WRITING   

Class Overview

The world of grant-seeking is becoming more competitive. Gain the knowledge to become a successful grant writer, whether you're a program manager, fund developer, the head of an organization, or community advocate. Learn a series of essential skills, from project design to development and persuasive writing, and gain practical experience. 

Discover where to find grant opportunities, how to write grant reports, and how to build relationships with grantmakers so that you have all the information you need to get funding for something you care deeply about. Explore the ethics involved in writing proposals and reports, and receiving funds. 

Topics will include:

• Writing a grant proposal, step by step
• Where to find grant opportunities and research strategies
• Using a logic model to design your project
• Formulating goals, outcomes, and objectives
• Preparing a project work plan and timeline
• Budgeting your project
• Evaluation 
• Editing for persuasive communications
• Building relationships with grantmakers
• The ethics involved in the grantwriting process

This online course provides on-demand instruction with reading and writing assignments plus a weekly Zoom meeting with your learning cohort for problem-based discussion. You will receive one-on-one personalized feedback on your writing and grant strategy - a huge asset of this class that sets it apart from others.

To achieve the certificate, you will need to complete the course capstone projects – a grant proposal for the project of your choice, a logic model, and a project budget following the course curriculum.

Your instructor, Allison Jones, M.Ed., has more than 25 years of experience writing grants and is a certified grantwriting instructor through the Grant Professional Association and Grant Professional Certification Institute. She will guide you through this process step by step. 

*** This class meets online via Zoom. If you are unfamiliar with Zoom, please click FAQ about Online Classes for the instructions.

Learning Objectives

• Properly outline goals for grants
• Develop proposals that will help you win grants
• Utilize skills in how to present your proposal
• Develop relationships with grantmakers
• Have a finished grant proposal developed with the guidance of an expert 

Who Might Enjoy This Class?

• Professionals from government, nonprofit, tribes, and educational organizations
• Fund development consultants who are interested in honing their skills
• Freelance writers interested in expanding their available services
• Anyone interested in a career in nonprofits, government, education, tribes, fund development, or grantwriting

Free Info Session 

Meet the instructor, find out more about the class, and ask your questions!
Register for the INFO SESSION

Class Overview

The world of grant-seeking is becoming more competitive. Gain the knowledge to become a successful grant writer, whether you're a program manager, fund developer, the head of an organization, or community advocate. Learn a series of essential skills, from project design to development and persuasive writing, and gain practical experience. 

Discover where to find grant opportunities, how to write grant reports, and how to build relationships with grantmakers so that you have all the information you need to get funding for something you care deeply about. Explore the ethics involved in writing proposals and reports, and receiving funds. 

Topics will include:

• Writing a grant proposal, step by step
• Where to find grant opportunities and research strategies
• Using a logic model to design your project
• Formulating goals, outcomes, and objectives
• Preparing a project work plan and timeline
• Budgeting your project
• Evaluation 
• Editing for persuasive communications
• Building relationships with grantmakers
• The ethics involved in the grantwriting process

This online course provides on-demand instruction with reading and writing assignments plus a weekly Zoom meeting with your learning cohort for problem-based discussion. You will receive one-on-one personalized feedback on your writing and grant strategy - a huge asset of this class that sets it apart from others.

To achieve the certificate, you will need to complete the course capstone projects – a grant proposal for the project of your choice, a logic model, and a project budget following the course curriculum.

Your instructor, Allison Jones, M.Ed., has more than 25 years of experience writing grants and is a certified grantwriting instructor through the Grant Professional Association and Grant Professional Certification Institute. She will guide you through this process step by step. 

*** This class meets online via Zoom. If you are unfamiliar with Zoom, please click FAQ about Online Classes for the instructions.

Learning Objectives

• Properly outline goals for grants
• Develop proposals that will help you win grants
• Utilize skills in how to present your proposal
• Develop relationships with grantmakers
• Have a finished grant proposal developed with the guidance of an expert 

Who Might Enjoy This Class?

• Professionals from government, nonprofit, tribes, and educational organizations
• Fund development consultants who are interested in honing their skills
• Freelance writers interested in expanding their available services
• Anyone interested in a career in nonprofits, government, education, tribes, fund development, or grantwriting

Free Info Session 

Meet the instructor, find out more about the class, and ask your questions!
Register for the INFO SESSION

Class Overview

Life is full of stories that we’d like to share. Award-winning memoirist E.C. Murray will guide you through writing your family’s stories with clear, cohesive, and vibrant prose.

Learn how to select the most compelling, funny, or profound experiences in this supportive and rewarding class. Discover ways to frame your stories that will engage the reader. Explore how you can present characters/people authentically, write lucid descriptions, and incorporate an arc in the flow of your memories.

This class balances student participation, connection, lecture, and in-class writing in a warm, safe, and fun environment.

*** The class meets via Zoom when it's offered online. If you are unfamiliar with Zoom, please click FAQ about Online Classes for the instructions. When it's offered in person, the class meets at the Broadway Edison Building. Click Broadway Campus to view the address and map if needed.

Learning Objectives

• Write your memories and those of your family (or people who feel like family) in an engaging manner for you and others to enjoy now and in years to come.
• Create a cohesive whole out of a myriad of random or scattered memories. 
• Write vividly about characters, yourself, or the people in your life, including behavior and motivations.
• Employ prose which will keep your readers (whether grandchild or stranger) enthralled.
• Express the uniqueness of your story as well as its universality.
• Overcome bumps in your writing process such as the dreaded writer's block.

Who Might Enjoy This Class

• Anyone who wants to write down their family memories or record their family history – whether you have started or not
• People who have begun writing family stories and have gotten stuck, or would benefit from support to continue and to shape their writing
• Writers who like to connect to others through their writing
• Readers and writers who enjoy family histories and memoirs
• Anyone who writes in their journals, and would like to take the next step in their writing
   

Class Overview

Start telling your life story! In this class, gain the support and motivation to get started, and continue to move forward, writing the story of your life. 

From ideas to notes, to messy first drafts and the final polish, we'll cover the basics of writing. Learn how to find and develop your own unique voice, and how to discover your story through writing. Explore the tools of the trade, some of which memoirists borrow from fiction writers, others from journalists, and still others from poets.

This class will provide you with time and focus for writing together in class. You will also be expected to write between classes, in order to develop your practice, although there will be no fixed amount of writing required. Sharing will be encouraged but is always optional. Learn and practice the art of giving and receiving supportive, insightful feedback.

There will be handouts and/or reading suggestions offered in class.

Learning Objectives

• Overcome fears about writing and get started
• Find your voice and learn to write comfortably and confidently as yourself
• Discover your story through writing
• Learn to treat your writing seriously and with respect
• Think, observe, interview, and read as a writer
• Become comfortable sharing your writing with others

Who Might Enjoy This Class

• This class is for anyone who wants to write about their lives
• Open to writers at all levels
• No experience is needed; everyone is welcome!