Grants Crash Course
Is your organization ready to pursue grants, but you don't know where to start?
Join me for a three month Grants Crash Course where you'll learn how to find opportunities that fit your organization and submit that grant! This course covers the basics of grant writing, prospecting, and reporting and is built for organizations who are new to applying for grants (never applied before or have only submitted a few times).
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What's Included:
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Three, two-hour cohort sessions across a three month period covering grant basics.
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Direct feedback on grant language and prospects.
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Templates and tools to get started.
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Spots for one to three members of your organization to participate, fostering collaboration and shared learning opportunities.
Materials You'll Leave With:
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A Case for Support, with edits and professional recommendations, allowing you to begin applying for grant opportunities.
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A Grant and Prospect Tracking tool to organize your workflows, with eight organization-specific prospects provided for you to start with.
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A Grant Project Budget ​template, and list of standard attachments to have on hand.
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A supportive cohort network of nonprofits learning about grants together.
Course Format
Session 1
Grant Basics and
Case for Support
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Overview of different types of funders, grant opportunities, and a typical grant cycle.
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Building your Case for Support and writing persuasive, asset based applications.
Session 2
Prospect Research and
Grant Tracking
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Tools to find grant opportunities and answer the key question: is it worth applying?
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Tracking your grant prospects, applications, and awards​
Session 3
Grant Attachments
and Reporting
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Review of standard grant attachments.
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Creating your grant budget and ensuring flexible funds.
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Introduction to grant reporting.
Sliding Scale Pricing
$500
Full Price
​For organizations with budgets $500k+ and/or who have budgeted resources for staff development.
$375
25% off
​For organizations with budgets under $500k and/or two or less paid staff.
$250
50% off
​For organizations with budgets under $250k and/or one or no paid staff members
My goal is to make grant writing accessible. If you have questions on this sliding scale or options available, please contact me at madisonkalvert@gmail.com