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Nonprofit Manager + Professional Grant Writing Course

Become a Nonprofit Manager and Professional Grant Writer

Embark on a rewarding career path dedicated to making a positive impact with our comprehensive Nonprofit Manager + Professional Grant Writing course bundle. 

The nonprofit manager training component focuses on defining your mission and understanding governance and leadership within nonprofits. You will explore laws regulating nonprofits, manage volunteer programs, and learn to handle finances and budgeting. The course also covers marketing, fundraising strategies, and the importance of diversity in your organization. In the grant writing training portion, 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. You will also become proficient in the proposal and case statement formats used by foundations and government grantmaking agencies. Throughout this course, you will learn about the grant writing certification process 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. 

Lastly, prepare 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. 

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Nonprofit Manager and Professional Grant Writer FAQs

Nonprofit managers oversee the strategic direction of nonprofit organizations, ensuring efficient operations and effective pursuit of their mission. Responsibilities include managing staff, implementing programs, and overseeing finances to drive organizational success.

Key skills for nonprofit managers and professional grant writers include strategic planning, leadership, financial management, and effective communication. Grant writers must excel in researching funding opportunities, writing compelling proposals, and understanding the intricacies of grant processes.

To become a nonprofit manager, consider gaining relevant education in nonprofit management or a related field. Aspiring professional grant writers should focus on developing strong writing skills, understanding grant processes, and may benefit from specialized courses or certifications. Practical experience through internships or volunteer work enhances your marketability in both roles.

Course Objectives

  • Differentiate between the different nonprofit sectors
  • Define your nonprofit's mission and vision
  • Identify the roles of governance and leadership
  • Apply management skills to lead volunteers
  • Create a fundraising plan
  • Identify marketing and communication tools
  • Apply diversity considerations within your organization
  • Describe how a certification enhances professionalism and opportunities for grant writers
  • List the skills needed to be a professional grant writer
  • Describe how current trends can impact the distribution of funds in the private and public sectors
  • Describe how to match grant funders and fundable programs
  • Describe organizational missions, cultures, and norms and how they impact grant readiness
  • Using best practices, create a logic model showing interrelationships among elements of project design
  • Write an evaluation plan using community resources and cultural competencies
  • Prepare a grant budget with appropriate costs, cash, in-kind or leveraged matches
  • Describe the grant writer's role in post-award grant management and transition

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Prerequisites and Certification Requirements 

This course is intended for anyone with prior grant writing experience interested in enhancing their professional grant writing abilities. You should possess 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. It is also aligned with the GPC exam offered by the 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. Visit the GPCI website for information on GPC Exam Eligibility.

This course has been accepted into GPCI's (Grant Professionals Certification Institute) Accepted Education Program. 

Instructor

Dr. Beverly A. Browning

Dr. Beverly A. Browning is a grant writing consultant and visionary who uses thought leadership to work with nonprofit organizations struggling with the woes of revenue stream imbalances. She has been researching grant funding, grantmaking trends, and board-related barriers to nonprofit capacity building for over 40 years. Together, she and her team have helped her clients win over $750 million in grant awards.

Dr. Browning is the founder and director of the Grant Writing Training Foundation and Bev Browning, LLC. 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). 

Dr. 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).

Registration and Enrollment

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