a grant writing course-from flaghouse

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Our online course makes successful grant writing simple!

Does your agency need grant money?

Is there a right way to write a grant?

Do you need help with grant writing?

Have your grant applications ever been rejected?

Our Grant Writer addresses these questions and more in our new, 8-week

online course-

Available only on FlagHouse.com!

Comprehensive. Convenient.

Our highly experienced Grant Writer will teach you to master the essentials

of any successful grant. The online format offers you the ultimate in

convenience. The ongoing registration lets you start at any time. And with a

minimal tuition investment of only $399, you can learn how to secure any

amount of funding dollars for your program needs!

Click here to review the course syllabus!

Course Benefits

Ongoing rolling registration lets you start when you're ready

16 lessons in 8 weeks gets you up and running in no time

Continuous Q & A via email with our Grant Writer, Barbara Stratton provides

added support

4-week editing service shows you how to make sure you've presented the

information in the best way possible

Tuition is $399.00

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Meet your organization's funding needs! How does this work?

Our online course teaches you how to successfully apply for grants! Each

lesson is delivered to you via e-mail, twice a week for eight weeks. You

can e-mail our Grant Writer, Barbara S. at any time with questions or for

additional clarification on the course chapters or on a specific grant

proposal.

Syllabus

Click each lesson for more information

Lesson #1 - The Nature of Grants

Lesson #2 - Is This Grant for You?

Lesson #3 - The Basic Structure of a Grant

Lesson #4 - The Abstract

Lesson #5 - Statement of Need

Lessons #6, #7, and #8 - Project Description

Lesson #9 - Goals & Objectives

Lesson #10 - Timeline

Lesson #11 - Evaluation

Lesson #12 - Organizational Capacity

Lesson #13 - Budget

Lesson #14 - Partnerships

Lesson #15 - Statistics

Lesson #16 - Sustainability

Bonus Lesson

Lesson #1 - The Nature of Grants

Learn the difference between competitive and entitlement grants and what

distinguishes government grants from foundation and corporate grants.

Understand and recognize different types of grants (program vs. research vs.

capital/operating vs. capacity-building, etc.). This lesson also helps you

to understand what attracts grants and to interpret what funders want.

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Lesson #2 - Is This Grant for You?

Not every grant is right for every organization. In fact, not every funding

need is grant-worthy. This lesson gives an overview of the not-for-profit

organization, the value of a " mission statement, " how, at single glance, to

determine whether a grant opportunity is right for you, and how

out-of-the-box thinking can help to secure funding.

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Lesson #3 - The Basic Structure of a Grant

Regardless of type, all grant applications have a similar structure. This

lesson provides an overview of that structure, taking you through the seven

narrative components of a typical grant: Abstract; Statement of Need;

Project Description; Goals & Objectives; Activities & Timeline; Evaluation;

Organizational Capacity.

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Lesson #4 - The Abstract

This lesson is an in-depth review of the Abstract section of a grant. Learn

the best way to manage this small-but-mighty section of your application.

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Lesson #5 - Statement of Need

It's the most pivotal part of any grant application. Discover how to write a

compelling " problem statement " that both draws the grant-maker's interest

and makes your program response seem like a natural solution.

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Lessons #6, #7, and #8 - Project Description

The longest and most involved section of any application is the description

of your proposed project. Three separate lessons break this section down

into manageable units.

Lesson 6: Identifying your agency, its partners, the target population to be

served, and the qualifications of the Project Coordinator and other staff.

Lesson 7: Explaining your methods (how the program will operate), providing

a rationale for choosing such methods, and stating the research or evidence

justifying your choices. Lesson 8: The importance of addressing cultural

issues, the potential for " institutionalizing " your program; leveraging

other available resources; when and how to use a Memorandum of

Understanding.

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Lesson #9 - Goals & Objectives

Every grant-funded program must aim for a specific goal. This lesson

demonstrates how to set a goal that's do-able as well as how to write

objectives [strategies to achieve the goal] in terms that are simple, clear,

and measurable.

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Lesson #10 - Activities & Timeline

A typical grant-maker provides funding for one year of program operation and

wants to know exactly how you plan to achieve your goal within that

timeframe. Learn how to create an Activities & Timeline chart -a " punch

list " of specific steps needed to achieve each objective.

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Lesson #11 - Evaluation

Evaluation is the collection of evidence that proves your program had some

kind of impact or created change. Learn about the two ways to evaluate most

programs: process evaluation and outcome evaluation.

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Lesson #12 - Organizational Capacity

A school or organization is " grant worthy " when it has experience in dealing

with the target population and services described in the proposal. This

lesson shows you how to craft a description of your agency that focuses on

its most significant assets.

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Lesson #13 - Budget

Grant funds support the cost of delivering your program or service. Learn

how to structure a budget that's acceptable to the funder, the difference

between a budget narrative and a budget summary, and what you need to know

about budgets after a grant award has been made.

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Lesson #14 - Partnerships

This is an in-depth look at the benefits of partnering with other schools or

agencies, the difference between a partnership and a coalition, and how to

attract and keep the best partners for your program.

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Lesson #15 - Statistics

To convince a grant-maker of your need for financial assistance you must

provide a detailed picture of that need complete with hard data. Learn the

value of research, how to use numbers to illustrate narrative, and when to

" hold back " on information that can work against you.

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Lesson #16 - Sustainability

Many grant-makers provide seed money to initiate a program or service. But

how will you maintain the momentum once grant funds are gone? It's one of

the most common questions on a grant application. Explore acceptable

strategies for keeping a good thing going.

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Bonus Lesson

Part A: A Different Point of View. Discussion of the program aspect of

grants from the grant-maker's perspective vs. the business aspect of grants

from the viewpoint of the grantee. Where and why two parties with the same

intentions often have different expectations.

Part B: Self-Evaluation. What have you really learned from this course? Take

this quiz and find out if you know what you think you do.

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