What you will learn

• Learn how to write a grant proposal
• Know how to tap into non-profit funding sources
• Know the roles and responsibilities of a non-profit board of directors and the management team
• Become knowledgeable on the fundamentals of legal writing
• Develop practical managerial skills, including marketing non-profit, financial management, human resource development, and fund resource development
• Understand licensing, permits, and taxes, and learn the basics of the budgeting process

How you will benefit

• Become a vital asset for any nonprofit organization looking to raise funds
• Learn how to communicate professionally within the nonprofit community
• Develop managerial skills that will enable you to supervise both projects and people
• Jump-start your career as a research analyst, program coordinator, grants administrator, foundation coordinator, grants account clerk, grants manager, or grant writer

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows XP or later.
• Mac: OS X Snow Leopard 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Flash Player. Click here to download the Flash Player.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click here to download the Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment. The following textbooks will be shipped to you approximately 7-10 business days after enrollment:

• The Only Grant-Writing Book You'll Ever Need
• Demystifying Grant Seeking: What You Really Need to Do to Get Grants
• Handbook for Writing Proposals
• Managing by the Numbers: A Complete Guide to Understanding and using your Company's Financials
• Strategic Planning: A Pragmatic Guide
• Managing a Nonprofit Organization

If you're passionate about having a meaningful career that helps others, this course is ideal. Throughout this career training course, an experienced grant writer will teach you the essentials of writing or acquiring grants for private, public, and/or government use. You'll discover how to develop compelling grant proposals. You will then study the components to successfully manage a non-profit or work in a management role within the non-profit sector. In addition to fundamental management skills, you'll learn about finance and accounting, employment law, marketing, budgeting, and communications, as they apply to a non-profit organization.

Whether you recently acquired a management role at a non-profit or want an introductory perspective on the issues facing management of a non-profit organization, this course is the perfect way to become acquainted with the responsibilities of the role.

1. Introduction to Grant Research
   1. Identifying grants that fit with your organization
   2. How to obtain grants that fit with your organization
   3. How to move through the grant research process
   4. Flexibility in the grant research process
   5. Categorizing grants found in the research process
2. Introduction to Grant Writing
   1. Common myths about the grant process
   2. Preparing the request for proposal
   3. Writing process
   4. Bid/no bid decision
   5. How to decline an RFP
   6. Analyzing the RFP
   7. Proposal team
   8. Detailed analysis of the RFP
   9. How to protect proprietary information
   10. Scheduling tasks and meeting deadlines for the RFP
   11. Program design
   12. How will you fulfill the requirements of the RFP
   13. Services you will provide
   14. Time and money it will take to complete the project
   15. Parts of the proposal
   16. What to keep in mind when looking for grant funding
3. Advanced Grant Writing
   1. Introduction
   2. Program planning and evaluation
   3. Defining your program or service
   4. How you plan to assess the program
   5. Program planning process
   6. Needs assessment
   7. Proposal writing
   8. Logic model
   9. Writing a grant proposal
   10. Narrative portion of a grant proposal
   11. Grant proposal abstract
4. Specialized Writing Techniques for Grants
   1. Setting up the grant proposal
   2. The front matter of the grant proposal
   3. What is included in the body of the proposal
   4. Program design
   5. Technical section of the proposal
   6. Project management plan
   7. What role will each team member play
   8. What is your timeline
   9. When/what will you report
   10. Time/Cost outline
   11. Common errors made in preparing response to a request for funding
   12. What to include in the organization profile section
   13. Executive summary and appendices of the proposal
5. Technical Writing
   1. Technical writing skills
   2. Writing process of preparing a technical document
   3. Resources to include in technical writing
   4. Specificity in technical writing
6. Writing Essentials
   1. Planning Skills
   2. Composition
   3. Four Components of Writing
   4. Grammar Tips
   5. Common Mistakes
   6. Improving Your Writing
7. Grammar Essentials
   1. Components of Writing
   2. Grammar
   3. Syntax
   4. Word choice
   5. The components of a sentence
   6. Parts of speech
   7. Subjects and predicates
   8. Using word order to change the emphasis of a sentence
   9. Different types of sentences
   10. Simple
   11. Compound
   12. Complex
   13. Compound-complex
   14. Sentence intention
   15. Identifying faulty sentences
   16. Incomplete sentences
   17. Rambling sentences
   18. Using punctuation correctly
   19. Using the correct verb tense in your writing
   20. The function of a paragraph
   21. Topic sentence
   22. Paragraph length
   23. Writing paragraphs
   24. Using cause and effect in your writing
8. Budgeting Essentials
   1. Introduction
   2. The Concept of Budgeting
   3. Activity-based Budgeting
   4. Factors to Consider in Budgeting
   5. Production Planning
   6. Inventory
   7. Sample Budget and Summary
9. Fundraising Fundamentals
   1. Fund Raising
   2. Marketing
   3. Locating Funding Sources
   4. Effective Writing
   5. Successful Proposals
   6. Current Trends
   7. Managing Products
   8. Annual Giving Campaigns
   9. Corporate Sponsorships
   10. Major Donors
   11. Foundation and Government Grants
   12. Planned Giving
   13. Special Events
   14. Capital Campaigns
10. Nonprofit Management and Governance
    1. Management and Leadership
    2. Finance
    3. Legal Issues
    4. Public Relations
    5. Board Relationships
    6. Evaluation
    7. Organization and Development
    8. Human Resources Issues
    9. Governance
11. Strategic Management in Operations
    1. Introduction and Overview
    2. Definitions and Business Models
    3. Categories and Strategies
    4. Strategic Planning Models
    5. Creating Strategic Alternatives
    6. Implementation
    7. Conclusion
12. Financial and Accounting Management for Non-Profits
    1. Introduction and Overview
    2. Importance of Financial Statements
    3. The Balance Sheet
    4. The Income Statement
    5. Statement of Cash Flows
    6. Financial Ratios
    7. Non-Profit Tax Issues
    8. Non-Profit Statements
    9. Conclusion
13. Marketing Management
    1. Introduction and Overview
    2. Marketing Goals
    3. The Marketing Plan
    4. The Marketing Mix
    5. The Marketing Budget
    6. Marketing Implementation
    7. Technology and Marketing
    8. Summary
14. Legal Issues in Operations
    1. Introduction
    2. Sources of Law
    3. Agency and Employment Law
    4. Torts Law
    5. Sales and Products Liability
    6. Intellectual Property
    7. Ethics
    8. Summary
15. Organizational Leadership and Decision Making
    1. Introduction and Overview
    2. What is a Leader?
    3. Sources of Power in Leadership
    4. Leadership Theories
    5. Transformational Leaders
    6. Decision Making and Empowerment
    7. Accountability
    8. Summary
16. Persuasive Communication
    1. Introduction
    2. Fundamentals of Communication
    3. Knowing the Audience
    4. The Power of Listening
    5. Credibility of the Speaker
    6. Evidence in Persuasion
    7. Emotion in Persuasion
    8. Organizing the Argument
    9. Summary
17. Negotiating Strategies
    1. Introduction
    2. Steps in Negotiating
    3. Tools in Negotiating
    4. Types of Negotiations
    5. Personality Types
    6. Preparing for Negotiations
    7. BATNA and Summary

Katherine Squires Pang, J.D., LL.M., M.Ed has practiced law with since 1983. She has served as an adjunct faculty member in the Graduate School of Management at the University of Texas, Dallas, and has been an adjunct faculty member of many universities, including New York University and the University of California, Irvine. She received her B.A. in 1980 from Clark University, her J.D. from the University of Dayton Law School in 1982, her LL.M in Taxation from Georgetown University Law School in 1983, and her M.Ed from the University of Texas in 2001.