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The Anatomy of a Grant
VERSION: 1.1 (May 11, 2006)
You don't need to be a professional writer to create effective grant proposals (hard copy & Internet). In this workshop/course you'll learn some practical grant writing steps and how to approach the right funders for the dollars you need. We will look at writing federal, state, and foundational grants. You will review the Executive Summary and Business Plan, as well as write part of a grant during the class. Our instructor will critique your work and give you pointers for successful submission.
Key Benefits
- Learn funding strategies.
- Learn how to write your key sections of a grant for any funder.
- Discover where funding sources exist and how to best use those sources.
- Learn the tricks of writing "a winner."
Style of Instruction
Onsite: Taught by one of our instructors in a training room, using audio/visual presentations and in-class exercises.
Online: You will download text materials and instructional movies to view. You will view the materials and complete assignments at your own pace, then submit them electronically to your instructor. You may opt to meet your instructor at regular intervals in a live audio/video conference room to discuss your work.
Who Should Take this Course?
Anyone seeking to improve their skills in grantwriting. Interactive
activities help make difficult concepts come to life.
Objective
You will learn to plan, prepare, and evaluate your grant proposal.
Course Contents
- Starting with a Reality Check of Your Organization or Agency Before You Think "Proposal.”
- Quick Review of 12 Existing Proposal Types:
- Learning How to Market Your Proposal by:
- Identifying potential funders.
- Targeting proposals to funders.
- Choosing funder markets.
- Appealing to funder interest.
- Packaging and Evaluating Your Proposal:
- Writing in a personal, active style.
- Meeting specific criteria for success.
- Reviewing Essential Proposal Sections from Cover Letter to Your Budget Sheet.
- Writing the Abstract or Executive Summary.
- Writing the Business Plan.
- What about the "Mini-proposal" or "Inquiry Letter"?
- Locating Funding Sources:
- From foundations to federal grants.
- Starting to Write Your Own Proposal:
- Purpose or goal statement.
- Program objectives or aims.
- Qualitative and quantitative statements.
- Limitations of existing related program statements.
- Evidence of demand statements.
- Need statements.
- Related activities and evaluation methods.
- Terms You Must Know to Succeed in the Process.
Text
Onsite participants receive the text, The Anatomy of a Grant: A Comprehensive Workshop, which will become a well-used reference resource after the course. We also provide many useful handouts. To purchase this book separately for $35 US, contact us at customerservice@writewordsusa.com.
Online participants will download their materials.
Prerequisites
To profit from this course you need to:
- Write documents in understandable English.
- Slowly review the material and complete all exercises and assignments without the help of others.
- Navigate a Web site using hypertext links (online course only).
- Send and reply to e-mail messages (online course only).
What we require of you
For the onsite class, you must show up for class on time and remain until it is completed (approximately 7-8 hours each day). You will interact with other learners. Ask questions when confused.
For the online class, you will take this course at your own pace. Although we estimate you can complete this course in 20 hours, you have up to ten weeks. If you are new to self-directed learning, you may find this style of learning fresh — and a bit frightening. You learn by doing. Ask questions when confused. That means you must have the drive and discipline to see the course through.
Before you start
- Review your own schedule to make sure you have the time to give to this learning process.
- For the onsite class you should bring a grant you want to submit, you are presently working on, or one that has failed.
- For the online class you need to review this document, the terms and conditions, and technical requirements to make sure that you meet all of them (see links above).
- After reading this entire description, proceed to the Register page when you are ready to sign up.
Instructor
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