The Art of Finding Grant Opportunities with Susannah ErlerIt is one of the biggest ‘grant writing secrets’: your chances of obtaining funding increase significantly when you find the right funding opportunity. Don’t spin your wheels; make sure you’re applying to funders that align with your nonprofit organization. This online class will clearly lay out the steps and strategies for effective grant prospecting. This can be taken as a stand-alone class or part of the April 2021 series.

Nonprofit Marketing and Communication - 2: Digital Marketing Primer w/Bonnie SpanoglePrinciples of marketing include defining your core mission and outcomes, demonstrating value to your audience, finding a unique identity, branding, goal-setting and communicating strategically. Whether you’re new to marketing or an experienced professional, revisiting the foundations of mar-comm planning will help you avoid “marketing mythology” traps and stay on course.Week 1: Marketing Foundations and MythsPrinciples of marketing include defining your core mission and outcomes, demonstrating value to your audience, finding a unique identity, branding, goal-setting and communicating strategically. Whether you’re new to marketing or an experienced professional, revisiting the foundations of mar-comm planning will help you avoid “marketing mythology” traps and stay on course.Week 2: Digital Marketing PrimerIt’s a digital world - now more than ever. Get a crash course in social media, programmatic advertising, search, content marketing, and the rise of video. We will decode some of the lingo, bust through the buzzwords, and identify the strategies you can implement now. Course includes a glossary of terminology and a guide to getting started.Week 3: Strategic MarketingLet’s focus! Everybody’s got a great marketing idea and can’t wait to tell you about it. But ideas are easy - here's how to […]

Get that Grant I: Grant Writing Basics for Nonprofits w/ Susannah ErlerSo, you want to be a grant writer. Or maybe you’ve recently started writing grant applications for a nonprofit organization. This online class will describe the items funders are looking for and will provide a clear framework for crafting winning proposals. The focus is on writing grant applications for nonprofit organizations; join us if your level is anywhere from beginner up to intermediate. This can be taken as a stand-alone class or part of the April series.

Nonprofit Marketing and Communication - 3: Strategic Marketing w/Bonnie SpanoglePrinciples of marketing include defining your core mission and outcomes, demonstrating value to your audience, finding a unique identity, branding, goal-setting and communicating strategically. Whether you’re new to marketing or an experienced professional, revisiting the foundations of mar-comm planning will help you avoid “marketing mythology” traps and stay on course.Week 1: Marketing Foundations and MythsPrinciples of marketing include defining your core mission and outcomes, demonstrating value to your audience, finding a unique identity, branding, goal-setting and communicating strategically. Whether you’re new to marketing or an experienced professional, revisiting the foundations of mar-comm planning will help you avoid “marketing mythology” traps and stay on course.Week 2: Digital Marketing PrimerIt’s a digital world - now more than ever. Get a crash course in social media, programmatic advertising, search, content marketing, and the rise of video. We will decode some of the lingo, bust through the buzzwords, and identify the strategies you can implement now. Course includes a glossary of terminology and a guide to getting started.Week 3: Strategic MarketingLet’s focus! Everybody’s got a great marketing idea and can’t wait to tell you about it. But ideas are easy - here's how to develop […]

Get that Grant II: Next-level Grant Writing w/ Susannah ErlerThis is a class about strategy! During this session, Susannah Erler will share tips, secrets and resources she has developed in her decades as a successful grant writer. Learn how to demonstrate a strong alignment between a funder’s priorities and your nonprofit organization’s mission, programs and goals. Get that Grant II help will take your applications to the next level. This can be taken as a stand-alone class or part of the April series.

Nonprofit Marketing and Communication - 4: Messages and Media w/Bonnie SpanoglePrinciples of marketing include defining your core mission and outcomes, demonstrating value to your audience, finding a unique identity, branding, goal-setting and communicating strategically. Whether you’re new to marketing or an experienced professional, revisiting the foundations of mar-comm planning will help you avoid “marketing mythology” traps and stay on course.Week 1: Marketing Foundations and MythsPrinciples of marketing include defining your core mission and outcomes, demonstrating value to your audience, finding a unique identity, branding, goal-setting and communicating strategically. Whether you’re new to marketing or an experienced professional, revisiting the foundations of mar-comm planning will help you avoid “marketing mythology” traps and stay on course.Week 2: Digital Marketing PrimerIt’s a digital world - now more than ever. Get a crash course in social media, programmatic advertising, search, content marketing, and the rise of video. We will decode some of the lingo, bust through the buzzwords, and identify the strategies you can implement now. Course includes a glossary of terminology and a guide to getting started.Week 3: Strategic MarketingLet’s focus! Everybody’s got a great marketing idea and can’t wait to tell you about it. But ideas are easy - here's how to […]

Get that Grant III: Think Like a Project Manager w/ Susannah ErlerDeveloping grant proposals frequently takes a team. It can take months to put together an application for Federal and other large grant opportunities. As a grant writer, you are often in the position of being the one to lead the way. Prepare for those situations by looking at proposal development through a project management lens. This class will offer tools and insights into how project managers plan, organize and direct the completion of a large project (such as a Federal application). This class will also share tips specific to submitting strong Federal applications. This can be taken as a stand-alone class or part of the series.

Grant Writing: Tying it All Together w/ Susannah ErlerThis April the Center for Nonprofit Studies has presented a series of grant writing classes. This final April class will tie it all together by covering the high points of all the presentations. Sign up to learn the top tips in grant writing for nonprofits, to hear a review of what was covered or to ask follow up questions about what you learned earlier this month. This online opportunity will be useful to grant writers either as a stand-alone class or as part of the April series.