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Morrie Warshawski and Louise Levison

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Morrie Warshawski, author of "Shaking the Money Tree: How to Get Grants and Donations for Film and Video" is a consultant, facilitator, and writer with over 25 years experience in the nonprofit arts sector. His list of clients includes well-known entities such as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Independent Feature Project, and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, as well as regional nonprofits including the California Arts Council, the St. Louis Art Museum, and the New Orleans Video Access Center. This guy's got some good things to say, so if you're serious about making a film, take a listen...


Shaking the Money Tree:
How to Get Grants and Donations
for Film and Video

Dazed and confused by the frustrating world of grants and donations? This classic text, now completely revised, demystifies the entire maze of grant hustling with easy-to-follow guidelines. Find out how to: Prepare Yourself for Fundraising; Prepare Your Project for Raising Money; Conduct Effective Research; Make a Personal Ask; Write the Perfect Grant Proposal; and more.

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Listen to "How to Throw a Fundraising House Party" -a segment by Morrie Warshawski that first appeared on NPR's Marketplace Radio.

How to Throw a Fundraising House Party


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Morrie's Fundraising Links

Morrie's Take on Who Gets Funded and Why

Morrie on Film Fundraising

Louise Levison, author of "Filmmakers and Financing: Business Plans for Independents"is President and Founder of Business Strategies, a consulting firm, which specializes in writing business plans for film, Internet and other entertainment related companies, developing corporate strategies and guiding entrepreneurs in looking for and working with equity financing.

Ask Louise

An online, interactive information resource on raising money for independent film  projects.  Ask Louise also features a searchable archives of previously asked questions.

What Equity Investors Look (and Look Out) For

 


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