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8 Week Masterclass

Masterclass starts May 24, 2023

Once a week for 8 weeks
Monthly Q&A session for one year

Heather Safken

Nonprofit Coach

I've been in the nonprofit space for 20 years, written thousands of grants, worked for a funder on reviewing and awarding grants for over 800 applications and $80 million in funding.

Let that expertise work for YOUR nonprofit.

Register now for your 8-week live online course with seven weeks of content and one week of Q&A support, templates and coaching on how to prepare for writing grants! You will walk away with a completed template of compiled information you will need to write quality and competitive grants. Plus, 12-monthly live Q&A sessions of support as you are writing and submitting grants!

I need this Masterclass

Have you experienced these grant-writing problems?

S-T-R-E-S-S

As a small and medium-sized non-profit, I have been there. I know you wear many hats and grant writing is just one of them. With little time or training on the grant writing process, let me help relieve the stress. Learn to manage the time needed to write grants and be prepared for any grant that comes along with the 10 Essentials of Grant Writing.

Lack of Funding

With more than a third of all nonprofits reporting that expenses exceeded support and revenue during their most recently completed fiscal year, it’s quite apparent that already being under-funded is a roadblock keeping many nonprofits from the very things need to
get more funding. Paying for a grant writer can be as much as $5k just to write one grant. This Masterclass helps give you the tools needed to write grants effectively so you aren’t part of that statistic!

Too Many Options

The perfect grant doesn’t always jump out at you, and the number of grants that you can apply to can be quite overwhelming. We will help you learn what to search for, how to narrow your focus and what to pass over when looking at available grant opportunities so you are maximizing your efforts.

Not Knowing Where to Start or What to Say

Preparing to write a grant can be a daunting task without a guide in front of you to outline and explain what information you will need, why you need it and how important it is. Trust me when I say I struggled for years! These 10 essentials will get you feeling great about applying for that grant you may have been avoiding.

Then this course is for you...

Because ALL these things CAN BE SOLVED

Introducing. . . The 10 Core Essentials to Successful Grant Writing

It’s like having a grant writing guru in your pocket to solve any problem, answer any question, and give you confidence to write grants that change the world.

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1 - Framing Your Mission and Vision

The course workbook will walk you through crafting Vision and Mission statements that communicate the brighter future once your organization solves the problems you were established to tackle.

6 - Projecting Future Funding and Sustainability

Having a clear plan for how your program will financially survive is key for funders as they evaluate your grant. We will walk through various funding sources and how to communicate yours!

2 - Telling the History of Your Organization

Templates are provided and you are walked through all the important content needed to write an insightful history about your organization.

7 - Personnel Template

Having a document that shows the organization structure and relationships to decision-making is important for some grantmakers. Our template makes this a snap!

3 - Formulating Your "Problem Statement"

Most organizations (businesses or nonprofits) develop out of a problem that is trying to be solved. We assist you in formulating the best way to present the problem and your unique solution.

8 - Designing Your Proposed Budget

The proposed budget is one of the most important aspects of an organization applying for a grant. There are many different formats of budget and we have sample ones for you to see so you can choose the best language for writing your budget summary.

4 - Discussing Program Design

Program Design starts with ensuring you have well thought out Goals, Objectives and Outcomes! This will ultimately impact your available resources, expansion plans, marketing strategies, and participant engagement. Let's get to Designing!

9 - Writing Your Cover Letter and Abstract

After you've done all the hard work of lessons 1-8, we will have a template for you to create a concise overview for those vital executive-level summaries! We will guide you on what needs to be included in the Cover letter and Abstract, include a few templates.

5 - Developing Your Evaluation Process

Alignment between goals and assessment is essential to getting funding. In this section we will look at approaches that best evaluate your program, the timeline of evaluation and how to develop evaluation processes that are aligned with your goals, objectives and mission.