Grant writing involves crafting persuasive proposals to secure non-repayable grants for projects, research, or community initiatives. You will learn to research funders, match your ideas to their needs, and create clear, evidence-based narratives. We will show you what strong proposals look like, including structure, evidence, budgets, and work plans that align. Discover the various types of grants and their sources, as well as the preparation process for site visits and interviews with funders. Explain how to conduct a needs assessment and background research.
These lessons will help you build confidence in developing effective problem statements and SMART objectives, enabling you to define clear goals. You will be introduced to creating a practical results framework to track progress and outcomes. Also covered are realistic project costs, budget justifications, and avoiding compliance pitfalls that can derail proposals. You will gain insight into what happens after you click “submit,” including the peer and programmatic review processes. Your studies will also strengthen your ability to communicate with funders, respond to feedback, and manage awards responsibly.
Finally, you will be guided, step by step, through donor budgeting essentials, enabling you to fulfil funder requirements confidently, accurately link activities to costs, and craft compelling budget narratives. You will build skills to demonstrate cost-effectiveness, present persuasive value-for-money arguments, and calculate per-beneficiary costs. This course is ideal for nonprofit professionals, social workers, programme and M&E staff, researchers, academics, project coordinators, and early- to mid-career grant writers seeking a practical, repeatable course that enhances funding success. Take the next step toward funding your vision. Enrol today and start writing proposals that deliver results!
What You Will Learn In This Free Course
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