*The Grant Writing Boot Camp content for the State of Arkansas has been modified from a nationally used curriculum to a reduced non-learning outcome based model aimed at delivering adult enrichment content ONLY to the general public regardless of educational level.
No CEU's will be awarded.
Arkansas Grant Writing Boot Camp™
An Adaptation of the Foundation’s Traditional Boot Camp Program
An Adult Enrichment Program under the Grant Writing Training Foundation
Arkansas Moderator: Dr. Beverly A. Browning
TARGET AUDIENCE FOR ADULT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
• General public (open to anyone regardless of educational level)
• Volunteers for nonprofit organizations
• Newcomers exploring the definition of grant seeking, proposal planning, and what funders expect to see in a funding request
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This adult enrichment course covers the basics of finding grant funding opportunities and learning the volunteer-related grant writing approaches for helping others submit funding requests.
CONTENT
Funding, Communications, Partnerships, and Formats:
Exploring Funding Sources
Qualifying Your Organization
Cultivating Relationships
Community Partnerships
Grant Writing Teams
Grant Writing Formats
Examining the Case Statement:
Describing Your Organization
Describing Your Request
Describing the Problem
Exploring the Road Map for Funding Use
Demonstrating Sustainability
Wrapping up the Funding Package and Follow-up:
Exploring the Budget
Attachments
Finishing
Following Up
ENRICHMENT PROGRAM TAKEAWAYS
Day 1 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with two 15-minute breaks and one one-hour lunch):
FINDING FUNDING, COMMUNICATING WITH POTENTIAL FUNDERS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND FORMATS:
Exploring Government and Foundation Funding Sources
Qualifying the Funding Opportunity and Your Organization
Cultivating Donor Relationships
Pros and Cons of Community Partnerships
Considering Grant Writing Teams
Reviewing Grant Writing Formats
THE CASE STATEMENT:
Describing Your Organization
Describing the Problem
Describing Your Request to the Funder
Day 2 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with two 15-minute breaks and one one-hour lunch):
THE CASE STATEMENT (CONTINUED):
Exploring the Road Map for Funding Use
Demonstrating Sustainability
WRAPPING UP YOUR FUNDING PACKAGE AND FOLLOW-UP:
Exploring the Budget
Attachments
Finishing s
Following Up
REFERENCE BOOK
Grant Writing For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons.
NOTICE: This modified course is not designed for career track progression or vocational aspirations.
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National adult enrichment training in how to find grant funding opportunities and how to research and write grant proposals and applications. Easy to follow course content is provided by Dr. Bev Browning, author of Grant Writing For Dummies.
