Strategic grant writing aligns the needs of a nonprofit with funding sources, whether those sources are foundations, government agencies, corporations or individuals. This two-course bundle offers the introductory through intermediate skills needed for those involved in gaining funding for any nonprofit organization’s mission.
- Introduction to Grant Writing provides a guide to the basics of grant writing – exploring the relationship between grant writing and an organization’s strategy for fundraising. It also outlines the six stages of grant writing and highlights best practices.
- The second course, Advanced Grant Writing, helps you advance newly acquired grant writing skills to the next level – challenging you to ask iterative questions in order to sharpen and refine each grant proposal, elevating it to the top of the stack. By looking closely at how a logic model can shore up a proposal at each key stage, this course demonstrates how to move planning, evaluation and budgeting from good to great.
Learning Outcomes
- Discuss the importance of grant writing to nonprofits and other organizations seeking funding
- Describe how capital grants and endowment grants can be integrated into fundraising efforts, including matching funds
- Explain how grant writing and fundraising represent complimentary methods of ensuring a nonprofit’s financial stability
- Identify the relationship between logic model components in effective grant program planning
- Assess the level of detail required in a grant planning timeline
Courses
To get started, enroll in the introductory course below or the certificate program bundle here. Earn the certificate by completing both courses within 180 days.
| COURSES | Spring | Summer | Fall | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Writing Skills Certificate Bundle of two courses | Online – Register anytime | $259 | ||
| Advanced Grant Writing | Online – Register anytime | $159 | ||
| Introduction to Grant Writing | Online – Register anytime | $150 | ||