Filled with tips and survival skills from writers and fund-raising officers at nonprofits of all sizes, Writing for a Good Cause is the first book to explain how to use words well to win your cause the money it needs. Whether you work for a storefront social action agency or a leading university, the authors' knowledgeable, practical advice will help you: write the perfect proposal: draft, revise, and polish a request for funds; create case statements and other big money materials; survive last minute proposals and other crises; and much more.