Courses > Grant Writing & Nonprofit Management

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Introduction to Nonprofit Management
Instructor: Linda Kissam

Develop the skills and strategies you need to become an integral part of one of America’s fastest growing service sectors. In this course, a seasoned veteran in the nonprofit management field will show you how to transform your good intentions into a professional plan of action. You'll understand the unique characteristics of nonprofit organizations while mastering the core knowledge necessary to become an effective leader in the nonprofit arena.

Get Grants!
Instructor: Bo Morton and Janet Levine

Learn how to develop successful, fundable grants from experts whose proposals have garnered millions in funded projects. This course will give you the skills you'll need to prepare professional, competitive, and compelling grant proposals. You'll understand what funding agencies are looking for and how best to approach them. Your proposals will help you and your organization successfully Get Grants!

Writing Effective Grant Proposals
Instructor: Jillian Poole

Learn to prepare grant proposals that get solid results for your favorite organization or charity. Over $200 billion annually is available for worthy causes and most people don’t know how to prepare the application that will deliver needed funding. Avoid the mistakes that get applications for wonderful projects tossed into the wastebasket! Learn how to write professional proposals that actually succeed.

Advanced Grant Proposal Writing
Instructor: Beverly Browning

Do you know the best way to present information in a grant proposal? In this course, an experienced grantwriter will show you how to research and write winning proposals that get funded. Learn what to do--and, more importantly what not to do--on every part of your proposal. Gain a full understanding of the criteria funders use to determine whether your grant proposal gets funded or rejected. You'll become expert at ferreting out corporate, foundation, and government grantmakers, and you'll know how to tailor your responses to information found in the peer review criteria. You'll also discover a number of significant finishing touches that can give your project the edge over others. You'll know the best type of paper to use, which buzzwords to include, which fonts work best, and which types of graphics and formatting techniques will make your proposal more competitive.