Grantseeking eLearning Course

Grantseeking

When it comes to Grantseeking, it's important you have the appropriate tools and know the funder’s motivations and assess if you have the capacity to deliver on them and fulfill their intentions for impact. This course is designed to do just that!

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1.5 Hours

$99 CAD

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Understand the different types of trusts and foundations and the grants they give.

Implement effective processes for seeking and researching grants.

Understand grantmakers’ motivations and their intention for impact.

Learn how to ethically accept and effectively steward gifts from grantmakers.

About the Course

Grantseeking can be both time consuming and time sensitive. It’s important you have the appropriate planning tools, tracking system and submission schedule in place. It’s also important that you know the funder’s motivations and assess if you have the capacity to deliver on them and fulfill their intentions for impact. This course is designed to help you do just that!

Course Curriculum

This course provides a list of online and downloadable resources, including a course transcript.

Module 1: Grant Types and Resources
Module 2: The Grantseeking Process
Module 3: Grantmakers’ Motivations
Module 4: Grant Acceptance and Stewardship

Individual Course Price

$99

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Course Access & Duration

This course is online and self-paced, meaning that you can take it at anytime and anywhere. It will take approximately 1.5 hours to complete it. You have 1 year (365 days) to complete the course from the date of purchase before it will automatically expire in your account.

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Course Level/Prerequisites/Final Exam

This is an introductory level course. A Certificate of Completion is issued once you pass the final exam with a mark of 70% of higher. Recommended companion courses are; Case for Support, Proposal Writing.

Certification Credits

This training may be used to meet the requirements for:

Certified in Volunteer Administration (CVA) credential. For more details about the CVA program and renewal requirements, visit www.CVAcert.org or email info@cvacert.org.
Continuing education certification may be eligible through the Professional Administrators of Volunteer Resources – Ontario (PAVRO). For more information, please email pavro@pavro.on.ca.
Participation in the course is applicable for 1 point in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification. For more information, please contact CFRE at succeed@cfre.org

About Course Author

Nicole Beatty’s career is focused on nonprofit management and fund development. She has communications degree from the University of Ottawa and a certificate in Fundraising Management from Ryerson University and worked for the Canadian Red Cross and Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation, among others. Nicole is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) and has worked with Global Philanthropic, where she was responsible for developing the Melbourne and New Zealand markets. Nicole has started three charities (Local Food for Local Good, Sounds of the Next Generation and US charity, GenerationChange), initiated the local 100 People Who Care movement and co-founded Cultivate Community. Nicole was recognized for her community service at the 2017 Cobourg Civic Awards with the Mayor’s Award of Distinction. She also serves as an elected official (Councillor) for the Town of Cobourg.