At the American Grant Academy, our focus is to provide our participants with the skills needed to research, write and manage successful proposals while ensuring our tools and techniques are not only applicable but beneficial to your grant. We understand your goals to acquire funding for critical projects and programs in your organization; AGA partners with you to make those goals a reality.
In doing so, we offer the personalized attention needed to earnestly understand the grant writing process and strategies. You will receive step-by-step techniques from accomplished professionals and a lot of motivation, all in a comfortable learning environment.
After two days you will leave the workshop with the following skills:
Day One:
How to locate the millions of dollars in Foundation, Corporate, and Government grants
Finding best fit funding sources
Analyzing grant applications and RFPs
Eliminate the intimidation factor of grant writing
Building critical relationships with financial sources, politicians and other organizations
How to develop a thorough needs assessment, while keeping it in line with your organizations strategic plan
Developing innovative program designs
Program Evaluation
Day Two:
Essential Proposal Elements
Detailed information and examples on writing each part of the proposal
Developing future funding strategies
Planning for Program Sustainability
Capacity Building
Creating solid budgets that withstands cuts
Choosing partners
Managing the Grant Seeking Process
Tips on gaining extra points
Understanding and Impressing Review Committees
Putting the Proposal Package together
Follow-Up Actions
Confidence Building
How to prepare for meetings with financial sources
Preparing for an audit
THE AMERICAN GRANT ACADEMY "Our Mission Is Your Grant"
