Full course description
Course summary:
This course will help you develop the skills necessary to create successful proposals by focusing on sources of funding, types of proposals, and how to write proposals that will meet the stated requirements. You will also learn about the all-important element of relationships and how to build and maintain them in a funding relationship.
Course objectives:
After completing this course, learners should be able to:
- Locate potential funders for your organizations on the Internet and use evaluative skills to identify the appropriateness of funding related to your own organization.
- Explain the necessity of matching funders interests with organizational needs and use this knowledge in decisions about the validity of submitting a funding proposal.
- Describe the basic elements of proposal writing for not-for-profit organizations.
- Describe and understand the basic process for successful proposal writing.
- Analyze effective relationship-building strategies to engage with funders and use this knowledge in writing a funding proposal.
- Describe at least five reasons why funding proposals can be rejected.
- Plan, write, and submit a proposal in response to funders guidelines.
Recommended background:
No additional background knowledge or skills are required for this course.
Course topics include:
- Sources of Funding
- Types of Proposals
- Proposals as a Relationship Builder
- Request for Proposals or Quotes
- The Ten Steps of Proposal Writing
- Introducing Yourself and the Project
- The Tools to Get it Done
- Showing Your Stuff
- Wrapping It Up
Elements of the course:
- Informational text
- Interactive practice activities
- Supplemental reference materials
- Final assessment
This course is self-paced, allowing learners the flexibility to complete the course as quickly or slowly as they need.
After completing all course content and activities, you will complete a final quiz to demonstrate your understanding of key course concepts. Upon successful completion of the quiz, you will be awarded a certificate of completion.
Course creators:
This course was designed and developed by the Eppley Center for Parks and Public Lands at Indiana University, using content from Velsoft.
How to access:
Upon enrolling, you will receive instructions and the link to the Canvas course. Note: When you register, you will receive an email invitation. Be sure to accept that invitation, or Canvas will not allow you to open the course modules.
Enrollees can move through content modules at their own pace within the course timeframe.