Project Grantsmanship

Project Grantsmanship is a partnership of the Annenberg Foundation, the California Community Foundation, the Dwight Stuart Youth Fund, The Grantsmanship Center, the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation and the S. Mark Taper Foundation, formed to strengthen community-based organizations by training nonprofit leaders to plan more effective programs and produce compelling proposals for funding.

Project Grantsmanship’s partner foundations underwrite up to 90 percent of the tuition for eligible nonprofit leaders to attend The Grantsmanship Center’s Grantsmanship Training Program. The $895 cost for the training program is subsidized so that each participant will pay $200 or $300, depending on the size of the organization. In addition, participants will be provided access to the Center’s database of funders and post-workshop proposal reviews.

The Grantsmanship Training Program is a comprehensive, hands-on workshop that covers the complete grant development process, from designing sustainable programs and researching funding sources to writing and reviewing actual grant proposals.

Click here for a list of organizations that have participated in Project Grantsmanship.

Who May Attend:
Paid staff or board members of organizations based in Los Angeles County with IRS 501(c)(3) public charity status and annual budgets under $10 million may attend. Only two registrants per organization may enroll. Volunteers and independent consultants are not eligible.

Dates:
February 13–17, 2012
May 14–18, 2012
June 18–22, 2012

Training Hours:
Monday & Tuesday: 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Wednesday: 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM (Participants can choose to work until 7:00 PM)
Thursday: 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Friday: 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM

Training Location:
The Grantmanship Center
350 South Bixel Street, Suite 110
Los Angeles, CA 90017

Tuition Per Participant:
$200 for organizations with budgets less than $750,000
$300 for organizations with budgets between $750,000 and $10 million

Proposal Review and Online Survey:
Within five months of completing the training, each Project Grantsmanship participant is required to submit a draft proposal to The Grantsmanship Center for review. (The participant receives specific guidelines for this submission during the training.) Once the participant completes the entire review process and a brief online survey, half of the participant's tuition payment is refunded to his or her organization.

How to Apply:
Print and complete the Project Grantsmanship Registration Form, making sure to include copies of all required documents and a check for tuition, payable to The Grantmanship Center.

Mailing Address:
The Grantsmanship Center:
P.O. Box 17220
Los Angeles, CA 90017

Please note: Class size is limited to 25 participants per training program. Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis. The registered participant must attend all five days of training. To withdraw and receive a refund, you must notify The Grantsmanship Center at least three weeks prior to the training program. You may designate another eligible person to attend in your place prior to the start of the training.