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COURSE DESCRIPTION

For proposal writers at all levels who want to learn the nuts and bolts of budget preparation to support their project proposals.

A sound, well-organized budget can help convince prospective funders that your project is worthy of their financial investment. This course will teach you to build a budget step-by-step to provide a complete picture of your financial needs. Using real-world case studies, you will learn to think more strategically to strengthen your budget presentation.

BENEFITS

• Tell your story through the budget numbers
• Present budgets according to grantmaker guidelines
• Align your budget with project objectives

TOPICS

• Creating each component of the project budget
• Outlining the full cost of your project, including overhead
• Calculating personnel costs, fringe benefits, and non-personnel expenses
• Strategies for presenting income and other funding sources
• Incorporating footnotes to add clarity
• Using your organizational budget to help build the project budget
• Funder guidelines for budget presentation and reporting

BONUSES

• Applicable for six CFRE^TM International points for initial or re-certification
• Workbook outlining all major course topics
• Templates for budget worksheets used in the course

INSTRUCTOR MARILYN HOYT

Currently president and CEO at the New York Hall of Science, Marilyn consults with a wide variety of nonprofits for J.C. Geever, Inc., and has spent 12 years as a grantmaker for the Westchester Arts Council. She authored the foreword for The Foundation Center's Guide to Winning Proposals.