The funders who speak at our meetings and conferences are happy to meet grantwriters and explain their giving programs to us. You may introduce yourself after the meeting, leave your business card, and perhaps ask the funders how and when you might talk to them later about your organization and projects. However, PSGA meetings are not the place to discuss your particular funding needs or (horrors!) to hand your proposal directly to grantors. Such behavior offends them and makes them reluctant to attend grantwriters’ meetings in the future.