Grant Writing Made Easy: A Comprehensive Online Course

Many nonprofit leaders know the potential of applying for grants to

fund their work and grow their impact, but there's a huge problem.

Most nonprofits can't afford to pay a grant writer and none of their staff or volunteers know how to write grants.

Instead they:

Run their organization on a shoestring budget
Use mostly volunteers to get the work of their programs done, aka not paying their founder/Executive Director
Rely on small, sporadic individual donations and fundraising events (that could get canceled at any time due to health concerns)
Cut entire programs or essential expenses that they really need
Haven't even tried applying for grants because they feel like it's just a waste of time they could be spending serving their community

You learn about grant opportunities that might be a good fit at the 23rd hour and have to throw together an application that is nowhere near what it could be.

Or you aren't hearing about grants that you're eligible for at all and are wondering how these other nonprofits are pulling in grant after grant.

After spending the last 7 years writing grants for small nonprofits and then helping thousands learn to write successful grants, I have consistently seen and heard the same grant issues persist for nonprofit leaders.

They're tired, burnt out, and nervous when it comes to grants. They know grants can be the key to bringing in consistent and large amounts of revenue, but, frankly, they have no clue how to do it.

Imagine opening your mail to find a new grant award check, on the regular, and grantmakers telling you they "love your work and are excited to fund it."

And having the ability to submit grant proposals that get funders to know, like, and trust you even if they've never heard of your nonprofit before.

How would it feel to know that every day you are growing your funding pipeline with grantmakers who are in perfect alignment with your values?

How would life feel if you were not so worried about where your next donation will come from because you have a grant writing system working to consistently bring ideal grantmakers to you?

Imagine sending grant proposals to foundations and they're thrilled to read them!

Yes, it's really possible...it happens to my clients and students all the time!

Had a clear grant pipeline that builds relationships + trust rapidly with new grantmakers?
Knew the exact story, program designs, and data that compel grantmakers to invest in your work?
Could control your fundraising costs by spending NOTHING on grant writers or grant writing consultant and get better results?
Knew how to automate the grant writing process so you could spend MORE time doing what you really love?
Had the ability to ensure to serve more people, start new programs, and finally have financial security and the sense of relief that comes with it?

7 modules that break down the grant writing process into easy steps and take you through the process of writing a grant, so when you finish the course, you have a grant written
15 core instructional videos that take you through examples and explain the principles of grant writing in plain language
300+ pages of workbooks, templates, and cheatsheets complete with writing exercises and tons of information
Grant examples that you can model your writing off of
Live support in our twice-monthly writing workshops through December 2023
Peer review exercises for each grant section to get effective revision suggestions on your grant

Take a moment with me to imagine what more grant funding could do for your work.

Picture being able to serve more people, start new programs, or finally have financial security and the sense of relief that comes with it.

Typically when I have conversations with leaders at small nonprofits, I hear that there’s one thing standing in the way of them achieving their biggest dreams for their organization--funding.

For many, writing grants seems too time consuming and too challenging.

Or maybe they've tried and haven't had the success they hoped for.

I will teach you how to find and apply for grants that are a great fit (in other words, ones that you have a good chance of winning).

It gives you both no-fluff instructional videos + the workbooks and templates you need to implement everything we teach you.
It helps you get clarity on what's important and how to do everything from simple tasks to complex research and writing
It gives you immediate access to the course and all updates to the course content (hello, new free info!).
It focuses only on the most actionable, immediate, effective means of getting your grant submitted.
It provides a systematic way of getting your work done, actually helping you complete it, so you're not left trying to implement lessons without help.

It gives you access to a community of grant writers around the country (and some in other parts of the world), who will support you, answer your questions, and help you with your writing.
In addition to the static content on the site, we now host live writing workshops twice a month. One workshop focuses on a specific module of the course, and the second workshop provides assistance to any course member who needs help with their writing. (Yes, we do live reviews and revision during this workshop!)
It's designed and taught by an instructor who is a practicing grant writing consultant, holds a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Writing, and has 6+ years of experience teaching university writing. That's a unique combination of skills and experience that you won't find anywhere else.

In this module, you will learn:

How to get the legal registrations you need to complete before you can even open a grant application with 99% of grantmakers.
How to gather the financial information you need to develop and have on hand at all times for grantmakers.
How to create the dozens of pieces of organization info you need to keep on hand and be ready to pull up for easily completing a grant on short notice.
How to evaluate, build, and demonstrate your organization's capacity to fulfill a grant project.

You will finish this module with a plan for everything you need to do before you begin applying for grants.

In this module, you will learn:

What type of organization/business/individual you are and which grants you qualify for
Grantmakers' expectations for grantees
Who offers grants and how to find them
How to decide which grants are the best fit (which you are most likely to win)
How to track and organize grant requirements, tasks, and due dates
Which resources and materials you need to gather before you start
How to read and interpret grant opportunity announcements, including for federal grants
How to establish and maintain relationships with grantmakers
How to set yourself, organization, or business up for a successful and streamlined grant writing process
How to increase your writing productivity—dramatically

You will finish this module with a grant opportunity list and plan for your upcoming grant proposals.

In this module, you will learn:

How to speak to your grantmaker's priorities
How to tell a compelling story, whether you are applying as an organization or as an individual
How to decide what information is relevant and important to include
How to refine your mission if you’re not sure it’s strong enough
How to interview others to include an outside or second perspective on your organization’s significance
How to revise this section for style
How to answer questions about your board
Other highly-specific questions that might be included in this section that you weren’t expecting
How to talk about yourself in an individual history section
How to review your peer review partner’s history and mission section

You will finish this module with a completed history and mission section.

In this module, you'll learn:

How to figure out exactly who you’re serving and exactly why they need it
How to do research, both secondary and primary
How to evaluate potential sources and decide what is most relevant to your argument
How to incorporate research that clearly demonstrates need
How to make a convincing argument, using rhetorical principles
How to avoid logical fallacies
How to tell a compelling story with evidence
How to review your peer review partner’s statement of need section

You will finish this module with a completed statement of need section.

In this module, you will learn everything you need to know to get started with grants:

How to plan strong goals and objectives
How to design credible strategies
How to determine what resources you need
How to create a descriptive and memorable program or project name
How to differentiate yourself from your competition
How to find collaborators and talk about them in your proposal
How to design program promotion strategies
How to pilot and launch your program
How to plan and talk about program sustainability
How to evaluate your program using metrics
How to explain how you will promote your grantmaker once you get the grant
How to review your peer review partner’s program design section

You will finish this module with a complete program design.

In this module, you will learn everything you need to know to get started with grants:

The components of the mysterious logic model and how to fill one out correctly
How to adhere the budget requirements and format
The components of a budget and what they mean
How to estimate expenses and revenue for a program or project
What to include in the organizational budget
What to include in budget justifications
How to review your peer review partner’s logic model and budget

You will finish this module with a completed budget and logic model.

I'm Krista, and I can't wait to cheer you on as you write your next grant.

As founder, CEO, and principal grant writer of Krista Kurlinkus, LLC, I have written winning multi-million dollar federal grants; global development grants; state grants; six-figure academic research grants; and corporate, private, and community foundation grants.

After working with nonprofit, government, and academic research clients around the country, I started teaching grant writing online, with the hopes of providing university-level writing education to grant writers and democratizing grant funding for small organizations.

I draw on my expertise as a Ph.D. in Rhetoric, Composition and Literacy Studies and my 6+ years of teaching university writing to provide the best grant writing education on the market.

Grant Writing Made Easy is for you if you:

1. You often see grant opportunities that seem like a perfect fit for your work, but can't quite wrap your head around the requirements.

2. You know what you need to say, but don't know how to say it. You end up sitting in front of a blank screen, the blinking cursor counting down the seconds until the grant is due.

3. You're not sure which grants to apply for at all or even how to go about evaluating the likelihood of getting a grant award.

4. You're tired of trying to figure everything out on your own or through grant writing books that speak in generalities and don't actually help you figure out your needs, your particular situation.

5. You want to become a compelling writer, a savvy program designer, an adept budgeter.

6. Put simply, you want to write successful grants.

If any of these sound like you, Grant Writing Made Easy is for you.

Customer Testimonials: As with any business-related program, your results using Grant Writing Made Easy may vary from these customer testimonials. Your results will be based on a variety of variables, including but not limited to your level of effort; strength of your organization's program, research, or artistic production; personal qualities; knowledge; skills; and other factors. Since these factors differ for each individual and organization, we cannot guarantee your success, results, or grant award, nor are we responsible for your success or failure. Grant Writing Made Easy is not a "get rich quick scheme." It takes significant time, effort, and dedication as well as a strong nonprofit or other business organization, if you are writing for an organization. We believe we provide you with a strong set of tools to achieve your desired results, and our students agree.

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What's Different about Grant Writing Made Easy

Krista Kurlinkus is a GPA Approved Trainer.

Grant Writing Made Easy is accepted by CFRE for 8 continuing education points.

Exactly What You'll Learn in Each Module

Pre-Module: Grant Readiness

Module 1: Grant Search & Fit

Module 2: History & Mission

Module 3: Statement of Need

Module 4: Program Design

Module 5: Logic Model & Budget

Module 6: All the Little Details

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