Preface.

Acknowledgments.

About the Author.

Introduction: Why Storytelling?

1. First Steps: Getting Ready for Grantseeking.

2. Research and Relationships: Finding and Cultivating Your Audience.

3 .The Short Story: Writing Letters of Inquiry.

4 .The Proposal Narrative: Introducing the Characters and the Place.

5 .The Need or Problem: Building Tension and Conflict into Your Story.

6. Goals, Objectives, and Methods: Making Changes by Addressing the Problem.

7. Evaluation and Future Funding: Writing the Epilogue and Planning for a Sequel.

8. The Budget: Translating Your Story from Words to Numbers.

9. The Summary, Titles, and Headings: Preparing Your Marketing Copy.

10. Packaging: Publishing Your Proposal Story.

11. Site Visits and Beyond: Interacting with Funders.

12. Beyond Grants: Applying the Storytelling Method.

Afterword.

Appendix: Two Letter Proposal Samples.

Index.