2012 Grant Writing Class - Day 2 of 2

Welcome! If you're ready to learn how to find and write grants you've come to the right place. Beginning and experienced grant writers from city, county and state agencies as well as nonprofits, K-12, colleges and universities are encouraged to attend.

Itinerary and Location: This workshop is October 25-26, 2012, 9-4 both days with lunch on your own from noon to 1:20. View a map of the workshop location, learning objectives, or a sample email confirmation like the one you'll receive immediately after you register. Click here for a detailed map of the campus and parking lots.

Tuition: Tuition is $425 per person and includes everything - workbook, the 300+MB resource CD, two days of terrific instruction and lifetime, free access to our exclusive Alumni Forums.

Questions? Email, cs@grantwritingusa.com or call The Client Services Team at Grant Writing USA, at 800.814.8191.

Grant Writing Course Content 

How and where to find grants:

• Where's the money? Finding federal and state government grant makers.
• Where's the money? Finding foundation grant programs.
• Where's the money? Finding corporate giving programs.
• Where's the money? Tracking grant opportunities so you don't miss application deadlines.

How to write winning grants:

• The essential components of a grant proposal package.
• How to customize a proposal to match a grant maker's interest.
• How to initially approach a funder.
• The differences between government and foundation proposals.
• How to report on a grant's progress and impact.
• How to develop working relationships with grant makers.
• What to do if your proposal is denied (don't give up!).
• The behind-the-scenes decisions that determine proposal acceptance and denial.

And much, much more . . .

The Agenda

Day One | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

• Understanding the critical difference between organizational needs and the needs of the community.
• Developing your credibility as an applicant.
• Research, measure, and objectively articulate the community need to be addressed with the proposed grant.
• Lunch on your own noon - 1:20 PM.
• Measuring impacts; define success now.
• Present and justify your method for addressing the need; why you've chosen this method over other possible methods; overcoming the inherently subjective nature of methods.

Day Two | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

• Developing your plan for grant evaluation, both subjective and objective; integrating your plan with the grant maker's required evaluation and reporting system.
• Developing a budget and analyzing cash flow; indirect and admin cost caps; determine if you can afford to get this grant before submitting an application; collaborating with your fiscal affairs, grants managers, and leadership.
• Lunch on your own noon - 1:20 PM.
• Budgets continued.
• Summarizing your request for that impossibly small summary opportunity on the standard federal cover page or, the one/two page foundation request.
• Locate and track relevant grant opportunities from Federal, State and local government sources, private foundations and corporate giving programs.
• Allocate and forecast proposal team work load before the RFP is released.
• Dissecting the RFP; researching enabling legislation; understanding the "spirit and intent" of the grant program; technical assistance contacts and the need for open and honest communication.