[Aqualist] Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop (July 2008: University of Otago - Auckland Centre)

[Tim Barrows]

From: Anthony Jones <info at thegrantinstitute.com>

The Grant Institute: Certificate in Professional Program Development 
and Grant Communication will be held at the University of Otago - 
Auckland Centre, July 28 - August 1, 2008.  Interested development 
professionals, researchers, faculty, and graduate students should 
register as soon as possible, as demand means that seats will fill up 
quickly. Please forward, post, and distribute this e-mail to your 
colleagues and listservs.



All participants will receive certification in professional grant 
writing from the Institute, as well as 3.5 CEU units. For more 
information call 00-1213-817-5308 or visit The Grant Institute at 
www.thegrantinstitute.com



Please find the program description below:



The Grant Institute

Certificate in Professional Program Development and Grant Communication

will be held at the

University of Otago - Auckland Centre

July 28 - August 1, 2008

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM



The Grant Institute: Certificate in Professional Program Development 
and Grant Communication is a five-day intensive and interactive 
experience in which participants will be led through the program 
development, grant writing, and funding acquisition processes through 
the completion of four courses.  The Grant Institute is not a 
seminar.  Participants will actively engage in exercises and 
activities designed to strengthen their mastery of grant 
acquisition.   Through the completion of varying assignments, 
students will leave The Grant Institute with a real grant proposal 
outline complete with quality research, solid content, and expert 
review.  The Grant Institute focuses on combining the fundamentals of 
grant proposal writing with expert knowledge of communication 
principles such as Strategic Research, Persuasion, Argumentation, and 
Framing.



The Grant Institute trainers and consultants do not merely lecture 
participants, but act as personal consultants and coaches dedicated 
to encouraging participants to succeed beyond their own 
expectations.  While The Grant Institute uses collaboration and small 
groups for many exercises, each participant will work on their 
organization's pro ject.  Participants are not overwhelmed with 
negativity or discouragement, but will be given the highest level of 
expertise to generate confidence in pursuing any funding project.



At The Grant Institute , participants don't j ust learn to write 
grant proposals from top to bottom.   Participants become specialists 
in our unique area of expertise: Grant Communication.  Simply put, 
this is not your grandfather's grantwriting workshop.  Our graduates 
are strategic, innovative, and confident.   Whether you are new to 
professional grantwriting, or an experienced professional, you will 
not want to miss The Grant Institute.



The Grant Institute consists of four (4) courses that will be 
completed during the five-day workshop.



(1) Program Development and Evaluation



This course is centered around the belief that "it's all about the 
program."    This intensive course will teach professional program 
development essentials and program evaluation.  While most 
grantwriting "workshops" treat program development and evaluation as 
separate from the writing of a proposal, this class will teach 
students the relationship between overall program planning and all 
strategic communication, including grantwriting.  Consistent in our 
belief in grant communication, this class encourages students to 
understand successful program development and to think strategically 
about funding as an integral part of the overall program planning 
process.  This class turns students into experts by teaching how to 
take ideas and concepts and turn them into professionally developed programs.



(2) Advanced Grant Writing



Designed for both the novice and experienced grantwriter, this course 
will make each student an overall fundraising communication 
specialist.  In addition to teaching the basic components of a grant 
proposal, successful approaches, and the do's and don'ts of 
grantwriting, this course is infused with expert principles that will 
lead to a mastery of the process.  Strategy resides at the forefront 
of this course's intent to illustrate grantwriting as an integrated, 
multidimensional, and dynamic endeavor.  Each student will learn to 
stop writing the grant and to start writing the story.  Ultimately, 
this class will illustrate how each component of the grant proposal 
represents an opportunity to use proven techniques for generating support.



(3) Strategic Grant Research



At its foundation, this course will address the basics of foundation, 
corporation, and government grant research.  However, this course 
will teach a strategic funding research approach that encourages 
students to see research not as something they do before they write a 
proposal, but as an integrated part of the grant seeking 
process.  Students will be exposed to online and database research 
tools, as well as publications and directories which contain 
information about foundation, corporation, and government grant 
opportunities.  Focusing on funding sources and basic social science 
research, this course teaches students how to use research as part of 
a strategic communication effort.



(4) Advanced Communication Strategies: Institute for Communication 
Improvement Persuasion and Argumentation Techniques



This course, designed by Institute for Communication Improvement, 
will provide students with an arsenal of advanced persuasion and 
argumentation techniques.  Centered around expert communication 
principles, this class will change the way students conceptualize 
grant proposals and other fundraising tools.   Students will leave 
this course with ICI's masterful methods and will be more than j ust 
confident grantwriters, but communication specialists.  This course 
is grounded on the idea that fundraising and nonprofit development 
represent profound communication activity.  Without question, this 
course is part of The Grant Institute difference.



Registration



$1997.00 USD tuition includes all materials and certificates.



Each student will receive:

      *The Grant Institute Certificate in Professional Program 
Development and Grant Communication

      *The Grant Institute's Guide to Successful Grant Writing

      *Grant Institute Grant Writer's Workbook with sample proposals, 
forms, and outlines

      *3.5 CEU Units, Association of Fundraising Professionals

      *The Grant Institute's 2008 Funding Resource CD



Registration Methods



1) On-Line - Complete the online registration form at 
www.thegrantinstitute.com under Register Now. We'll send your 
confirmation by e-mail.



2) By Phone - Call 00-1213-817-5308 to register by phone. Our 
friendly Program Coordinators will be happy to assist you and answer 
your questions.



3) By E-mail - Send an e-mail with your name, organization, and basic 
contact information to info at thegrantinstitute.com and we will reserve 
your slot and send your Confirmation Packet.