Essentials of Successful Grant Proposals: Writing, Researching, and Relating to Funding Sources (online)
April 8 to June 10, 2003 Fee: $475.00

This online course examines how to write proposals for special projects and general support, define program objectives, select approaches and plan a program evaluation, prepare a proposal budget, and package the proposal. Other topics include identifying appropriate funders, researching and establishing relationships with government foundations and corporations, The Foundation Center, reading foundation tax returns, and using online and local resources. By the course’s end, participants will have completed the process of writing a proposal from start to finish. Assignments and discussions take place using email and the web and are asynchronous, meaning students can log on any time.

Instructor:
Cara Seitchek, development researcher, grant writer, and consultant for such organizations as National Public Radio, Goethe Institute, ARKA Ballet, and Hebrew Home; former director of annual giving, National Museum of Natural History; former development coordinator, University Research Corporation

Technical Requirements: PC or Mac with reliable access to the Internet, Explorer or Netscape Navigator (4.0 or higher)

Textbook: How To Grant Manual (4TH) 99 $37.00 (new) ISBN:1573563269 -Bauer, David G.
My be ordered via MBS Direct, an online bookstore, at 1-800-325-3252 or http://direct.mbsbooks.com/uclaext.htm