Having been a foundation CEO for forty years, during which time he read thousands of proposals and awarded millions of dollars in grants, Martin Teitel is uniquely qualified to offer expert guidance to aspiring grant seekers.

What Teitel offers isn't theory. He literally takes you behind the scenes of a foundation and shows you just what happens from the moment your proposal arrives. This includes insights on those who open proposals, what they specifically look for, how they grade your submission, what red flags they screen for, how proposals are dissected at staff meetings and, finally, the relevant criteria the foundation's board uses to evaluate its merit. Unless you've worked in a foundation, you'll be startled by what you learn - maybe even cringe at your past submissions. But, without question, your eyes will be opened and you'll gain priceless insights for crafting future proposals.