LDRS 732 Non-profit Funding: Fundraising and Grant Writing

This course focuses on the development of core non-profit funding skills. This includes the steps needed to manage a non-profit grant program, from finding grant opportunities to developing an application and implementation strategies for foundation and state/federal grant applications. Students explore the principles of successful fundraising program development. Students choose a non-profit to develop components of a foundation and federal grant, along with a fundraising plan.

Credits

3

Offered

Fall, Spring, Summer

Outcomes

1. 01. Develop grant writing skills by developing key components for a foundation and federal grant for a non-profit organization. (PSLOs 1, 2, 4)
2. 02. Understand basic grant submission and management processes. (PSLOs 1, 2)
3. 03. Evaluate the key concepts for non-profit fundraising, including donor management, the fundraising cycle, major gifts, and capital campaigns. (PSLOs 1, 2, 3)
4. 04. Synthesize fundraising concepts into a fundraising plan for a non-profit organization. (PSLOs 1, 3, 4)