Course Offerings

Are you ready to continue your journey into the world of grants? Learn how to create a fundraising plan for all types of grant makers. In addition, explore websites for finding and reviewing corporate, foundation and government grant funding opportunities and grant application guidelines. Go through every aspect of strategic funding research, preparing a fundraising plan, writing an award-winning plan of operation and creating a project budget without red flags. Then, journey into the world of grants available for your projects. The excitement builds when you discover just how many funding opportunities are available. Find grants for arts and humanities, education, medical, science and agriculture, human services and corporate foundation projects. You also explore new grant-writing trends and what to do when you're notified of a grant award or a grant rejection. Don't worry, there's a plan to implement for future grant-seeking success if you don't get your project funded.

Course Objectives

Gain confidence in all areas of grant seeking, grant writing and grants management (post-award reporting requirements)

Be prepared to track future grant-writing and funding trends, bounce back successfully from rejection notices and manage all of your grant awards proficiently.

Outline of Instruction

Explore the fundraising plan. Learn the plan's purpose and how to format a working document, and learn how to determine how much grant money you need and by what date. Also, look at possible types of funders from the private sector (corporate and foundation grant-makers) to the public sector (government agency grant-makers). In addition, learn a few basics about corporate sponsorships and find out about matching funds and how to identify cash and in-kind matching funds.

How do government funding agencies eliminate so many hopeful grant applicants? Learn how to find government grant-funding opportunities, read grant application guidelines that are complex and often confusing and find and engage the best types of community partners as committed stakeholders in your proposed project.

Did you know that the most strategic grant writing is in the plan of operation? That includes goals and objectives, implementation strategies, a logic model, a plan for key personnel or a management plan, an evaluation plan and a project sustainability plan. Learn how to develop an award-winning plan of operation with all of the required components.

Are you always in doubt when you have to develop a project budget for your grant application? What do funders really want to see in your budget summary and narrative? How do you plot key personnel salaries and benefits? Where do general operating expenses go? What are the common mistakes that you should avoid? This budgeting 101 lesson answers all these questions and more.

How do you find grant-funding opportunities for arts and humanities projects? Learn about some opportunities and challenges associated with grant funding in these areas and best practices in approaching community and regional arts organizations for potential partnership opportunities, as well as corporate sponsorship opportunities. Finally, discover some excellent resources to guide you through the arts and humanities funding tunnel.

How do you find grant-funding opportunities for education projects? Are you familiar with PreK-12 and higher education grant-makers? Are you experiencing challenges in writing these types of grant applications? What are the challenges, and who are the funders for these types of projects? This lesson answers these questions and provides you with resources to guide you through the world of education grants.

How do you find grant-funding opportunities for medical, science and agriculture projects? Are you familiar with the grant-makers in these funding areas? Are you experiencing challenges in writing these types of grant applications? What are the challenges, and who are the funders for these types of projects? Find answers to these questions as well as some resources to guide you through the world of medical, science and agriculture grants.

How do you find grant-funding opportunities for human services projects? Are you familiar with the grant-makers in this area? Are you experiencing challenges in writing these types of grant applications? What are the opportunities and challenges when searching for and writing human services grants? Explore the answers to these questions and get some resources to guide you through the world of human service grants.

Do you know the ins and outs of foundation grants? What are the pros and cons of applying to corporate foundations? How can you overcome the challenges of finding potential funders and writing letters of inquiry and grant proposals to corporate foundations? Do you know what these foundations fund? This lesson covers everything you need to know about applying for corporate foundation grants.

Are you aware of the latest funding trends in government or corporate foundations? Are you monitoring future trends so you will understand what projects are most likely to be funded by grant-makers? Discover the fastest-growing industries impacting the world of nonprofits and government agencies and discuss online applications and why so many funders have changed their processes and moved to online e-grant application systems.

What do you do when you receive notification that you didn't get the grant? It's not the desired outcome, but it's important to be prepared to do a post-assessment and debrief your partners. Find out how to assess your application and gather crucial information so that you can have a better chance of success the next time, and review best practices in debriefing partnering organizations. The lesson walks you through the road to funding recovery, including practical planning for reapplication and funding down the line.

Your hard work paid off! You've received notification of a forthcoming grant award. Are you excited and overwhelmed? Are you stressing about the paperwork, reporting deadlines and how to set up separate audit trails for incoming grant funds? This lesson takes a close look at contracts, timelines and accounting requirements. Also, learn how to avoid red flags and how to collect data and report to funding agencies. Finally, get some tips on communicating with your federal project officer.

Contact Hours

24

CEUs

No

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

Certification

None

Website

None

Certification Learning Outcomes/Requirements

CE or CU Articulation

No

Prerequisites

N/A

Learning Supplies Needed

Hardware requirements:
This course can be taken on either a PC, a Mac or a Chromebook.

Software requirements:
PC: Windows 8 or later
Mac: macOS 12 or later
Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:
Email capabilities and access to a personal email account

Instructional material requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

N/A

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance
Students must successfully pass 10 quizzes with a minimum grade of 70% by the second quiz attempt. If all quizzes are not passed with 70% or better by the second attempt, the final exam score must be 70% or higher on the first attempt. The final exam must be taken by the Wake Tech course end date.

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

This course is intended for nonprofit organizations, schools and religious institutions.

Specific Industry or Business Support Needs

N/A

Wake County Need for Industry Positions

N/A

Industry or Job Titles Related to Training Outcomes for Employment

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Course Contact Information

Non-Credit Online Learning https://ceonline.waketech.edu
919-532-5847
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