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San Diego Grant Writing Boot Camp
Sponsored by the Grant Writing Training Foundation - a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization
November 6 & 7, 2008 - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Each Day
Site Host: The San Diego Foundation - Nonprofit Resource Center
2508 Historic Decatur Road, Suite 200, San Diego, CA
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One of the FIRST 20 lucky registrants will receive a new laptop computer (up to $1,200 retail value) - it could be you!  Register early to have your name entered into the prize drawing! 

OVERVIEW

This comprehensive hands-on boot camp covers everything from learning grants-related terminology to learning how to conduct funding searches to actually writing the critical, high point review sections of a sure to win grant application/proposal.  Bring “real” project idea and supporting documentation and complete 95% of your proposal narrative onsite!  Laptops welcome!

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course covers the essential grant seeking and grant writing strategies and skills required to successfully submit competitive corporate and foundation proposals, and state and federal grant applications for funding consideration.  Emphasis is placed on researching and writing. 

 

TOPICS

Finding Funding Sources and Best Practices

Qualifying the Funding Opportunity and Your Organization

Pros and Cons of Community Partnerships

Considering Grant Writing Teams

Reviewing Grant Writing Formats

Describing Your Organization

Describing Your Request to the Funder

Developing a Compelling Problem Statement

Writing a Program Design and Planning the Evaluation Process

Demonstrating Sustainability

Planning the Budget

Recommended Attachments

Finishing Touches

Following Up

 

 

Day 1:

 

Funding Sources and Finding Best Practices

  • Discuss funding sources for grant narrative information
  • Discuss sources identifying best practices

Qualifying the Funding Opportunity and Your Organization

  • Discuss pre-planning checklist

Pros and Cons of Community Partnerships

§  Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of including community partners in your pre-writing planning process, the writing process, the implementation process, and the evaluation process.

Considering Grant Writing Teams

  • Discuss benefits of forming a grant writing team
  • Discuss team roles
  • Discuss maintaining team momentum

Reviewing Grant Writing Formats

  • Discuss a letter of inquiry
  • Discuss a letter proposal
  • Discuss a concept paper
  • Discuss a research project proposal format
  • Discuss federal grant application formats
  • Analyze grant announcement from government agency

Describing Your Organization

  • Complete grant applicant description writing exercise
  • Complete partnership exercise
  • Discuss what constitutes boilerplate information

Developing a Compelling Problem Statement

  • Complete problem statement writing exercise
  • Apply research skills to find current, relevant problem statement language.

Describing Your Request to the Funder

  • Prepare a purpose statement

Day 2:

 

Writing a Program Design and Planning the Evaluation Process

  • Discuss the difference between a goal and an objective
  • Complete global goals and measurable objectives writing exercise
  • Complete logic model exercise
  • Complete timeline chart
  • Analyze the management plan

Demonstrating Sustainability

  • List different ways to fund an idea for two or more years
  • Discuss how a funder looks at the grant applicant's ability to continue grant-funded activities when grant monies are expended

Planning the Budget

  • Complete project budget request worksheet
  • Complete project in-kind and cash match worksheet
  • Complete merged  project budget request form
  • Discuss supplementing versus supplanting

Recommended Attachments

  • Identify appropriate attachments to support grant request
  • Discuss how to organize attachments to facilitate funder's review and determination process

Finishing Touches

  • Complete a proposal package checklist
  • Discuss how to create aesthetic appeal to a grant reviewer

Following Up

  • List the critical organizational and housekeeping steps once a grant request has been mailed to the funder
  • Discuss why grant proposals are rejected and how to handle a rejection letter
  • Discuss how to retool a grant application for resubmission to other types of funders


 
Grant Writing CD
Included with registration fee!
Grant Writing Doctor!
Dr. Bev Browning - Facilitator
Early registration by October 15, 2008: $399 per person includes morning and afternoon beverages (both days), handouts, and a Grant Writing For Dummies audio CD. 
Note: Lunch is on your own at nearby eateries.
Late registration after October 15, 2008: $450 per person (includes above amenities).
Giveaways! Handouts! You can even bring your laptop computer to type your exercises! Register early, seats will fill fast! Dr. Bev is a big draw!
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