From: Grant Development Solutions [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 7:22 PM
Subject: Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop

 

Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop will be held at: University of North Texas, February 25-26,2008

 

Interested development professionals, researchers, faculty, and graduate students should register as soon as possible, as demand means that seats will fill up quickly.

 

 Please forward and distribute this email to interested colleagues and listservs .  

 

All participants will receive certifications in professional grant writing from Grant Development Solutions. For more information call 

( 213 ) 624-1112 or visit Grant Development Solutions website at http: www.grantdevelopmentsolutions.com

 

GDS also provides customized training programs tailored to the specific needs of an agency or group of agencies. These are developed around our GDS Training workshops. Participants in a customized workshop share common concerns, They may all work in the same field or for the same agency. They may be looking for funding from similar sources.  GDS works closely with the sponsor to identify the specific needs of the group and to meet those needs by focusing on appropriate funding sources and developing special class exercises.

 

Please find the program description below:

  

      

    GRANT DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS

                     

 

          Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop 

 

  to be held at the

 

 

              University of North Texas     

   

      Denton, Tx  

  

     February 25-26,2008

       

      8:00Am-5:00pm 

 

 

 

 

Grant Development Solutions  (GDS) two-day, interactive workshop leads each participant through five intensive sessions that focus on three key areas of grantsmanship: program development, grant writing, and the funding acquisitions processes. GDS awards each participant a Certificate in Professional Program Development and Grant Communications upon completion of the five sessions processes through the completions . Grant Development Solutions is not a seminar. Participants will actively engage in exercises and activities designed to strengthen their mastery of grant acquisitions. Through the completion of varying assignments, students will leave Grant Development Solutions with a real grant proposal outline complete with quality research, solid content, and expert review. Grant Development Solutions focuses on combining the fundamentals of grant proposal writing with expert knowledge of communication principles such as Strategic Research, Persuasion, Argumentation, and Framing.

 

Grant Development Solutions trainers and consultants do not merely lecture participants, but act as personal consultants and coaches dedicated to encouraging participants to succeed beyond their own expectations. While Grant Development Solutions uses collaboration and small groups for many exercises, each participant are not overwhelmed with negativity or discouragement, but will be given the highest level of expertise to generate confidence in pursuing any funding project.

 

At Grant Development Solutions participants' don't just learn to write grant proposals from top to bottom.Participants become specialist in our unique area of expertise.Our graduates are strategic, innovative, and confident. Whether you are new to professional grant writing, or an experienced professional, you will not want to miss Grant Development Solutions workshop .

 

Grant Development Solutions consists of (5) Sessions that will be completed during a two-day workshop .

 

 

Grant Research/ Program Development- Session One

 

 

This course is centered around the belief that "its" all about the program." This intensive course will teach professional program development essentials and program evaluation. While most grant writing "workshops" treat program development and evaluation as separate from grant writing of a proposal, this class will teach students the relationship between overall program planning and all the strategic communication, including grant writing. Consistent in our belief in GDS , this class encourages students to understand successful program development and to think strategically about funding as an integral part of the overall program planning process. This class turns them into experts by teaching how to take ideas and concepts and turn them into professionally developed programs.

 

 

Grant Proposal Writing- Session Two

 

Designed for both the novice and experienced grant writer, this course will make each student an overall fundraising communication specialist. In addition to teaching the basic components of a grant proposal, successful approaches, do's and don'ts of   grant writing, this course is infused with expert principles that will lead to a mastery of the process. Strategy resides at the forefront of this course's intent to illustrate grant writing as an integrated, multidimensional, and dynamic endeavor. Each student will learn to stop writing the grant and to start writing the story. Ultimately, this class we illustrate how each component of the grant proposal represents an opportunity to use proven techniques for generating support.

 

 

  Marketing- Session Three

 

The third component of The Professional Grant Development Training Program is our uniquely designed Marketing Program .
This session of the course teaches students how to catapult their organization to the forefront through essential marketing practices. Our industry experts teach how to market your organization efficiently intertwining the grant proposal writing process with marketing principles designed and exclusive to Grant Development Solutions. In this session students will be taught to:  Market Your Organization , 

build healthy relationships between your organization and potential funder, develop fund raising teams and strategies, build and maintain partnerships, create a grant seeking campaign plan.
 
 

 

Proposal Review-Session Four

This course, will provide students with arsenal of advanced persuasion and argumentation techniques. Centered around expert communication principles, this class will change the way students conceptualize grant proposals and other fundraising tools. Students will leave this course with GDS masterful methods and will be more confident grant writers, This course is grounded on the idea that fundraising and nonprofit development represent profound communication activity. Without question, this course is part of the Grant Development Solutions difference.

 

Grant Solution - Session Five  

 

In the final session of your training, we offer our "solutions". Our Experts will lead a question and answer session to help students understand and utilize their newly acquired grant writing skills. Experts will be available to answer comments and clarify ideas learned in the session.

 

 

 

 REGISTRATION

 

$595.00 tuition includes all material and certificates.

 special group rates are aviliable

 

GDS "Solutions" templates

GDS's Professional Solutions to Writing Grants Workbook

Customized Research ($300 value)

The Professional Grant Development Solutions Training Certificate of Completion

Discounts to future trainings, workshops, and services offered by Grant Development Solutions

 

 

 

   REGISTRATION METHODS

 

1) On –Line – Visit www.grantdevelopmentsolutions.com  and click on the Registration  

    area. Fill out the online registration form completely. We'll send your confirmation by e-mail.

 

2) By Phone – Call ( 213 ) 624-1112 to register by phone.customer service   

    will be happy to assist you and answer your questions.

 

3) By E-mail – Send an e-mail with your name, organization, and basic contact  

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