Proposal narratives must reflect the deep social responsibilities of grant professionals to tell the stories of the target population, not just the story of the organization. Words have power, and grant professionals must use that power carefully and with great sensitivity to the clients who are coming to the organization in their time of need. How does a grant professional examine their writing for cultural bias?
It is a journey we take with our organizations and funders together as we grow in how cultural bias and cultural competency affects the perception of a target population’s needs and the effectiveness of an organization’s services.
This training focuses on the importance of describing the needs and activities and how word choices bring to life this context in a grant proposal and report. We also talk about how a grant professional can be an agent of change in their organization when it comes to cultural competency.
What you will learn:
- How to use situational and historical contexts
- The importance of strengths-based descriptions
- What person-centered language is and how to use it
- The power of active voice
Presented by:
Julie Assel, GPC, CGMS
Course curriculum
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Welcome: Let's get Started
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Video: The Power of the Pen - Cultural Competency in Writing
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Session Evaluation
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Quiz: The Power of the Pen - Cultural Competency in Writing
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About this course
- $50.00
- 4 lessons
- 1 hour of video content
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.