Beginner Grant Writing Basics: Grant Research, Grant Funder Relationships, & Writing Proposals! Only $119! Save 30%, Regularly $171 (On Demand)

This course is brought to you by a GPA approved trainer. Diane Leonard, GPC is one of only fourteen people in the entire world who is a GPA approved trainer.

There are so many critical aspects to creating a strong grant proposal. When getting started in grant seeking or as a career as a grant writer, learning best practices will help you secure the grants you seek for your employer/clients. You need to follow the 3 R's of Grant Seeking: Research, Relationships, and wRiting. Learn the basic best practices of grant seeking in this trio of tutorials to help you dig right into researching and writing successful grant applications.

Grant Writing 101: How to Write a Competitive Fundable Grant!

This course is brought to you by a GPA approved trainer. Diane Leonard, GPC is one of only fourteen people in the entire world who is a GPA approved trainer.

Purchasing “Grant Writing 101: How to Write a Competitive Fundable Grant” will provide you with the basic knowledge and understanding of crafting the numerous components of a grant application that will be successful in securing funding.

We will discuss how to create compelling grant application elements that tell a story. We will focus on how to use the common key elements to create a competitive grant application that tells a story which engages the grant reviewer and clearly outlines how you will use the requested grant funds to achieve the stated goals and objectives. We will look at individual samples of previous applications and discuss how to strengthen them in order to be more competitive and more successful in securing grant awards.

“Grant Writing 101: How to Write a Competitive Fundable Grant” will give you a strong framework for your grant writing efforts to ensure that you are putting together highly competitive grant applications and ultimately achieving your desired grant funding success.

What You Will Learn:

• How grant applications vary by funder type
• What are the common key elements of a grant proposal
• How to develop an initial outline for a grant application
• How to create compelling grant application elements that tell a story including:

- Cover Letter
- Executive Summary
- Statement of Need
- Project Description
- Budget
- Organization Capacity

This is Perfect For You If…

• You are new or relatively new to the field of grant seeking; or
• You are looking to increase your success percentage and craft more competitive grant applications.

This Webinar Recording Includes the Following Supporting Materials:

1. A proposal development tool to help create your grant outline.
2. A checklist for success to use before submitting all grant applications.

Presented by Grant Writing Expert Diane H. Leonard, GPC Diane H. Leonard, GPC is an experienced and highly respected grant professional who has provided grant development counsel to nonprofit organizations of varying size and scope for more than a decade. Clients she serves include health care providers, advocacy organizations, social services agencies, elementary and secondary schools, and municipal corporations. Diane is an active member of the Grant Professionals Association and is proud to have earned her Grant Professional Certification, a credentialed certification conferred by the Grant Professional Credential Institute.

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Grant Writing 101: How to Write a Competitive Fundable Grant!

Synopsis: How to Write a Competitive Fundable Grant


Course Level: Beginner

Grant Writing 102: How to Effectively Research Grant Funders to Ensure You Win the Grant!

This course is brought to you by a GPA approved trainer. Diane Leonard, GPC is one of only four people in the entire world who is a GPA approved trainer.

New! Click from Chapter to Chapter! Watch. Listen. Practice. Learn.

How is this premium on-demand tutorial different from live webinars or recorded webinars?

1. When you purchase this premium on-demand tutorial you get instant online streaming access.
2. You can click from chapter to chapter to easily navigate the tutorial. Watch. Listen. Practice. Learn
3. This is a streamlined condensed version different from the webinar or recording and it doesn't include unnecessary dialogue that wouldn't be useful for you.
4. This premium on-demand tutorial also includes the bonus materials, see below.

** Please note, this Premium E-Course is intended for USA nonprofits only. **

Do you have a plan for identifying grant opportunities to apply to, or for researching potential grant funders? A systematic approach to both will yield winning results. Researching potential grant funders is a critical step in the grant development process. Having a solid understanding of a potential grant funder's funding history, current priorities, and application and funding process are critical to winning a grant.

Grant funder research involves a great deal more than contact information and deadlines. It includes understanding funding trends, priority interests, types of support provided and geographic focus. In addition, understanding the type of grant maker you are applying to will heavily impact the application and funding process.

Viewing  "Grant Writing 102: How to Effectively Research Grant Funders to Ensure You Win the Grant!" will strengthen your initial grant funder relationship building efforts and ultimately your grant funding success.

We will cover how to best use the most common paid databases utilized by US based nonprofits for foundation research and integrate that research with free research tools in order to draft an initial grant strategy. We will use proven tools and strategies to successfully compile the multitude of information and documents collected during the research process in order to create a prioritized proactive grant seeking strategy.

What You Will Learn:

What is proactive grant seeking?

• Defining key information to focus on when researching grants and funders.
• Explaining why this research is an important step.
• Outlining how to use proactive research to increase grant revenue.

What are the options for grant research?

• Understanding the pros and cons of available paid database.
• Suggestions on a process for choosing a paid database.
• Using paid databases to effectively research potential grant funders.
• Using free research resources and options.
• Exploring supplemental free research resources (beyond Google!).
• Filling in the research blanks.

How do you develop a strategy and strategic manageable annual grant seeking plan?

• Demonstrating how to use proven tools to organize the mountains of electronic and hard copy records amassed during grant research.
• Creating an annual calendar of grant outreach and applications from your research.
• Setting the stage for grant funder relationship development: the next step after research and BEFORE submitting an application.

This On Demand Video Tutorial is Perfect For You If...

• Proactive grant research is not a part of your current grant seeking process.
• Your grant research is limited to what you can find on Google.
• You are new to grant seeking and aren't sure what information to focus on in all of the databases.

This video tutorial is targeted to US based nonprofit organizations as the databases and tools highlighted in this webinar rely heavily on information provided by the US IRS 990 form.

This On Demand Video Tutorial Includes the Following Supporting Material:

1. A tool for tracking your research results.
2. A tool for managing your application deadlines.

Diane H. Leonard, GPC is an experienced and highly respected grant professional who has provided grant development counsel to nonprofit organizations of varying size and scope for more than a decade. Clients she serves include health care providers, advocacy organizations, social services agencies, elementary and secondary schools, and municipal corporations. Diane is an active member of the Grant Professionals Association and is proud to have earned her Grant Professional Certification, a credentialed certification conferred by the Grant Professional Credential Institute.

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Grant Writing 102: How to Effectively Research Grant Funders to Ensure You Win the Grant!

Synopsis: How to Research and Establish Relationships with Grant Funders

Author: Diane Leonard

Course Level: Beginner

Grant Writing 103: How to Establish and Maintain Excellent Grant Funder Relationships!

This course is brought to you by a GPA approved trainer. Diane Leonard, GPC is one of only fourteen people in the entire world who is a GPA approved trainer.

New! Click from Chapter to Chapter! Watch. Listen. Practice. Learn.

How is this premium on-demand tutorial different from live webinars or recorded webinars?

1. When you purchase this premium on-demand tutorial you get instant online streaming access.
2. You can click from chapter to chapter to easily navigate the tutorial. Watch. Listen. Practice. Learn
3. This is a streamlined condensed version different from the webinar or recording and it doesn't include unnecessary dialogue that wouldn't be useful for you.
4. This premium on-demand tutorial also includes the bonus materials, see below.

Viewing  “Grant Writing 103: How to Establish and Maintain Excellent Grant Funder Relationships!” will strengthen preliminary relationship building efforts, maintenance of existing relationships, and ultimately your grant funding success. Relationships are as critical a component of the grant seeking process as they are with individual donors, but are often overlooked. It is possible for well-written proposals to be funded without first reaching out to a new potential grant funder, but the success rates are significantly higher for those who establish a relationship prior to submission.

During this premium tutorial, we will review how to establish and maintain relationships with grant funders in order to sustain and increase your organization’s grant revenue. We will explore unique success stories from several nonprofits.

Viewing “Grant Writing 103: How to Establish and Maintain Excellent Grant Funder Relationships!” will strengthen your grant funder relationship building efforts and ultimately your grant funding success.

What You Will Learn:

• Why are grant funder relationships important?
• How to involve your grant team in relationship development and maintenance
• How to treat grant funder relationships like individual donor relationships.
• How do you establish relationships with grant funders?
• How to be consistent in relationship building.
• How to demonstrate creativity in approach.
• How your approach should vary based on type of grant funder (i.e. private foundation versus government).
• How to utilize board and staff connections in establishing relationships.
• How do you manage and improve relationships with grant funders?
• How to develop a calendar to manage current grantor relationships.
• How to transition relationships with funders during staffing changes.
• How to enhance existing relationships with grant funders.

This Video Tutorial is Perfect For You If…

• Relationship development with new potential funders is not a part of your current grant seeking process.
• Relationship maintenance with your current grant funders is not a conscious part of your current grant seeking process.
• There is room for improvement with how your organization establishes and maintains relationships with its new and existing grant funders.

This VideoTutorial Includes the Following Supporting Material

•  1. A tool for managing your relationship touch points.
• 2. A summary of case studies and examples of successful grant funder relationship development and maintenance efforts from a variety of non-profit organizations.

Presented by Grant Writing Expert Diane H. Leonard, GPC Diane H. Leonard, GPC is an experienced and highly respected grant professional who has provided grant development counsel to nonprofit organizations of varying size and scope for more than a decade. Clients she serves include health care providers, advocacy organizations, social services agencies, elementary and secondary schools, and municipal corporations. Diane is an active member of the Grant Professionals Association and is proud to have earned her Grant Professional Certification, a credentialed certification conferred by the Grant Professional Credential Institute.

Product Details
Grant Writing 103: How to Establish and Maintain Excellent Grant Funder Relationships!

Synopsis: How to establish and maintain grant funder relationships

Author: Diane Leonard

Course Level: Beginner