In every grant proposal, the writer must convey the importance and urgency of their target population’s needs, problems, and challenges with data and heart. In this session, we start at the surface and then take a deep dive into effective strategies for conveying problems and needs in grant proposals. We'll talk about data sources; proposal-writing tones and formats for presenting data; appropriate uses of visuals to highlight data; the challenges of presenting data in online applications; and community needs assessments. We'll also talk about how to appeal to the heart of the grant review without providing a long, detailed, client story and the importance of the connection between the need section and the program and evaluation sections of your proposal.
What You’ll Learn:
- Why it is important to include data in your grant proposals
- Specific places to go for data connected to topics, including poverty, hunger, homelessness, health, and more.
- How to put convey your data into your online applications, considering unique challenges of online formats
- The Dos and Don’ts of writing your needs statements
Presented by:
Michele Ryan, GPC
Course curriculum
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Welcome: Let's Get Started
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Video: Grant Funding Basics - Describing the Need
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Session Evaluation
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Quiz: Grants 101 - Describing the Need
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About this course
- $25.00
- 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.