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Grant Research: Effective strategies to find grants
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Grant Research: Effective strategies to find grants

The essential first step in grant seeking! Develop practical skills to find grants for your nonprofit organization
Created byAshley Pereira
Last updated 9/2021
English

What you'll learn

  • What a grant is
  • Who gives grants
  • The top free grant research databases
  • How to use grant research databases
  • How to identify potential grant prospects
  • How to save and organize potential grant prospects
  • How to scrutinize prospects to find the best fits

Course content

8 sections41 lectures2h 19m total length
  • Introduction3:07
  • Key Definitions & Types of Grantmakers3:03
  • Definitions

Requirements

  • You are affiliated with a nonprofit organization (ex: school, community group, church, etc.) in the United States.
  • You have basic skills using a computer.
  • You have basic skills using Excel and Word (or related tools).

Description

This course is the essential first step in your grant seeking process.

Millions of dollars in grant funding are awarded to nonprofit organizations throughout the country each year. This is great news... But do you know how to FIND these grant opportunities? If you are looking for grants to support the incredible work your nonprofit organization is doing, you need this course to take your skills and your organization to the next level.

This grant research course will demystify the essential but oftentimes confusing first step of grant-seeking process - grant research! Before you ask for money, it is essential that you ask the right people for the right things. This course will show you how, equipping you with the practical skills you need to find grant funding for your nonprofit organization. Take this course to learn how to effectively use the best free grant research databases and tools to secure the funding you need to succeed! Using a real client case study as an example throughout this course, hands-on applications are demonstrated to help you develop your own grant research skills to increase the sustainability of your organization. Loaded with helpful tips, expert guidance, and downloadable tools based on my 13 years experience in what works in the world of nonprofit grant research.

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone in need of grant funding to support their nonprofit organization.
  • Nonprofit staff members
  • Grant writers
  • Fundraising professionals