Courses & Workshops
Grant writing, fundraising, and nonprofit management are increasingly professional activities. Increase your organization's competitive edge through online courses and independent learning packages.
| American Humanics (AH) | ||
| American Humanics is a national alliance of colleges, universities, and nonprofits whose declared mission is to educate, prepare, and certify professionals to strengthen and lead nonprofit organizations. AH has partnered with more than 70 universities and a host of nonprofit organizations nationwide to prepare undergraduate students for and place AH graduates in a variety of beginning-level nonprofit careers. Lists of participating colleges and supporting nonprofits as well as sample courses are found on the website. | ||
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| Foundation Center Learning Lab | ||
| The Foundation Center's mission is to strengthen the nonprofit sector by advancing knowledge about U.S. philanthropy. Its Learning Lab includes free online training courses, tutorials, an online librarian, topical resource lists, and more. | ||
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| Groundspring Learning Center | ||
| Groundspring provides services to small- to medium-sized nonprofits interested in using the Internet for fundraising. Its Learning Center houses a collection of online materials that cover topics related to fundraising, such as advocacy, technology planning, and internet strategies. | ||
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| National Network of Grantmakers Common Application Forms | ||
| National Network of Grantmakers Common Application Forms serve a growing consortium of grant-makers who share an interest in economic and social justice. Addressed are the design of cover letters, the proposal narratives, budget statements and supplementary documents. Some application forms come with such detailed instructions that they can be used to substitute for other online courses. Other common application forms are available from the Foundation Center. | ||
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| Nonprofit Good Practice Guide | ||
| The Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership at Grand Valley State University publishes a guide to good practices for nonprofits. Its ten central topics, ranging from accountability to volunteer management, each follow a similar format, including a glossary, preferred practices, pitfalls, profiles, resources, training essentials, and trends. | ||
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| Proposal Writing Short Courses | ||
| Developed by an independent proposal writer and fundraising consultant, Grant Proposal presents an online course that covers a range of topics from researching funding sources to writing letters of inquiry and preparing full proposals. By comparison, the Foundation Center's short course guides the novice and more advanced grantwriter through the major steps of proposal design, including the executive summary, statement of need, program and staffing description, timetable, budget, and evaluation. | ||
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| The Grantsmanship Center | ||
| The Grantsmanship Center's primary purpose is to conduct training relevant to grant-getting and fundraising. Fee-based short training courses are offered in locations throughout the United States on grantsmanship, business ventures for nonprofits, and strategic fundraising. | ||
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| The Virtual Activist by NetAction | ||
| NetAction promotes the use of the Internet for effective grassroots and citizen action campaigns and engages the public, policy makers, and the media in learning about technology policy issues. The Virtual Activist is an online training course which addresses email messaging and use of the Internet as strategic elements of web-based advocacy and fundraising. | ||
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