This workshop addresses all aspects of successful grantseeking, including
developing and assessing proposal ideas, generating support for grant
applications, designing and writing a complete grant proposal, editing
and submitting proposals, generating support for grant applications,
designing and writing a complete grant proposal, editing and submitting
proposals, following up with funders and surviving the proposal review
process. Special attention is devoted to writing the technical
components of grant proposals such as the statement of need, goals and
objectives, project methods, project evaluation, project timetable,
and proposal budget.
The workshop identifies sources of government, foundation, corporate
and other grant support and assesses trends in the funding environment
as well as teaching how
to conduct a productive funding search using an extensive library of
grant references provided at the workshop and shows how to conduct a
formal funding search and query high-priority funders. It reviews
criteria that funders use in evaluating proposals and suggests strategies
for avoiding common pitfalls
in grantseeking. Techniques for developing a grants infrastructure
and planning and organizing the grantseeking effort are stressed.
Each participant receives a detailed 480+ page COMMUNITY SYSTEMS training/resource
manual that includes a proposal writing guide and essential background
resources for grantseekers. This is a hard-working, hands-on,
how-to-do-it workshop, and each workshop participant develops a comprehensive
grant proposal during the session. Participants receive extensive
individual consultation during the workshop as well as follow-up critique
of their grant proposals.
