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Testimonials "This workshop has provided me with a solid means to make money with my writing. Grant writing is a [highly sought] skill, so I know my services will be in demand! The facilitator was educated and professional. This may not be a glamorous field, but it [will] certainly help me pay my bills!" - Workshop Student
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Grant Writing Making Money Writing Grants Facilitator: Karen Hodge Take the mystery out of proposal writing! Grant writing is a skill that can be learned and enhanced through practice. This hands-on workshop is designed for the beginning grant writer who has had some training or experience in writing and submitting proposals and is looking to build upon that foundation to improve competence (see prerequisite). Week 1:
Writing A Compelling Need Statement Week 2:
Drafting Your Plan—goals, objectives, and methods;
Evaluating Your Project Week 3:
Constructing Your Budget Week 4:
Introducing Your Proposal; The Executive Summary—making your case
in a page or less Course
Objective: Participants
in this workshop will put the knowledge they have gained through
experience or prior training to complete a first draft of a grant
proposal. Required Materials: Grantseeker’s Toolkit: A Comprehensive Guide to Finding Funding, by Cheryl Carter New and James Aaron Quick, available through Amazon.com. Prerequisite:
Completion of Writing for Dollars: Making
Money Writing Grants or experience writing and submitting grant
proposals About
the Facilitator:
Karen Hodge has been writing
grants for more than ten years and has participated in the acquisition of
more than $6,000,000 for non-profit organizations. In addition, she
taught communication courses at a large, urban university for twelve years
and has conducted numerous workshops on a variety of topics, including
grant writing. Karen has authored and/or edited many informational
brochures and educational tools. She has a bachelor of arts in
communication and a master of science in education. Workshop
Begins:
September 15, 2003
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Required Texts Books in this column are a required purchase for this course. Please make certain you purchase your materials so they arrive before the start of the workshop.
Grantseeker's Toolkit: A Comprehensive Guide to Finding Funding Grants are a key source of support for most nonprofit organizations, particularly new organizations or those starting new programs. This guide, developed out of a series of seminars, helps grantseekers develop a strategic plan for finding funds for their programs. It outlines how to develop a program that will receive funding, provides the best methods for writing a grant proposal, and includes a disk that will allow organizations to customize the forms and exercises in the book. |
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