pt. 1. Getting ready to seek grant support for your organization --
1. Setting yourself up for grants success : developing a proactive grants system --
2. Developing and documenting the need for your project : creating urgency and a compelling proposal --
3. Finding time to write grant proposals : organizing a proposal development workbook --
4. Developing grant-winning ideas : from research to model projects --
5. Redefining proposal ideas : improving your database research and finding more funding sources --
6. Why grant funds to you and your organization? : capitalizing on your capabilities --
7. Creating grant-winning teams and consortia : involving volunteers through advisory committees and advocacy groups --
8. Choosing the correct grants marketplace --
pt. 2. Public/government funding opportunities --
9. Understanding the government marketplace --
10. Researching the government marketplace --
11. How to contact government grant sources --
12. Planning the successful federal proposal --
13. Improving your federal proposal : the grants quality circle --
14. Submission : what to do and what not to do --
15. Federal grant requirements --
16. Dealing with the decision of public funding sources --
17. Follow-up with government funding sources --
pt. 3. Private/foundation funding opportunities --
18. Understanding the private foundation marketplace --
19. Researching potential private foundation grantors : how to find the foundation that is best suited to fund your project --
20. Contacting a private foundation before submission --
21. Applying for private foundation funds : creating a winning letter proposal --
22. Proposal submission, the decision, and follow-up : private foundation funding sources --
pt. 4. Private/corporate funding opportunities --
23. Understanding the corporate marketplace --
24. Researching potential corporate grantors : how to find the corporate funding source that is best suited to fund your project --
25. Contacting a corporate grantor before submission --
26. Applying for corporate funds --
27. Proposal submission, the decision, and follow-up : corporate grantors.