Grant Writing for Non-Profit Organizations

Catalog description

Students in this course learn elements of successful grant writing for non-profit organizations in a series of seminars/workshops. Topics include the elements of a proposal, persuasive writing, researching funding sources, and building relationships with community partners and prospective funding sources. Students identify and collaborate with community partner non-profit organizations to assess program needs and goals and research potential funding sources. Teams of students prepare and submit a funding proposal to support a partner organization. The course consists of 3 hours of seminar per week and fulfills the Newcomb-Tulane college intensive writing requirement. Enrollment in co-requisite Tier 1 service learning is required. Enrollment is limited to sophomores.