Project Grantsmanship
Project Grantsmanship is a partnership of the Annenberg Foundation, the California Community Foundation, the Dwight Stuart Youth Fund, the The Grantsmanship Center and the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, formed to strengthen community-based organizations by training nonprofit leaders to plan more effective programs and produce compelling proposals for funding.
In Project Grantsmanship, the Annenberg Foundation and the California Community Foundation will 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. The partnership will also provide all participants with post-workshop proposal reviews and grantmaker evaluations.
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.
WHO MAY ATTEND?
Board members or paid staff of organizations based in Los Angeles County with IRS 501(c)(3) public charity status and annual budgets under $10 million. Only two registrants per organization may enroll. Volunteers and independent consultants are not eligible.
Dates & Location:
December 12–16, 2011 Los Angeles
February 13–17, 2012 Los Angeles
May 14–18, 2012 Los Angeles
June 18–22, 2012 Los Angeles
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 Locations: Project Grantsmanship training program sites will be located in the city of Los Angeles.
Tuition: $200 for organizations with budgets less than $750,000
$300 for organizations with budgets between $750,000 and $10 million
Proposal Review: 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 an online survey, half of the participant's tuition payment is refunded to their 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.
Please note the new address for The Grantsmanship Center:
350 S. Bixel St. 1st Floor
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.
