{"product_id":"nonprofit-manager-professional-grant-writing-voucher","title":"Nonprofit Manager + Professional Grant Writing (Voucher Included)","description":"\u003cp class=\"course-intro\"\u003eBuild a solid foundation in the skills and strategies you need to become a leader in the nonprofit and professional grant writing sector in this comprehensive training course. You will also prepare for the Grant Professional Certified (GPC) exam offered by the Grant Professionals Certification Institute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"course-facts\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e190 course hrs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCode GES2129\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen enrollment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelf paced\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cnav class=\"course-nav\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"#overview\"\u003eOverview\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"#objective\"\u003eObjective\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"#outline\"\u003eOutline\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"#requirements\"\u003eRequirements\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"#prerequisites\"\u003ePrerequisites\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"#instructor\"\u003eInstructor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"#faqs\"\u003eFAQs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/nav\u003e\u003ch3 id=\"overview\"\u003eOverview\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"course-sec\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are looking for a meaningful career that helps others, the Nonprofit Manager + Professional Grant Writing course is a perfect place to start. This bundle of courses will show you everything you need to know to transform good intentions into a professional plan of action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Nonprofit Manager course will look at the most important aspect of nonprofits—your mission and how to define that—which will help should you want to start a nonprofit. You will also study governance and leadership issues, looking at the laws that regulate nonprofits and codes of conduct. From there, you will be looking at how best to manage your volunteer program as you continue to learn how to run a nonprofit. You will learn how to handle nonprofit finances and, critically, how to create a budget.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis nonprofit management course will also teach you how to market and raise funds through fundraising and earned income. Lastly, you will understand the importance of diversity considerations and how to achieve this within your organization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the Professional Grant Writing course, you will develop the skills and strategies you need to become an integral part of one of the world's fastest-growing professional certification sectors. Further the ideals and goals of your career track by learning about the required competencies that can lead to internationally recognized certification by one of the leading grant professional associations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will also become proficient in the proposal and case statement formats used by foundations and government grantmaking agencies. Throughout this grant writing certification course, you will learn about the certification process for grant professionals and write different elements of a complete grant application, culminating in a case statement for your capstone assignment with expert instructor feedback on each element. From grant funding trends to matching your course project to the right funding sources, your grant writing training will help you become confident in differentiating yourself from a grant writer to a grant professional!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUpon course completion, you will be prepared for the Grant Professional Certified (GPC) exam offered by the Grant Professionals Certification Institute (GPCI), which has minimum requirements of education and grant experience based on the level of education obtained. Completion of this course is applicable for 90 GPCI Education points towards acquiring or maintaining the GPC certification. This course offers enrollment with or without a voucher. The voucher covers the fee to sit for the GPC exam upon eligibility, and includes a one-year professional membership to the Grant Professionals Association (GPA).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis course has been accepted in GPCI's (Grant Professionals Certification Institute) Accepted Education Program.\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3 id=\"objective\"\u003eObjective\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"course-sec\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you will learn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand nonprofit sectors and define your own mission and vision\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentify governance and leadership roles, including managing volunteers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGain fundraising, marketing, and communication strategies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscover how to apply diversity consideration principles within an organization\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribe certification benefits for grant writers and required skills\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCurrent trends in fund distribution in private and public sectors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearn how to match grant funders and fundable programs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImpact of organizational missions, cultures, and norms on grant readiness\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBest practices for project design and logic model creation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWrite evaluation plans with community resources and cultural competencies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePrepare grant budgets with appropriate costs and matches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDepict post-award grant management and transition for grant writers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow you will benefit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearn skills and develop strategies to get your nonprofit organization successfully off the ground\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eObtain an 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Community Resources, Evaluation Designs, and Cultural Competencies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Proposal Budgets\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Grant Proposal Submission Processes and Follow-up for Unfunded Submissions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Funded Grant Requests\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Writing an Effective Case Statement for Fundraising Purposes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCapstone Assignment: Case Statement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeciding to Move Forward with Certification\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Employability Ethics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBonus Lesson: Interview Pregame\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProfessional Grant Writing Final Exam\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3 id=\"requirements\"\u003eRequirements\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"course-sec\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRequirements:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardware 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Basic keyboarding and computer skills, be comfortable navigating the Internet and using email and have experience using a word-processing computer program (Microsoft Word is recommended) and a spreadsheet program (such as Microsoft Excel) for the budgeting portion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCertification Requirements: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Professional Grant Writing is aligned to the Grant Professional Certified (GPC) exam offered by the Grant Professionals Certification Institute (GPCI), which has minimum education and grant experience requirements, based on the level of education obtained. Completion of this course is applicable for 90 GPCI Education points towards acquiring or maintaining the GPC certification. 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She is the author of 44 grant writing publications, including six editions of Grant Writing for Dummies and the 6th edition of Nonprofit Kit for Dummies (to be published in 2021).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Browning holds graduate and postgraduate degrees in organizational development, public administration, and business administration. She is also a Certified Strategic Planning Facilitator (CSPF), has a McNellis Compression Planning Institute Facilitation Training distinction, and is an Approved Trainer for the Grant Professionals Association (GPA) and the Certified Fund Raising Executive International (CFRE).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3 id=\"faqs\"\u003eFAQs\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"course-sec\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the average grant writer salary?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to Salary.com, the average salary for a grant writer in the U.S. is $74,196 as of October 25, 2023. 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