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Grant Writing for Professionals
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San Francisco, Fri. July 19, 9 am, 2 meetings
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- 2 meetings
- July 19 and 26: Fri., 9 am-4:30 pm
- San Francisco: Room 800, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
- $395 (EDP 305342)
Melanie Wise, M.A., has worked as a communications consultant in the Bay Area for more than a decade. Her clients range from high-tech corporations to foundations and non-profits. Her areas of expertise include grant writing, marketing and communications writing, and training/coaching. In addition to her consulting work, Wise has been a senior lecturer and master teacher at San Francisco State University since 1994.
Textbook(s) for this course:
Winning Grants Step by Step
Author: Mim Carlson and Tori O'Neal-McElrath
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Edition: 3rd
Publication Year: 2008
ISBN: 9780470286371
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Reader
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(1.3 ceu)
An elective in the Program in Professional CommunicationIn today’s competitive business climate, poorly written grant proposals that don’t meet a funder’s requirements won’t make it through the first stage of review. Ensure that your organization remains competitive by learning to meet the challenges of grant writing. In this introductory, two-day course, gain the skills necessary to tackle the grant-writing process. Explore the steps involved in finding funding opportunities, managing and scheduling the grant proposal project, writing narrative sections that sell and editing effectively. Class time focuses on research, planning and writing strategies, not program development.
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