Nonprofit Grant Writing From a Team Who has Raised Funds | Free Udemy Course

So, you are interested in resources for your nonprofit from actionable steps to take, to where to find funding, to event plans, the best social media tools, and sample donor letters.

I’m here to help you map out everything and help get you from point A to point B.

Getting Started

Getting your Board and Team Involved

Nonprofit Funding Sources

The Major Components in a grant – step by step

Where to Find Grant Funding Sources

How to Create a Budget for our organization and for your project.

Grant funding wrap-up and Support

+ Several Bonuses

Fundraising is not just asking for donations. This is one aspect of nonprofit development, but the overall fundraising landscape is quite varied.

Nonprofits can fund their work with sponsorships, grants, individual giving, events, fee-for-service, and more. This is good news because having multiple streams of revenue protects nonprofits in cases where one fundraising source falls through.

This module provides a walkthrough of SPONSORs and  GRANTs.

Individual Donors make up 72% of charitable contributions. These gifts can be very small, very large, or in between, and they come in several varieties.

This module reviews PRIVATE DONORS, ONLINE GIVING, and EVENTS.

BONUS - Successful - Event Planning Checklist.

This module walks you through the Board’s responsibilities and how to engage your Board and Team.

The roles and responsibilities of each member, including the Board Officers (Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary) and Executive Leadership will be addressed.

We’ll also cover what makes for an engaging Board meeting, including setting the agenda, and activities to help increase engagement.

The Board’s role in fundraising, and why it is a requirement for most nonprofit boards is covered. 

After watching this video students will have a strong understanding of a letter of inquiry and how to write a letter of inquiry that gets a funders attention.

As a non-profit, you want to continue to attract donors, volunteers, and supporters.

Keeping an online presence can be expensive both in terms of time and money and that is a problem because most non-profit organizations can’t afford it.

Selecting the right tools is not easy because there are so many options. However, there are lots of free tools available in the market that you can use for your non-profit. Here, you can find a list of tools that can help you to increase your web-based presence.

This module - ONLINE DONATION,  GOOGLE AD GRANT,  EMAIL MARKETING,  and WEBSITEs.

Free and Low Cost Resouces - Continued.

COMMUNICATION TOOLs,  GRAPHICs,  VOLUNTEER,  GOOGLE ANALYTICS,  and SOCIAL MEDIA SCHEDULING.

The Basics of a Nonprofit Grant - all the SECTIONs.

This module will focus on -

Eligibility Quiz, 

The Application, 

Organizational Basics,

The Need Statement, 

Target Audience,

and Funding - Amount Requested.

This section drills down on the remaining sections in a Grant application.

Goals

Outcomes

Timeline

Measuring Success

Partnerships and

Financial Records

If you are starting a nonprofit organization, what are some costs or expenses that you might expect for the first year or two of your operations?

There are just a couple of things that you really need to know to account for when you are planning what it is going to cost you to start and grow a nonprofit from scratch. Let's get into these costs and expenses.

This is also a great tool for existing nonprofits that want to review each component of their budget to make sure that they are on track.

Legal

Insurance

Website

Fundraising and

Programs

In the next section, the following costs and expenses are what I would call good investments.

These are the things that if you can afford to figure out how to pay for these things earlier on, your organization will grow much faster, and you will be able to grow your impact and potentially have staff it depends on what you need. But you're definitely going to be able to scale faster if you make investments in -

Accounting / CPA

Fundraising Costs

Software

Volunteer Management

Email Software

Staff

Your first hire could be ......

In this Final Section - we will wrap everything up. 

We are providing documents and checklists that we are asked about - all the time. 

How do I level Up my Nonprofit Marketing

40 Ways to increase Funding

Why it is important to set up GA4 - Google Tools

and a Proven Event Planning Checklist.

We hope that you enjoyed the course.