How to Write a Grant: A Certification With the Grant Doctor
Write Grants with Confidence. Master the Step-by-Step System Used to Win $750 Million in Awards.
Course Outcomes
- Confidently assess your organization's grant readiness.
- Frame a powerful statement of need.
- Develop goals and measurable SMART objectives.
- Design a logic model funders expect.
- Build a funder-expected evaluation plan.
- Submit proposals that command attention.
Outline
Session 1: Grant Readiness & Formats – Building Your Foundation
- Assessing your organization’s grant-seeking capability
- Using a Go/No-Go assessment to vet funding opportunities
- Selecting the correct grant writing format for any funder
Session 2: The Statement of Need – Proving the Problem
- Focusing on the target population’s needs, not the organization’s
- Finding and citing credible statistics to build your case
- Using “gloom, doom, drama, and trauma” to create urgency
Session 3: Program Design Pt. 1 – Goals, Objectives & Best Practices
- Distinguishing between visionary goals and measurable SMART objectives
- Writing measurable objectives using a proven, funder-expected formula
- Integrating research-based “best practices” into your strategy
Session 4: Program Design Pt. 2 – Timelines, Logic Models & Management
- Building a detailed work plan and project implementation timeline
- Creating a logic model to visually map your project for funders
- Defining your management plan and key personnel roles
Session 5: Evaluation & Sustainability – Proving Your Impact
- Designing a comprehensive, third-party evaluation plan
- Identifying process, impact, and outcome evaluation methods
- Crafting a board-driven sustainability plan for long-term success
What's Included
The How to Write a Grant: A Certification With the Grant Doctor course includes the following:
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Certificates and exams
- Certificate of attendance included with all courses
- Certification courses include one exam attempt
- Successful graduates will receive an official certification along with verified digital credentials
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Class experience
- Live sessions are small and focused to support questions and discussion
- Self-paced on-demand courses allow you to move through the material on your own schedule
Who Should Attend?
Earn Your Certification
Your Instructor
Beverly Browning
- Grant-writing consultant and visionary
- Helped clients win over $750 million in grant awards
Dr. Bev is a grant-writing consultant and visionary who uses thought leadership to work with eligible organizations struggling with the woes of revenue stream imbalances. She and her team members have helped her clients win over $750 million in grant awards. Dr. Bev has been researching grant funding, grantmaking trends, and board-related barriers to nonprofit capacity building for over 45 years. She is the founder and director of the Grant Writing Training Foundation and Bev Browning LLC. Dr. Bev is the author of 47 grant writing publications, including seven editions of Grant Writing for Dummies (2001-2022) and the 6th edition of Nonprofit Kit for Dummies (2021).
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