The purpose of this action brochure is to help parent/citizen groups raise money. Its focus is on the techniques necessary to raise significant sums from the three main parts of the private sector in the United States--individuals, foundations, and corporations. In 1975, these three groups gave over 26 billion dollars to nonprofit organizations. Chapters deal with why people give money, the techniques for successful fund raising, the basic steps in successful fund raising, proposal writing, the cultivating of donors, the things that can cause trouble in fund raising, sample proposals, the forming of tax-exempt organizations, the reporting on grants, fund raising for small amounts of money, and where to get help. (Author/IRT)