Course Catalog

Grant Development & Resource Development

For professionals in nonprofit, education, or public service sectors seeking to secure and manage funding effectively.

A Guide to Business LoansPowered by MindEdge
Fee: $79.00
Course Description

This completely online and self-paced one-module course utilizes Inc. Magazine's prize-winning editorial content to introduce basic concepts related to business financing, including how various loan products work, what to consider when assessing your business's financing needs, and how to navigate the application process.

The focus is on providing practical, hands-on advice to entrepreneurs and small business people, including video segments and commentary from industry-leading practitioners and subject matter experts. The course also offers how-to lists and advice, interactive games, and review questions to ensure mastery of the material.

Included with your course is a six-month complimentary subscription to Inc. Magazine. Your subscription will start with the current issue. Inc. Magazine publishes 6 issues a year.

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the learner should be able to:
- Explain why business loans are financial beneficial
- Summarize reasons why a business might explore taking out a business loan
- Identify and explain various financing options
- Determine your business financing needs
- Discuss the pros and cons of different financing options
- Describe the loan application process
- Articulate the importance of good credit and collateral
- Outline reasons why loan applications are not approved
- Discuss when to consider refinancing business loan debt
Key Features
- Expert-supported
- Mobile-friendly
- Accessible
- Badge and credit-awarding
- Games & Flashcards
- Video content
- Audio-enabled in app
Refund Policy

You may request a refund up to 5 days from the purchase date. The registration fee will only be refunded if less than 10% of the course has been completed. Completion percentage can be viewed on the Course Progress page from within the course.

Notes

This course has an "Ask the Expert" feature, which submits your questions directly to an expert in the field you are studying. Questions are answered as quickly as possible and usually within 24 hours.

This course does not require any additional purchases of supplementary materials.

Learners must achieve an average test score of at least 70% to meet the minimum successful completion requirement and qualify to receive IACET CEUs.

Advanced Grant WritingPowered by MindEdge
Fee: $159.00
Course Description

Pushing your grant writing skills to the next level is an exercise in focusing on the details. This course shows you how to ask iterative questions of yourself, your team, and your proposed program in order to sharpen and refine your grant proposal and push it to the top of the pack. By looking closely at how a logic model can shore up your proposal at each key stage, this course will demonstrate how to push your planning, evaluation, and budgeting from good to great.

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the learner should be able to:
- Identify the relationship between logic model components in effective grant program planning
- Assess the level of detail required in a grant planning timeline
- Differentiate between formative and summative evaluations in a grant program's evaluation plan
- Choose common line items in a grant program's budget plan
- Determine the level of detail required in a grant program's budget
- Decide when a no-cost extension request is warranted
- Evaluate post-award sustainability throughout a grant program's planning
Key Features
- Expert-supported
- Real-world case studies
- Mobile-friendly
- Accessible
- Badge and credit-awarding
- Games & Flashcards
- Video content
- Audio-enabled in app
Refund Policy

You may request a refund up to 5 days from the purchase date. The registration fee will only be refunded if less than 10% of the course has been completed. Completion percentage can be viewed on the Course Progress page from within the course.

Notes

This course has an "Ask the Expert" feature, which submits your questions directly to an expert in the field you are studying. Questions are answered as quickly as possible and usually within 24 hours.

This course does not require any additional purchases of supplementary materials.

Learners must achieve an average test score of at least 70% to meet the minimum successful completion requirement and qualify to receive IACET CEUs.

Grant Research
Fee: $150.00
Dates: 10/20/2026 - 10/20/2026
Times: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 1
Building:
Room:
Instructor: Elizabeth Haffey
Course Overview

Designed for beginners and seasoned professionals alike, this session walks you through proven strategies to simplify your grant research process. You’ll discover how to identify the best keywords, use top grant databases effectively, and leave with a customizable research template that saves you time and keeps you organized.

Whether you’re supporting a nonprofit, educational program, community project, or business venture, this course will help you stop searching blindly and start finding real funding possibilities.

You’ll Walk Away With:
- A clear understanding of where and how to search for grants
- Smart keyword strategies to narrow and target your results
- Guidance on navigating the top online grant databases
- A ready-to-use research template to streamline your future searches

Grant Writing Certificate
Fee: $800.00
Dates: 10/23/2026 - 11/20/2026
Times: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Days: F
Sessions: 5
Building:
Room:
Instructor: Elizabeth Haffey
With complicated economic times impacting many businesses, including non-profits, grant writing is becoming more competitive than ever. This interactive course will prepare you to submit a proposal that meets the often-exacting expectations of funding organizations. This program uses case studies and effective worksheets that will guide you through each step of the grant writing proposal process. After completing this program, participants will have the confidence and resources needed to prepare a grant proposal.

Learning Objectives
- Identify grant writing myths and pitfalls
- Define the responsibilities of a grant writer
- Plan out projects and research funding opportunities
- Prepare the application
- Use effective writing styles
- Create a budget
- Learn to nurture relationships
- You can also receive a 1:1 feedback session with the instructor
Who Should Attend?

This class is designed to meet the needs of three different categories of participants including staff and officials who are completely new to grant writing and need a basic understanding of the process; those who are currently working on a grant-writing project and are facing specific grant writing problems and issues; or successful practitioners in the field who are seeking specialized information and advanced insights into grant project development.

Additional Information

This class consists of 15 hours of live-online instruction and 15 self-paced (pre-work/homework) hours (3 hours/week).

Digital Badges

A level one, two, or three digital badge may be awarded upon the successful completion of all assignments and quizzes that demonstrate knowledge, skills gained, and applied learning.

How to Read a Nonprofit Financial StatementPowered by MindEdge
Fee: $95.00
Course Description

Understanding what the numbers say about the health of your nonprofit is critical to being able to manage the organization successfully. This course will develop your ability to appropriately interpret the major financial accounting statements that are used by nonprofit organizations. You will gain an understanding of the types of financial statements that are used by nonprofit organizations, and how they differ from for-profit financial reporting. Also, the course demonstrates the power and limitations of accounting information in assessing financial performance and decision-making. You will also learn the uses of financial statement analysis, or ratio analysis for nonprofit organizations.

Learning Outcomes
- Identify and describe the documents and financial statements included in a nonprofit organization's financial report
- Analyze the information found in nonprofit statements of financial positions
- Analyze the information found in the statement of activities
- Analyze the information found in the statement of cash flows
- Describe the nature of business enterprises and nonprofit organizations, as reflected by the statement of financial position
- Define financial (ratio) analysis and explain its objectives and limitations
- Identify the various categories of financial ratios used in nonprofit analyses
- Define and calculate the ratios within each category
Key Features
- Expert-supported
- Mobile-friendly
- Accessible
- Badge and credit-awarding
- Games & Flashcards
- Video content
- Real-world case studies
- Audio-enabled in app
Refund Policy

You may request a refund up to 5 days from the purchase date. The registration fee will only be refunded if less than 10% of the course has been completed. Completion percentage can be viewed on the Course Progress page from within the course.

Notes

Estimated time to complete: 3 hours

Although this course is introductory, having some understanding of basic finance concepts is helpful.

This course has an "Ask the Expert" feature, which submits your questions directly to an expert in the field you are studying. Questions are answered as quickly as possible and usually within 24 hours.

Learners must achieve an average test score of at least 70% to meet the minimum successful completion requirement and qualify to receive IACET CEUs. Learners will have three attempts at all graded assessments.

Nonprofit Management Introduction Course (ACE CREDIT®)Powered by MindEdge
Fee: $1.00

This course introduces the learner to the topics covered in this course bundle, as well as the process for earning ACE CREDIT®.