Text Box: Text Box: Grant Proposal Development    Advanced Grantseeking   
Grantmaker Research      Development Writing
Text Box: Grant Proposal Development – Basic/Intermediate

Securing grants requires a sound proposal.  Learn the basics of preparing grant proposals or sharpen your intermediate grant proposal writing skills through a step-by-step approach to the process.  From developing the proposal idea to completing the details of the budget, this workshop provides an outline to use to prepare clear, concise, comprehensive, and competitive proposals.  Become familiar with the different formats required by funders and understand the protocol for grants management.  Choose either a full or half-day workshop format.  Participants will:

Understand the proposal process
Prepare the proposal idea
Develop the proposal components
Review the different types of proposals
Examine reasons for proposal rejection
Explore rules of grant management


Advanced Grantseeking

Learn how to present your case for support no matter the type or size of grant you are requesting.  This workshop provides a working knowledge of more advanced components that are required by foundations, corporations, and government agencies.  There will also be a discussion on logic models, Gantt and PERT charts, and the different strategies to use to obtain grants for capacity-building projects and capital campaigns.  Experienced grantseekers only.  This is a half-day workshop.  The learning objectives include:

Review current grant trends
Respond to requests for specialized components
Formulate strategies to develop proposals for programs, special projects, capacity-building efforts, and capital campaigns
Prepare proposals for different levels of government
Learn techniques to apply for a multi-year or million-dollar grant


Grantmaker Research – Basic/Intermediate

Nonprofit organizations continually seek ways to secure needed grant funds to continue viable programs and implement new projects.  But where do you begin the search for potential grantmakers?  It can be a labor-intensive process; there are so many resources to consider.  This workshop provides a systematic process to identify and locate appropriate grantmaking sources including foundations, corporate giving programs, and government agencies.  Learn what tools to use to match the proper funding institution to the needs of your nonprofit organization.  This is a half-day workshop.  Topics include:

Identifying different types of resources to use when investigating potential funders including the Web
Providing a method of determining potential matches
Investigating and creating a list of potential funders
Building a relationship with a funding institution


Other Grantseeking and Development Writing Topics

We also provide workshops on topics of Preparing Effective Case Statements, Mastering Logic Models for Grant Proposals, Capacity-Building Grants for Nonprofit Organizations, and Adapting Your Writing Style for the Audience.  These half-day workshops are designed specifically for advanced grantseekers.



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