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| Introduction to the Second Edition | |
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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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| A Note on Disaster Funding | |
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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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| Regional Associations of Grantmakers (RAGs) | |
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| Answers to Pop Quizzes | |
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| Index | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| About the Authors | |