CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION TO GRANT WRITING
·          Agenda
·          Introduction
·          How Participants Will Benefit
·          The Logical Grant Writing Process
·          501( c)3 Organizations
·          2008 Giving
·          What Grant Makers Want Applicants to Know
·          Grant Tips
·          Fatal Flaws
·          Grant Award Process 

CHAPTER 2 – GRANT WRITING AS A CAREER
·          Hiring a Grant Writer
·          Sample Grant Writing Contract. 

CHAPTER 3 –PROBLEMS, GOALS & OBJECTIVES
·          Problem/Needs Statement.
·          Example-Statement of Problem
·          Example of a Human Interest Story When Asking for Technical
·          Hard Data
·          Soft Data
·          Research Links
·          Goals
·          Major Objectives

CHAPTER 4 – THE BIG PICTURE
·          Coalitions, Collaborations, Partnerships & Networks
·          Non-Profit Diagram
·          Program Design / Strategic Plan
·          Example of What  You Should Know About Your Community or Target
        Area

CHAPTER 5 –PROACTIVE VS. REACTIVE
·          What Should Always, Always, Always be on Hand
·          The Mission Statement
·          Future Funding Statement
·          Sample Maps

CHAPTER 6 –THE ART OF LETTER WRITING
·          Letters of Support
·          Sample of Letter Asking for Support
·          Sample Support Letter
·          Sample Letter of Intent
·          Sample Thank You Letter
·          Outline of a 3 Page Letter of Proposal

CHAPTER 7 – FUNDING DIVERSIFICATION
·          18 Items
·          In-Kind Voucher
·          Example of a “Friends of” – Yellowstone

 CHAPTER 8 – SAMPLE GRANT APPLICATION
·          NNG Grant

CHAPTER 9 – BRING AWARENESS TO YOUR COMMUNITY
·          Effective Elements of a Humanities Council Grant.

CHAPTER 10 - BUDGETS
·          NNG Budget Form
·          NNG Budget Sample
·          Sample Budget
·          Sample Budget Summary
·          Sample Budget Narrative
·          Budget Worksheet

CHAPTER 11 – THE WORK PLAN
·          Timeline Worksheet & Samples
·          Logic Model

CHAPTER 12 – TELLING YOUR STORY
·          Narrative / Project
·          Narrative Example

CHAPTER 13 – MEASURING SUCCESS
·          Evaluation

CHAPTER 14 – THE FINAL STEPS
·          Executive Summary
·          Oral Presentation

CHAPTER 15 – DON’T TAKE “NO” FOR AN ANSWER
·          When Your Grant is Approved
·          If Your Grant is not Approved

CHAPTER 16 – THE OTHER SIDE OF GRANTS
·          Scoring, Both Locally & in Washington D.C. 

CHAPTER 17 – FUNDING, WHERE’S ALL THE MONEY
·          Five Types of Federal Assistance
·          Federal Prospect Research
·          Faith-Based & Community Initiatives - Government Appropriations
·          Sample of the Information in the Faith-Based & Community Initiatives
         Book
·          Sample from the Catalog of Federal & Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
·          US Agencies Offering Funding
·          Intergovernmental Review (SPOC List)
·          Federal Surplus Property
·          Types of Foundations
·          Foundation Directory
·          Sample of the Foundation Directory
·          School Sources & Sample Grant Applications
·          Informative Web Sites
·           Prospect Worksheet 

APPENDIX
·          Illustrative Verbs
·          Definitions
·          When You Get Back to Your Office, Your Blueprint to Success
·          Closing Words
·          Sponsoring a Workshop
·          Sponsorship Application
·          Workshop Evaluation

MEET CHRISTINE IN THIS SHORT PODCAST

 Day 1 -

Group Introductions
Grant Writing Introduction
Grant Writing as a Career
Problem Statement **
   Exercise
Goal Writing
   Exercise
Writing Objectives
   Exercise
Group Lab – Identifying & Writing: Problems, Goals, & Objectives
Getting Organized – Being Proactive not Reactive
   4 Files to Set up and 44 Things to have on Hand and Prepared
Intro to 18 Items for Funding Diversification
Collaboration Exercise
3 Page Letter Proposal –
   Often required by Foundations & How to Use with Government Agencies
Review of a Nation Network of Grant Makers Grant
Homework – A Humanities Council Grant

Day 2 –  

Review and Questions
Sharing Homework
Timelines & Logic Model **
Writing Effective, Informative & Reasonable Budgets **
Narrative **
Group Lab – Insuring that Your Budget, Timeline and Narrative all Tell the Same Story Just Three Different Ways
Evaluations **
Executive Summary – Your Chance to Hook the Reader/Scorer **
Funding, Federal – Where is the $400 Billion?
Funding, Foundation – Where are the 70,000 Foundations?
How to Communicate With the Funder
How to Match Your Program and Budget With the Funder
Blue Print for When You Return to Your Office
Lab – Individuals With Projects and/or Proposals Are Encouraged to Complete During Lab With the Input From Other Workshop Participants and Instructor
Certificates of Completion Ceremony
Closing Words

** - One of the eight major components of a grant.