Writing Proposals and Grants

Catalog description

The Writing Proposals and Grants course covers the fundamentals of fundraising and communication writing for nonprofits/non-governmental organizations (NGOs). By the end of this course, students will be able to write a full grant proposal and a Foundation Fundraising Plan for a nonprofit. They will also be able to describe the role that communication plays in the fundraising efforts of nonprofit organizations and articulate the key responsibilities of fundraisers within nonprofit organizations. Students will be able to identify common ethical challenges that fundraisers will encounter in their work and an appropriate framework for addressing those challenges. They will be able to research appropriate and realistic funding opportunities for actual nonprofit organizations.