Prerequisites. Lesson 1: who am I? (and what in the world do I want to do?) ; Lesson 2: wait a second, what is a grant, and where do I get one? ; Lesson 3: making (dollars and) sense of grant-application packages: what grantmakers want ; Lesson 4: getting ready to write a grant proposal ; Lesson 5: intangibles: things they never tell you (about proposal writing) ; Funders roundtable I -- It's finally time to write the proposal. Lesson 6: writing (proposals) with style: 12 basic rules ; Lesson 7: identifying and documenting the need: what problem will a grant fix? ; Lesson 8: goals and objectives: what do you hope to achieve if you get the money? ; Lesson 9: developing and presenting a winning program ; Lesson 10: finding partners and building coalitions (the MOUs that roared) ; Lesson 11: the evaluation plan: how can you be sure if your program worked? ; Lesson 12: the budget: how much will it cost and is the cost reasonable? ; Lesson 13: sustainability: how will you continue the program when the grant funds run out? (and you'd better not say, "I won't!") ; Lesson 14: capacity: proving that you can get the job done ; Lesson 15: front and back: the cover page or cover letter, the abstract, the table of contents, and the appendix ; Funders roundtable II -- And after the proposal. Lesson 16: the site visit, playing host ; Lesson 17: so now you know, what next? ; Funders roundtable III -- Appendices. Appendix 1: 50 tips for improving your chances of winning a grant ; Appendix 2: proposal checklist ; Appendix 3: glossary ; Appendix 4: sample grant forms ; Appendix 5: representative list of community foundation ; Appendix 6: websites ; Appendix 7: answers to pop quizzes.