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Grant Writing Lessons

Module One Lessons

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1. Welcome

2. Learning Objectives

3. Grant Readiness_Capacity: If you are a beginner, watch this first!

4. Grant Readiness_Capacity: Are you ready for a grant?

5. Once You Are Grant Ready...

6. What Is a Grant?

7. Technical Writing

8. Characteristics of a Grant Writer

9. Keep in Mind...Some Encouragement

10. Types of Funding

11. Grant Writing Toolkit

12. Finding Grants

13. Tips for Googling for Grants

14. Read It All_Follow Instructions

15. A Grant's Voice

16. Acronyms and Abbreviations

17. Submitting Your Completed Grant Proposal

18. Grant Evaluation Criteria

19. After Submission_Notice of Award

20. Understanding Grant Scoring and Review

21. Your Proposal: 5Ws

22. Program Focus

23. Program Design Components for Beginners

24. Program Design Worksheet Instructions

Module Two Lessons

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1. Typical Grant Components Intro

2. Typical Grant Components: Intro to Organizational Capacity 

3. Organizational_Management Capacity Example Background

4. Organizational/Management Capacity Example

5. Activity Instructions: Organizational Management Capacity

6. Problem_Needs Statement Intro

7. Finding Reliable Information

8. Using Info and Data

9. Evidence vs Anecdote

10. Problem Needs Statement Example

11. Program Design 

12. Program Design: MAP IT

13. Logic Model Basics

14. Program Setting

15. Program Recruitment

16. Program Retention

17. ​Goals and Objectives Intro

18. What are S.M.A.R.T Goals and Objectives?

19. Goals and Objectives_S.M.A.R.T

20. S.M.A.R.T Example

Module Three Lessons

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1. Typical Grant Components: Key Personnel

2. Organizational v/s Program Chart

3. FTE Calculation

4. Typical Grant Components: Evaluation 

5. Performance Measures

6. Your Budget and Narrative/Rationale

7. References Cited

8. Appendices

9. Supporting Documents 

10. Other Writing Tips

11. MOUs and LOSs

12. Typical Grant Components: Sustainability

13. Nonprofit Storytelling

14. Other Writing Tips