Course Syllabus

Spring 2024 | BUS-2065-VO01 - Introduction to Grant Writing

Online Class

Online courses take place 100% online via Canvas, without required in-person or Zoom meetings.

Faculty

Julie Dalley
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Hiring Coordinator for this course: Jennifer Alberico

Course Description

This course is an introduction to the basic process of grant writing and examines the relationship between grant writing and an organization's strategy for fundraising. Students will learn the different stages and best practices of grant writing. Topics will include how writing grants is a critical part of gaining funding for any nonprofit organization's mission, and how strategic grant writing aligns the needs of a nonprofit with funding sources including foundations, government agencies, corporations, and individuals.

Essential Objectives

1. Discuss the significance of internal and external environments as they relate to the grant writing process.
2. Explain the importance of alignment between a nonprofit and a grant-maker’s mission, vision, and values.
3. Analyze the process of identifying and articulating a need for funding.
4. Describe the process of how to research and apply for available grants, taking into consideration organizational capacity and suitability for grant management.
5. Explain the advantages and processes of establishing relationships with potential grant-makers.
6. Employ tools and techniques for writing an effective grant proposal.
7. Review and evaluate models, structures, and commonly required elements of sample grants.
8. Demonstrate how to apply the grant writing process by completing a grant proposal.

Required Technology

More information on general computer and internet recommendations is available on the CCV IT Support page. https://support.ccv.edu/general/computer-recommendations/

Please see CCV's Digital Equity Statement (pg. 45) to learn more about CCV's commitment to supporting all students access the technology they need to successfully finish their courses.

Required Textbooks and Resources

*** This is a no cost textbook or resource class. ***

This course only uses free Open Educational Resources (OER) and/or library materials. For details, see the Canvas Site for this class.

Methods

Instruction will be delivered through weekly modules that include video lectures, readings, discussion boards, and writing assignments. Occasional pop-up writing workshops will be available for extra support, writing workshops, and group projects, and will be available over Zoom - these are optional, not required! See our Canvas course for links to the optional Zoom workshops.

Evaluation Criteria

Weekly discussion forums - 20%

Weekly reading response assignments - 20%

Mini-papers - 25%

Final project - 35%

Grading Criteria

CCV Letter Grades as outlined in the Evaluation System Policy are assigned according to the following chart:

	High	Low
A+	100	98
A	Less than 98	93
A-	Less than 93	90
B+	Less than 90	88
B	Less than 88	83
B-	Less than 83	80
C+	Less than 80	78
C	Less than 78	73
C-	Less than 73	70
D+	Less than 70	68
D	Less than 68	63
D-	Less than 63	60
F	Less than 60
P	100	60
NP	Less than 60	0

Weekly Schedule

Attendance Policy

Regular attendance and participation in classes are essential for success in and are completion requirements for courses at CCV. A student's failure to meet attendance requirements as specified in course descriptions will normally result in a non-satisfactory grade.

• In general, missing more than 20% of a course due to absences, lateness or early departures may jeopardize a student's ability to earn a satisfactory final grade.
• Attending an on-ground or synchronous course means a student appeared in the live classroom for at least a meaningful portion of a given class meeting. Attending an online course means a student posted a discussion forum response, completed a quiz or attempted some other academically required activity. Simply viewing a course item or module does not count as attendance.
• Meeting the minimum attendance requirement for a course does not mean a student has satisfied the academic requirements for participation, which require students to go above and beyond simply attending a portion of the class. Faculty members will individually determine what constitutes participation in each course they teach and explain in their course descriptions how participation factors into a student's final grade.

Participation Expectations

Attendance is counted through your on-time participation in the weekly discussion board forums (a minimum of three posts) and through the submission of your weekly reading response assignments. Our class runs from Tuesday morning to Monday night, so your initial weekly posts are due by each Thursday, and all responses are due by Sunday at 5pm. This allows us to engage in conversation with enough time to post responses.

It's always okay to jump into discussions early! Late posts and assignments are not accepted without prior communication with me – if you feel you may have trouble meeting a deadline, please contact me immediately at julie.dalley@ccv.edu! Life happens and I am very understanding and flexible, but you must first alert me that you need extra time.

Meaningful participation is a part of your learning in this class and a part of your grade. You are required to post a response to one discussion prompt each week by Thursday night and post a thoughtful reply/comment/question to at least two of your classmates’ posts by the following Sunday night.

• The replies need to address a specific aspect of a classmate's post and provide thoughtful and meaningful insights into their writing. Follow the prompts! Develop your critical eye by asking for more details, pointing out any missing information or gaps in evidence, or providing an additional perspective or knowledge they might not have considered.

Each week’s participation will be graded on a 20-point scale – 10 possible points for your initial post and 10 possible points for the replies. Please check the rubric for the discussion posts to see exactly what I am looking for to guide your writing (you must click the three vertical dots in the top right corner to view the rubric). No late participation will be graded without prior communication with me.

Missing & Late Work Policy

All writing assignments are due on Monday night at midnight of the week following the week the work was assigned (e.g. writing work assigned on Tuesday will be due the following Monday by midnight). All due dates are included in the syllabus and reflected on the Canvas course page. In the “real world” of professional communications, and especially grant proposals, late work is not permitted. However, any extenuating circumstances should be communicated to me before the original due date.

Missing work will be given a 0 and will not be re-graded if submitted late without a discussion with me prior to the assignment due date. This will affect your final grade depending on the grade weight of the missing assignment.

Accessibility Services for Students with Disabilities:

1. Provide disability documentation to the Accessibility Coordinator at your academic center. https://ccv.edu/discover-resources/students-with-disabilities/
2. Request an appointment to meet with accessibility coordinator to discuss your request and create an accommodation plan.
3. Once created, students will share the accommodation plan with faculty. Please note, faculty cannot make disability accommodations outside of this process.

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