Grant Writing 101

Grant Writing 101
Price: 
$140.00

Category: 
Business & Management, Writing & Publishing
Course Hours: 
25
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Course Type: 
Instructor Led - 4 Weeks Long
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Grant Writing is at the heart of the nonprofit world. Philanthropy has remained strong in the United States. Grant writers seek to secure funds for individuals and businesses. The grant writer provides a crucial connection between the person seeking grants and funders. Our course will allow students to gain a full understanding of grant writing from identifying potential grant seekers needing someone to write their grants to finding funders and building your own grant writing business. Basic grant writing is a critical skill for anyone seeking a position in a nonprofit organization or as a freelance grant writer. This course will provide our students with skills they can put to use immediately in their current grant writing position or to build a new career.

After completing this course, you should be able to: 

  • Understand the grant seeking process
  • Recall best practices for writing the grant proposal
  • Identify how to develop and present a winning proposal 
  • Recognize how to write a good business plan
 
Grant Writing 101 Module 1
Grant Seeking
Grants are used by a variety of organizations and individuals, with funding ranging from small amounts to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Finding funders and the grants available are both important parts of understanding grant funding. This module will address what grants are and how to prepare to write one.
 
  • What Organization Am I?
  • What is a Grant?
  • Grant-Application Packages
  • Getting Ready to Write a Grant
  • Grant Writing Tips
 
Grant Writing 101 Module 2
Goals and Objectives 
Knowing how to approach others to seek out grants and funding is an important skill for anyone considering a career in grant writing. Not only are general writing skills a necessity, there are also particular techniques important to the grant writing industry. In this module we will dive into the beginning stages of writing effective proposals. 
 
  • Writing with Style
  • Identifying and Documenting the Need
  • Goals and Objectives
  • Developing and Presenting a Winning Program
  • Finding Partners and Building Coalitions
 
Grant Writing 101 Module 3
Writing the Proposal
One of the key skills for any grant writer lies in understanding the guidelines of the funder and in crafting the grant proposal. Writing a grant proposal is a craft that includes stages and steps to both identifying the guidelines and writing the initial proposal for the funder. This module will help give you the foundation for writing a great proposal! 
 
  • The Evaluation Plan
  • The Budget
  • Sustainability
  • Capacity
  • Front and Back
 
Gant Writing 101 Module 4
Grant Funding 
Within the last module of this course, we discuss elements of a potential site visit depending on what type of grant you are seeking. We also go over how to write a business plan and how to build a business for grant funding. Finally we talk about how to review grant proposals. 
 
  • The Site Visit
  • Think Like an Entrepreneur 
  • Reviewing Grant Proposals
  • Business Plan
  • Build a Grant Writing Business

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Internet Connection

  • Broadband or High-Speed - DSL, Cable, and Wireless Connections

*Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Classroom pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible.

Hardware Requirements

  • Processor - 2GHz Processor or Higher
  • Memory - 1 GB RAM Minimum Recommended

 

PC Software Requirements

  • Operating Systems - Windows 7 or higher
  • Microsoft Office 2013 or higher. Also, you could use a general Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
  • Internet Browsers - Google Chrome is highly recommended
    • Cookies MUST be enabled
    • Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
  • The Kindle Reader App or VitalSource Bookshelf App are needed for many of our courses (No special equipment needed. This can be downloaded for FREE onto your computer.)
  • PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint)
  • Adobe PDF Reader
  • QuickTime, Windows Media Player &/or Real Player

 

MAC Software Requirements

  • Operating Systems - Mac OS x 10 or higher with Windows
  • Mac office programs or a Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
  • Internet Browsers- Google Chrome is highly recommended
    • Cookies MUST be enabled
    • Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
  • The Kindle Reader App or VitalSource Bookshelf App are needed for many of our courses (No special equipment needed. This can be downloaded for FREE onto your computer.)
  • PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint)
  • Adobe PDF Reader
  • Apple QuickTime Media Player