Preparing successful grant proposals to receive funding from corporations or foundations requires careful research, meticulous preparation, and graceful writing. Grant administrators will often say that many grant requesters have a limited understanding of the proposal writing process, and as a result their worthy causes lose out.
If you learn how to avoid the errors that lead to the rejection of your proposal, you will be better prepared to help the causes you most admire. This course will walk you through all of the essential steps, including an important discussion of what you must do when the grant arrives.
In this course, you will learn how to become fully familiar with the institution or project for which you are requesting support. You will get valuable guidance in preparing a background statement and a brief financial statement to support your request. You will also research some charitable foundation and corporate giving sources.
Then, you will learn how to put everything together, so you can assemble, write, and submit complete grant proposals to foundations, corporations, and wealthy individuals for any number of your pet projects.
About The Instructor
Kim Joyce, GPC (Grant Professional Certified)
Kim Joyce, GPC (Grant Professional Certified), taught high school English and was a librarian for seven years. After working in education and school administration as a school business manager, she became involved in the nonprofit sector as a grant writer. She has worked as a grant professional and developed content and taught grant writing workshops for nearly 20 years.
Kim graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor’s degree in English and is a credentialed grant professional, entrepreneur, award-winning business leader, and the author of Grant Writing for Dummies, 8th Edition. Passionate about grants and grant compliance, she considers grants her superpower. In 2010, she founded Kim Joyce & Associates, a national, full-service grant consultancy based in Scottsdale, Arizona. Her firm has secured more than $472 million in grant awards.