American Grant Writers association

Grant Writing for Nonprofit Organizations online course

This online course includes researching grant opportunities, writing proposals and Letters of Inquiry (LOI), as well as budget preparation for Foundation Grants and Corporate Grants.

This course is appropriate for the beginner grant writer who volunteers or works for a Charitable Nonprofit Organization (501c3).

Prerequisites:

No prior grant writing experience is needed.
No prior budgeting experience is needed.
The student who learns from reading is well suited for this course.

Computer and E-mail Requirements:

A computer with any operating system and internet service is required. A phone does not meet this standard.
A working e-mail account is needed
Software needed is MS Word, Excel, and Adobe Reader

All learning is individual; no group lerning assignments. The course is compentency-based and self-paced. The course has several sections. Each section has course materials to read and an assignment to be completed and submitted to the online instructor. Students may ask the instructor questions about the course materials or assignment. Note that one section must be completed before the next section will be forwarded to the student. A Certificate of Completion documenting contact hours is awarded after the successful completiion of all assignments.

Course Syllabus:

Section 1 Reearching grant opportunities from Foundations and Corporations
Section 2 Proposal Writing approaches; preparing sections of a proposal
Section 3 Proposal Writing continues with more proposal sections
Section 4 Preparing the Letter of Inquiry (LOI)
Section 5 Budgets: Annual Organization Budget
Section 6 Budgets: Annual Program Budget
Section 7 Bedgets: Annual Program Budget continued

The course may be purchased on any day. On the next business day after purchase, the student will receive an e-mail from the online instructor which will include Section 1 Course Materials and assignment.

Students will have 90 days to complete the course assignments. Most stuents spend 3 to 4 weeks to complete this course. If for any reason you need additional time, you may purchase the 90-day extention.

To Purchase this course:

If paying by debit or credit card click on "Pay Now" at the bottom of this page. Then select Debit/Credit card. Provide the card informartion.
If paying by check click on "Pay Now" at the bottom of this page. Then select ACH Bank Transfer. Provide the bank account information.
Note: If the student is not the name on the payment (check, credit or debit card) then send AGWA the student name and student e-mail to CustomerService@americangrantwriters.org

Cancellation and Refund Policy

A student may cancel an online course at any time. If AGWA receives your written cancellation request by e-mail within 7 days of purchase, then 90% of the course price will be refunded.

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