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Online Learning Center Is Now Live!
Our new Online Learning Center is now available as yet another resource to help you improve your grant writing skills. We have several grant writing seminars and courses available this summer. The first is a one hour seminar on the Secrets of Successful Grant Writers. Grant Writing 101 is also available to help you learn some great basic grant writing skills. As of today, there are four seminars and three full courses available for registration.
One of the best things about our online seminars and courses is that you can learn when it is convenient for you. While there are dates associated with live seminars and release dates for lesson materials of the courses, everything is recorded and made available to you to review on your own time.
Do yourself a favor and check out the Online Learning Center now!
July Newsletter
Check out the web version of our July newsletter, Opportunity Knocking. It includes promo codes and lots of free information. Click on the E-Zine link, above, to subscribe. Yes, of course it's free.
New Resources: GrantSample.com and GrantOutline.com
If you haven't already heard, we have launched two new websites recently. The first is GrantSample.com and the second is GrantOutline.com. GrantSample.com has many (about 150 right now, but it will be hundreds within the next few weeks) samples of successful grant narratives in a wide variety of grant competition categories. All of the samples on the site are winning proposals, so you can be even more successful by seeing examples of grants that have been funded. GrantOutline.com is all about templates. There are a couple of templates available right now, but more will be added soon. The templates are Word files for a current grant competition that already contain the proper formatting and sections that need to be in the narrative. The best part, though, is that we have added tips for each section of the narrative to help you write the best possible grant. If there is a grant competition coming up that you would like us to prepare an outline for, just let us know. We'll get it done and add it to the site.
Here's a brief (less than one minute) about GrantSample.com, made by our own Donny Robbins, for you to enjoy!
New Videos for Members
The member site now has 25 videos only for members with tips for grant writing and non-profit development! If you are already a member, head over to the member site to check out the new additions. If you're not yet a member, learn about the benefits of membership and how you can join.
CRR Staff Get Creative
Donny and Derek set out to create some videos to spread the word about 101 Tips for Aspiring Grant Writers and our new GrantSample.com resources. One of them is above. Here are a few other examples of their creativity (all less than a minute!):
Lonely Grant Writer
If You Want to be a Grant Writer, Have You Found It Yet?
Rodney Advocates Grant Writing Tips
If you want to see more videos, including some grant tip videos, check out the Grant Goddess YouTube Channel.
Other Resources To Remember
We have recorded several new webinars for you recently. New topics include Tips for Conducting Focus Group Interviews and Working with Media. Recordings on Non-Profit Board Development have also been posted. Go to the webinar page to check them out.
Our Grant Tips iPhone App (for iPhone and iPod Touch) was released 8 weeks ago and the response has been terrific! Check it out in the App Store on iTunes or click here to learn more about it.
We are now disseminating FREE grant writing tips and resources via text message! There are four different message groups can you join:
Text GRANTS to 313131 for grant writing tips
Text EDGRANTS to 313131 for sources of grants for education
Text KIDGRANTS to 313131 for sources of grants for youth programs
Text NONPROFIT to 313131 for non-profit organizational development and fund raising tips
You can join all four groups or just the one or two that interest you most. There is absolutely no charge for the tips (which you can expect 2-3 times per week); however, if you don't have an unlimited text plan with your mobile provider, standard text message rates will apply.
Don't forget...... The Grant Goddess Blog is being updated nearly every day!
Many of the grant writing resources are also new, so take a few minutes to see what you can use.
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Member Site
All of the main sections of the Member Site have new content! In Grant Goddess University, we just added a new focus topic on Conducting Focus Group Interviews (complete with articles, video, and links), and the Budget Development and Budget Narrative Development pages have just gone live, too. In the Non-Profit Dream Center, new content has been added for Critical Success Factors and SWOT. It's an exciting time to be a member!
Members! get your FREE e-book, Twelve Secrets of Successful Grant Writers. You'll find it in the Grant Goddess University section of the member site. Look in the Topics & Tips section, under "General Grant Writing Tips." It's just another benefit of your membership!
Since the member site launched:
In the Members Forum, over 40 new mini-grant opportunities have been listed! Go to the Forum and look under "Mini-Grant Central."
More larger grant opportunities have been posted on the Grant Opportunities page. You can access it through either Grant Goddess University or the Non-Profit Dream Center.
If you haven't joined yet and you're wondering what's in that member site, here’s some of the all new content that is available only to members:
Grant Goddess University – Nitty-gritty tools and training for grant writing
“Minute with the Grant Goddess” videos (new ones released approximately every other week) & access to archived videos
Themed grant writing and program evaluation tips updated regularly & access to all archived tips
Links to a wide variety of resources for grant writing
Free webinars and podcasts for members only on grant writing and evaluation topics and access to archived members webinars
Discounts on grant writing and program evaluation webinars offered at full price to the general public
Grant opportunity highlights for social services, education, youth programs, and more!
Weekly “Personal Note from the Grant Goddess” updating you on what’s new in the grant world
Upcoming grant deadlines (both government and private grants; many more than the sampling of opportunities that’s available on the public site)
Online grant writing courses
Coach’s Corner – Tools and tips to help you stay motivated and succeed!
“Minute with the Grant Coach” videos (new ones released approximately every other week) & access to archived videos
Themed grant writing motivation tips updated regularly & access to all archived tips
Links to a wide variety of resources for grant writing motivation
Free webinars for members only on grant writing and evaluation topics and access to archived members webinars
Weekly “Personal Note from the Grant Coach” updating you on what’s new in the grant world and new strategies for overcoming difficulties facing grant writers
Discounts on grant writing motivation webinars offered to the general public at full price
Non–Profit Dream Center – Focused tips and tools for non-profit organizations, from strategic planning to grant writing and evaluation
“Minute with the Non-Profit Dreamer” videos (new ones released approximately every other week) & access to archived videos
Themed non–profit development and fund raising tips updated regularly & access to all archived tips
Links to a wide variety of resources for non–profit development, grant seeking, and fundraising
Foundation features giving overviews and insider information on key foundations and what they are funding
Free webinars for members only on non-profit development, grant seeking, and fundraising topics and access to archived members webinars
Weekly “Personal Note from the Non-Profit Dreamer” updating you on what’s new in the non-profit world
Discounts on grant writing motivation webinars offered to the general public at full price
Upcoming grant deadlines (both government and private grants; many more than the sampling of opportunities that’s available on the public site) specifically for non-profit organizations
Member Forum – A member’s only opportunity to interact frequently with grantgoddess.com staff and other members on any grant–related or non-profit topic
The Insider – Updates and articles about legislation in areas that affect schools, social service non-profit agencies, youth and family programs, and other charitable endeavors
Research Highlights – Your one stop shop for links to research and evidence-based programs that will make your grant proposals and program administration stronger
New Resources – We have BIG plans for the future! As new resources become available, members will always have access to them first, and new resources will be developed specifically for the members.
