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Introduction to the Third Edition | |
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Funders' Roundtable: Economic Summit | |
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Prerequisites | |
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Who Am I? (and What in the World Do I Want to Do?) | |
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Wait a Second-What Is a Grant ... and Where Do I Get One? | |
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Making (Dollars and) Sense of Grant-Application Packages: What Grantmakers Want | |
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Getting Ready to Write a Grant Proposal | |
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If You're a Not-for-Profit Organization... | |
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If You're a Government Agency or School District... | |
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If You're an Individual Grant Seeker... | |
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Funders' Roundtable I | |
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It's Finally Time to Write the Proposal | |
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Foundations of Proposal Writing | |
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Writing (Proposals) with Style: Twelve Basic Rules | |
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Writing (Proposals) with Style: Tackling the Blank Page | |
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Identifying and Documenting the Need: What Problem Will a Grant Fix? | |
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Goals and Objectives: What do You Hope to Achieve If You Get the Money? | |
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Developing and Presenting a Winning Program | |
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Finding Partners and Building Coalitions (The MOUs That Roared) | |
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The Evaluation Plan: How Can You Be Sure If Your Program Worked? | |
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The Budget: How Much Will It Cost...and Is the Cost Reasonable? | |
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Sustainability: How Will You Continue the Program When the Grant Funds Run Out? (and You'd Better Not Say, "I Won't!") | |
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Capacity: Proving That You Can Get the Job Done | |
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Front and Back: The Cover Page or Cover Letter, the Abstract, the Table of Contents, and the Appendix | |
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Funders' Roundtable II | |
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And After the Proposal... | |
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The Site Visit-Playing Host | |
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So Now You Know-What Next? | |
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Funders' Roundtable III | |
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Appendices | |
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50 Tips for Improving Your Chances of Winning a Grant | |
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Proposal Checklist | |
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Glossary | |
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Sample Grant Forms | |
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Washington (D.C.) Area Common Grant Application Format | |
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Federal Cover Page, Form SF-424 | |
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Sample Cover Letter | |
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Sample Letter of Inquiry (LOI) | |
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Sample Abstract | |
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Representative List of Community Foundations | |
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Websites | |
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Answers to Pop Quizzes | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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About the Authors | |
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Index | |