Need funding for future projects or planned activities? Are you (a student, parent, teacher or school administrator) hoping to find a way to pay for research or services we all used to take for granted, which are no longer funded? This course provides a step-by-step approach to preparing winning grant proposals. Learn to write successful letters and grant proposals. Researching and approaching funders for grant money can help you develop new services, (strengthen your operating budget) and support existing programs. Students leave this course feeling confident in their grant writing abilities and ready to start winning the funding they need to help make a better life for themselves and others.
Objectives
Students will get familiar with grants, how to find them and what goes into writing a good grant.
In this lesson, students will learn:
what a grant is
the best place to search for available grants
to ask for help from experienced grant writers
to recognize the grant application by it's many names
to contact the funder
Students will also learn what goes into:
writing the grant proposal
the key element - what grantors want
finalizing your grant - edit, edit, edit
Successful grant writing involves planning, searching for data and resources, preparing and writing the proposal, submission and follow-up. Here, we take a more detailed look into the preparation and writing phases.
In Lesson 3 & 4, we will be getting much deeper into what is involved in the actual writing of the grant proposal. You will develop a much better understanding of each area of the proposal and the detail you must go to in each section to achieve the desired results - a winning grant.
Find out more about information you should provide grantors regarding future funding, budgets, additional information which should be sent along with the proposal and it's appearance.
The grantseekers checklist is a good way to review everything you have learned so far, making sure you have not forgotten anything when preparing and writing your proposal.
One of the best resources available is finding out what funders have to say about grant proposals. Since they are the ones reviewing grant proposals on a regular basis, what they say should be given extra weight when being considered. These are the experts who make the final decision on who wins the grants.
Book
No book required.
Students will be given a recommended list of approved texts upon enrollment.
Lesson 1: Getting Familiar with Grants
Lesson 2: Basic Elements of Grant Writing
Lesson 3: Important Elements - Your Grant Proposal Part 1
Lesson 4: Important Elements - Your Grant Proposal Part 2
Lesson 5: Grantseekers Checklist
Lesson 6: Advice from Funders
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