Successful Images, Inc. is the author of The Grantwriter's Start-Up Kit: A Beginner's Guide to Grant Proposals Workbook, published by Wiley.

• START-UP EXERCISES. Identifying a Fundable Project or Program. Pinpointing the Need Your Project Will Fill or the Problem It WillSolve. Developing Clearly Stated Objectives. Establishing the Methods You Will Use. Laying the Groundwork for Your Evaluation Plan. Identifying Sources for Future Funding. Getting Ready to Develop a Budget for Your Project orProgram. RESOURCES. A. The 12 Key Elements of a Grant Proposal. The Cover Letter -- Sample Cover Letter. Title Page -- Sample Title Page Table of Contents -- Sample Table of Contents. The Summary -- Sample Summary. The Introduction -- Sample Introduction. The Problem or Need Statement -- Sample Need Statement. Program Objectives -- Sample Objectives. Methods -- Sample Methods. The Evaluation Plan -- Sample Evaluation Criteria Plans for Future Funding -- Sample Future Funding Section. The Budget -- Sample Three-Part Vertical Drop Budget. The Appendix. B. Some Tips on Strategy and Structure. Why Some Proposals Get Funded and Some Do Not. Conclusion: Where Do You Go from Here?

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