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Funded Grants & Programsincluding art therapy...from Bristol-Myers Squibb
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Grants for Literary ArtistsThe Women Arts organization maintains a list of grant opportunities for individual writers of poets, fiction, non fiction, poetry, fine arts and more.
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Grant Writing from Jennifer Litt Writing ServicesSample grant proposals, checklist, and resources.
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SRA International Grants Web ResourcesThe Society of Research Administrators International is a nonprofit association dedicated to advancing the profession and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of research administration.
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City of Boston Weekly Funding UpdateThis is a listing of funding opportunities, recent grant awards, announcements, and news from local, state, federal and private sources. Register to receive the free email update.