Getting Funded The Grant Writing Process

A complete beginners guide to writing and applying for grant funding

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.3

- Research and discover potential grant opportunities
- Compose complete grant applications
- Organize grant writing materials for current and future use

What you'll learn

Research and discover potential grant opportunities

Compose complete grant applications

Organize grant writing materials for current and future use

Revise and rewrite grant applications to ensure success

Assemble grant applications to apply for funding

* Requirements

* I will recommend books for further reading throughout the course
* but nothing is needed for this course

Description

Every nonprofit is unique. You are fighting for a specific, unique cause. You are serving a unique part of society, whether it be the dung beetles in Alaska or the homeless in Los Angeles. You have unique employees who are dedicated to your cause. You also have unique funding needs. Because there are so many things that make your organization unique, I want to help you tell your own story and apply for your own grants.

I have developed Grant Writing: How to Write Nonprofit Grants to cultivate your grant writing skills and empower you to write successful grants. There are millions of grants that you can apply for and quite a few foundations hardly receive any applications for their grants. This is money that could be accessed if you dedicate time to writing grants.

This course is designed with nonprofit organizations and their employees in mind. You will learn about the key aspects of a grant application, you will find grants that you can apply for, and you will go through the entire grant application process.

Your learning will be facilitated by video presentations, worksheets, quizzes, and assignments that will solidify the grant writing process and propel you towards getting funded.

Who this course is for:

This Grant Writing course is meant for potential grant writers, nonprofit employees, and anyone interested in the grant writing world. No prior experience or knowledge is required. Those who have a background in grant writing receive knowledge on how to improve their grant writing skills to promote success.

Course content

5 sections • 29 lectures

Getting Started 9 lectures

Welcome to Getting Funded--The Grant Writing Process Preview 01:23

Welcome to Getting Funded--The Grant Writing Process! In this course we will be going through the complete grant writing process. You will learn when your organization is ready to apply for grants. You will learn research skills to find potential grants. You will learn all of the parts of a grant and then we will go step by step through the writing and revising processes.

Part 1-- Getting Started Preview 00:15

Welcome to Part 1-- Getting Started! In this section of the course we will be discussing grant readiness and different parts to grant applications.

Is Your Organization Ready to Apply for Grants? Preview 01:33

You will be able to diagnose your organization and know what steps you need to take before you dive into the grant writing process.

Getting Organized Preview 03:01

You will develop skills on how to organize and compile all the information you need in a grant application.

Google Drive Folder Assignment Preview 01:14

Parts of a Grant Preview 00:32

Welcome to the Parts of a Grant! In the following modules we will go through the various information you need in a grant application.

Case Study: Musana Preview 00:53

Musana is a nonprofit organization I am going to use as an example throughout the course. Feel free to learn more on their website: http://musanaintl.com

The Parts of a Grant Preview 08:02

In this lesson we will go through 9 of the major parts in any given grant application.

End of Part 1 Assignment Preview 00:08

This assignment is to encourage you to apply the information in this section. I ask that you compile all of the information and add it to the Google Drive Folder that we created earlier. This will drastically cut down the time it takes for you to write grant applications in the future.

Finding a Grant 7 lectures

Part 2--Finding a Grant Preview 00:32

Welcome to Part 2--Finding a Grant. In this section of the course you will research potential grants and find grants that are a good fit for your organization.

Grant Types Preview 04:06

You will learn the different types of grant to ensure that you are researching grants that will meet your organizations current needs.

Grant Research Resources Preview 01:05

This is where I typically go to research for grants and I would recommend that you start here as well. You will be able to research potential grants.

Finding Grants Assignment Preview 00:07

Using Guidestar Preview 04:15

Guidestar is my favorite resource to find foundation grant opportunities. It can be a valuable resource for you to know what foundations are in your area and whether or not they have grants that are right for your organization.