Title: Speaking Your Funder's Love Language: Learning the Language of Grants

When: February 18, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT

Cost: FREE

Who Should Attend: Nonprofit professionals who want to be prepared to navigate the grant pre-award process with confidence.

A Valentine’s Day special designed to demystify the language of grants and help participants communicate more effectively with funders. This friendly and accessible session introduces the vocabulary, cues, and unspoken expectations that shape how funders assess proposals. Participants will learn how to translate mission-driven ideas into funder-fluent language that aligns with priorities, risk tolerance, and decision-making criteria while maintaining authenticity.

Learning Objectives.

Participants will be able to:

  • Define what grant language means and interpret common funder terminology.
  • Identify how funders communicate priorities, values, and risk tolerance implicitly.
  • Adjust tone, framing, and emphasis for public versus private funders.
  • Translate mission-driven ideas into language that aligns with funder expectations.


Instructional Delivery Method: Group Live
GPCI/CFRE Approved CEU Credits: 1.0
Knowledge Level: Introductory
Prerequisite Education, Experience, or Advance Preparation: None

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Course curriculum

    1. Welcome! Zoom Registration Link

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About this course

  • Free

The trainers for these sessions are all credentialed grant professionals (GPCs) through the Grant Professional Certification Institute, Approved Trainers with the Grant Professionals Association, and/or credentialed Certified Grant Management Specialists (CGMS) through the National Grant Management Association. All of the trainings in this series align with the CGMS exam classification system and the Grant Professionals Certification Institute’s competencies and skills and are approved for Continuing Education Units (CEU) by GPCI and CFRE International.