DESCRIPTION

Designed for beginners.

Learn to identify prospective grantmakers and prepare to find the funds your organization needs. With a case study and group exercises, we’ll help you strengthen your grantseeking readiness.

TOPICS

• best practices for beginning grantseekers
• key terminology and buzzwords
• components funders look for in a proposal
• important distinctions among various types of grantmakers
• resources to help you locate funding partners
• proposal writing tips

PLUS

• Complimentary one-week subscription to Foundation Directory Online Professional
• free copy of Securing Your Organization’s Future (695 pages, a $34.95 value)
• workbook outlining all course topics
• templates for worksheets used in the course

INSTRUCTOR CAROLINE HERBERT

Senior training coordinator at the Foundation Center-Washington, DC, Caroline is also a member of the selection committee for The Washington Post Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management. Before joining the Center in 1998, she was a Chicago fundraiser and a University of Illinois librarian.