Grantwriting S10
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Grantwriting
Instructor: Leslie Tamaribuchi
Course description:
This course is designed to introduce you to the fundamental elements of grantmaking and to develop skills in proposal development and presentation, research and donor cultivation.
We will practice:
––writing compelling statements of project objectives,
––clear and persuasive description of process/methods utilized to achieve stated objectives,
––creation of a project budget,
––strategies for evaluating the success of a project,
––funding research,
––cultivating relationships with funders, and
––presentation skills.
I’d like to acknowledge Mona Heinze who conceived and developed this course.
Required Text
Grassroots Grants: An Activist’s Guide to Grantseeking by Andy Robinson. Chardon Press.
Syllabus
1: Feb. 3 Introduction. Questions to consider.
Guidelines for biographical statement assignment due Feb 10 may be found here: Submit bio statement
2: Feb. 10 Discuss biographical statements
Due: Biographical statement
3: Feb. 17 The artist as grant writer: A short survey of proposal writing
Due: Re-write of Biographical statement
Read: Grassroots Grants - Chapters 2, 3 and 5
4: Feb. 24 How to find a funder / Understanding guidelines
Due: Research three foundations, analyze their guidelines
Read: Grassroots Grants – Chapter 6 and Foundation Directory (in Reference at the CalArts Library)
5: Mar. 3 Development of a project description from lead sentence to opening paragraph.
Discussion of your three sentences and expanded paragraph, resulting in choice of one project for your proposal.
Submit Lead Sentences/Paragraph
6: Mar. 10 Discuss Methods and Timeline sections of a proposal
Due: Three paragraphs, encapsulating ideas for three projects.
Read: Grassroots Grants – Chapters 4 and 7
From this point, you have three weeks to generate a first draft of a complete proposal. Start now and keep generating/revising your proposal continuously.
7: Mar. 17 Discuss Budget and Evaluation sections of a proposal
Due: Identify the project that you will develop into a full proposal. Write a problem statement.
Articulate at least one goal and three objectives. More goals and objectives may be appropriate, depending on the scope of the project.
Identify a list of methods (or strategies, or actions) that you will need to accomplish in order to achieve your objectives. Assign dates to these actions.
Submit goals, objectives and list of methods
8: Mar. 31 Discuss and Critique proposals
Due: Rewrite goals, objectives and timeline as appropriate; Submit a draft budget for your project.
9: Apr. 7
Due: First draft proposal, including project description, methods, timeline, budget, and evaluation sections.
Submit complete proposal first draft
10: Apr. 14 Go to the Flintridge Foundation Library for Resource Seminar.
Flintridge Foundation location:directions
Plan to arrive by 9:45 for 10:00 am start.
Identify three potential funders for your project. Analyze how your project fits the guidelines.
Submit three funders and analysis of fit
Due: Revised project description (including goals - and methods, timeline)
Submit revised project description and goals
11. Apr. 21 Discussion/critque of revised proposals
Due: Revised proposals
12. Apr. 28 Discuss oral presentation, funder cultivation.
13. May 5 Oral presentation of projects to class and invited guests.
Due: Oral report and complete proposal
Please note: Schedule is subject to change.
Methodology
Downloads
Proposal Outline, Guidelines for Lead Sentences and Lead Paragraphs, Assessing Good Fit File:Grantwriting.pdf
