To succeed in today’s competitive grant writing environment, fundraisers and nonprofit professionals must practice and master critical skills to develop winning proposals. Now, you can take your career and impact to the next level by obtaining your Certificate in Grant Writing.

During this interactive, four-day certificate program, you will learn best practices for developing winning grant proposals.

Session Descriptions

Session 1: Narratives and Outcomes
Learn how to develop a toolkit, write a grant narrative and set measurable and reliable outcomes.

Session 2: Budget and Research
Receive the tools to develop a program budget, participate in live exercises and learn the various resources available to conduct grant research specific to your organization.

Session 3: Grants Management
Writing the grant is only the first step of the funding process. This session will address the “now what?” of grants and provide insight on how to manage grantor relationships and expectations.

Session 4: Grant Application Review and Feedback
Local grant experts will evaluate the grant proposal you’ve been developing during this program and provide helpful feedback on how you can improve.

Fees & Dates

The current fee for this four-session training program is $580.

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Participants must attend all four sessions and complete all assignments to receive the Certificate in Grant Writing. You must attend the first session to continue to subsequent sessions. If you have to miss a session, you may make it up at a future offering of the course. To receive the Certificate in Grant Writing, you must complete all sessions and assignments within 12 months.