Grant Writing

Great Grants: Successful Strategies for Powerful Proposals Register
In this comprehensive course you will learn how to develop a competitive grant proposal "from scratch".
The three parts of the course take you through the steps of developing (1) a grant-fundable project; (2) a budget for your project; and (3) turning the project into a powerful grant proposal.
Sample proposals as well as many grant-related resources are provided as part of the course.
The course focuses on developing proposals for project grants for nonprofit or educational institutions. It covers proposals for both private and government funding sources. The course is best suited for individuals who want to learn proposal writing as a career option, or to enhance their professional skills in order to bring more external funding to their non-profit or educational organizations. This includes, but is not limited to development professionals, faculty at all levels of educational institutions, and staff or volunteers at non-profit organizations; in short, anyone worldwide who has an interest in getting grant funds. It is appropriate for those with no prior grant experience as well as those who want to enhance their grant writing skills.
  
Get Ready: Organizational Grant Readiness Register
Before you embark on the grant development process, there are two major factors you should consider:

• Is your organization prepared to receive and manage grants?
• Is a grant the best way to fund your project?

This course helps you examine these factors in detail by looking at:

Organizational experience and habits
Organizational Structure
Funding needs
The relationship between the organization and the project
The course includes assessment instruments that you can use to evaluate your own organization's grant readiness.
This course will benefit individuals who work for or lead organizations that are either already actively pursuing or intend to start pursuing grant funding. This includes, but is not limited to development professionals, faculty at all levels of educational institutions, and staff or volunteers at non-profit organizations.

Productive Fundraising Series

The Power of Your Data Register
In this course you will learn how to use the tools you have at hand to create, implement and nourish a development plan that will increase your fundraising bottom line.
The three parts of this course will cover

• data as a development tool,
• putting that data to work and
• creating the right development plan for your situation.

This course focuses on fundraising for nonprofit and educational organizations. It provides the steps you need to build and support a viable development program. It is best suited for (I think there was already verbiage for the rest of this on the site yesterday, but missing today)

The Power of Planning and Priorities Register
If you find yourself at the end of the day, having been Too Busy to Fundraise, this course is for you.
During this course you'll discover what keeps you from fundraising and what you can do about it. More than that, we'll provide you with useful tools to help you fundraise as well as instruments and strategies that will help you getter plan your time and use your resources to achieve better results.
This course will give staff and volunteers the ability to ensure that they are never too busy to fundraise.

Step by Step Stewardship Register
The absolute best prospects for a gift are the existing donors to your organization—if you have treated these donors well. This course will provide you with the steps you need to take to ensure that your donors are well stewarded and ready to make that follow-on gift.