Applied learning projects and programs are serving as a driver for advancing sustainability in communities around the world. The challenge, however, is that many of the projects and programs are only reaching a small portion of their full potential to influence change. This guide was developed to respond to that challenge, and to help scale the development of new projects and programs as well as refine existing ones so that they reach their full potential and deliver two interconnected goals: (1) Providing students with exceptional learning experiences in sustainability; and (2) Contributing to a workable sustainability solution pathway that--when implemented--can lead to positive sustainability outcomes on campus and/or in the community. To accomplish these goals, the guide brings together lessons from on-the-ground management of applied learning for sustainability programs with literature related to sustainability science, education, change management, and partnership development. The synthesis of these bodies of work revealed: (1) a process for systematically growing the program over time; (2) four "building blocks" for developing powerful applied learning for sustainability programs; and (3) activities for catalyzing and evolving those building blocks. To grow the program, the guide uses a framework that helps managing the program's transition over the course of four phases: (1) pre-development; (2) take-off; (3) acceleration; (4) stabilization. In each phase there are a couple of key activities that help develop and grow the applied learning for sustainability program over time. The guide describes each activity and highlights "what the activity is helpful for" and "how to use it." A total of 26 activities are provided. [This guide was written in collaboration with Jacob Sherman and Tamsin Foucrier. It was co-produced by Arizona State University's School of Sustainability and Portland State University's Institute for Sustainable Solutions.]