Successful Grant Writing For Beginners
How to find, write, and win grants for your nonprofit organization
Description
Finding grantors and writing grant applications to support delivery of your nonprofit organization's mission can be a daunting task! Where to look? Which ones are a good fit? What does the grantor want to see? Do you qualify? This course helps you answer these questions.
This course covers:
-using grant research database tools - see samples of popular research tools
-figuring out what you need - it is important to know what type of grant ask is realistic for your organization; what are you asking for and how much funding to you realistically need?
-identifying grant possibilities for your organization - match your organization's characteristics to specific grantors using search parameters
-tracking and organizing your grant research and applications - whether it is just you or a team working on a grant, it is important to keep all of the elements organized and available.
-writing winning grants and providing supporting documentation
-what do do once you've received a grant - follow up and reporting
Keep an eye out for downloadable tools throughout the class!
This course was designed and is instructed by a Certified Fund Raising Executive and AFP Master Trainer who has written numerous grants that raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in grant awards for a variety of organizations.
What You Will Learn!
- How to use grant research database tools
- How to identify grant possibilities for your organization
- How to write a winning grant application and provide supporting documentation
- What do do once you've received a grant
Who Should Attend!
- Nonprofit board members or founders
- Nonprofit volunteers
- Entry level fundraising staff