POLS 4217 - Grant Writing for Nonprofit Organizations

Description

This course introduces students to the world of grant-writing and management, and provides an opportunity to experience writing actual grants. Students will learn the process of identifying prospective funders, developing relationship with funders, understanding the basics of writing grants, submitting proposals, working as a collaborative, and preparing for the followup. Students will apply course learning to write and prepare actual grant proposals.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of:

• the nature of philanthropic world;
• managing grant process;
• identifying the sources of grants and prospective funders;
• writing grant proposals effectively and concisely;
• building partnership and collaboration;
• developing relationships with funders;
• developing sustainability strategies;
• developing program budget