Department of Health and
Community Services
Grantwriting (HCSV 279-01
and 02)
Spring 2005
INSTRUCTOR: John Cannan, Foundation Director
Emergency
Services Foundation
Red
Phone: (530) 209-4554
FAX: (530) 527-4106
E-mail: jdcannan@sbcglobal.net
OFFICE
HOURS: Wednesdays,
OFFICE:
CLASSES Mondays,
TEXTS: All required:
John Cannan (2002)
Grantwriting: Curriculum and Class Handouts
CSU,
Klein, Kim
(2001)
Fundraising for Social
Change
By
the end of the one semester course, each student will:
1.
Become familiar with nonprofit organizations and how they operate.
2.
Know how to research corporations, private foundations and other
funding organizations.
3.
Understand how funders operate charitable giving programs.
4.
Become familiar with project planning.
5.
Be able to name and describe the components of a typical grant
proposal.
6.
Develop a grant proposal that will include all of the following
sections: summary, needs statement, introduction, objectives, methods,
evaluation, future funding and budget.
7.
Make presentations to the class on a grant and on other nonprofit
management topics.
8.
Know basic procedures for conducting a needs assessment or a survey.
9.
Learn about fundraising methods other than grantwriting.
10.
Understand the basics of developing a diverse funding plan.
11.
Know techniques to recruit volunteers and maintain a volunteer program.
12.
Understand the basics of how boards of directors operate.
13.
Be introduced to planned giving and charitable remainder trusts.
14.
Be exposed to many of the fiduciary requirements of nonprofit
organizations.
Jan. 26
Feb. 2
TBA
Organizations
that fund. Planning activity. Sample foundations and philanthropists.
ASSIGNMENT Five nonprofit descriptions due
Nine
Steps to Grantwriting. Components. The
proposal summary. Summary activity.
ASSIGNMENT Project ideas due
35-point
quiz. Problem statements and needs
assessments. Group writing activity.
ASSIGNMENT: Summary due
Trip
to the library. Research. Using the internet. The organizational introduction.
ASSIGNMENT: Problem statement due
March
9
The
objectives and methods sections. Working
with volunteers. Direct mail.
ASSIGNMENT: Organizational introduction due
March
16
No
class for Spring Break.
Boardsmanship. The evaluation section. Annual campaigns.
March 30
The budget and
future funding sections. Income
diversification. Fundraising methods.
ASSIGNMENT: Evaluation due
Planned
giving. Careers in philanthropy.
Presentation
of grant proposals. Evaluate proposals. Review for final.
ASSIGNMENT: Final proposals due
Presentation of grant proposals. Evaluate proposals. Review for final.
Presentation of grant proposals. Evaluate proposals. Review for final.
April
13 Research on
three funders 10
points
Each student will give a presentation on a news
article about a nonprofit issue, a funding organization, a nonprofit
organization or another topic pertaining to our class studies. The presentation should be three to seven
minutes. Your date will be assigned by
the instructor.
500 to 450 A
449 to 400 B
399 to 350 C
349 to 300 D
Below 300 F
Late assignments
All assignments are due on the date listed. Assignments submitted within 24 hours of the due date will receive no more than half credit. Assignments submitted after that will receive no credit. The exception to this is class presentations, which can be given for half credit or less one week after the due date.
Absence, tardiness
If you cannot attend class, please call the instructor. Your grade may be reduced by 10 points if you miss more than two sessions. A fourth absence will reduce your grade by 15 points. Tardiness counts as one-half an absence (two “tardies” equal one day absent). You may be dropped if you miss more than four sessions or if you miss two or more sessions from Jan 29 to Feb. 26.
Other special instructions
Description of five
nonprofits
Give nonprofit name and a brief description of the mission (one or two sentences). An easy assignment.
Research on three
funders
Give name, address, phone, contact person, internet
information, amount (funded yearly or total endowment), fields of interest and
area commonly funded. The funder must
make grants in