Grant writing intensive for creatives, nonprofit organizations and small businesses
- 2-day online weekend course to learn the strategies of effective grant writing
- Dates: November 7/8th 12pm-6pm PST or January 9/10th 12pm-6pm PST
- Schedule: 12pm-5pm PST Lecture. 5-6pm is for workshopping and questions. 7-minute breaks at the top of each hour.
- Who can register: Open to anybody around the world. Targeted to creatives, new grant writers, and nonprofit organizations
- Cost: $150 for the weekend course.
Low-income rate* $100. Also available to City of Sacramento Office of Arts and Culture scholarship awardees at rate of $100.
* Low income is defined as 30% of AMI according to HUD calculations or NET earnings of less than $2400/month with less than $30,000 in assets for an individual. Discounted rate granted upon proof of income [ SNAP card, Section 8 lease, CV, etc ]. Discount only applies to individual artists/creatives and not nonprofit administrators/staff or grant writers.
Teaching points
- Develop a strategy for selecting grants
- Differentiate between funding sources
- Learn how to prepare materials
- Prepare effective work samples
- Write effective proposal summaries
- Write and format effective budgets
Course takeaways
- Specific project proposal
- Tailored artist statement/mission statement
- Biographie(s), CV/resume
- Work sample list + captions/metadata
- A line-item formatted budget
- A reporting plan (outcomes + documentation)