What you'll learn:
- Building your case for fundraising
- Types of foundations and other funders
- Types of proposals and submissions
- Key elements of successful proposals
- What funders are looking for in a proposal
- Understanding outcomes versus outputs
- Story telling for grant seekers
- How grants fit into your fund development plan
An in-depth look at it takes to craft winning grant proposals for nonprofit programs. The course covers building your fundraising case, to learning about different types of foundations and other funding sources, to the seven essential elements of a fundable proposal. We'll take a close look at crafting strong outcomes statements, the use of storytelling to make an impact, and what funders are looking for.
This online course is adapted from the instructors' fifteen years of experience teaching grant proposal writing in a classroom setting to over 1,000 nonprofit professionals.