Help in Hard Times - Raising Funds from Corporations and Foundations is an in-depth, non-credit course on Foundation and Corporate Grantsmanship and Proposal Writing.

This course will help students develop the techniques and skills involved in working with their organizations' boards and staff to plan, develop, and write successful grant proposals, as well as build successful corporate and foundation relations. The course is offered in partnership with Community Resource Exchange (CRE) (www.crenyc.org), a nonprofit organization that provides strategic advice and technical services to community-based organizations. The course is especially useful for students who prepare funding requests - either through their work or volunteer responsibilities.

As part of the content of the course, students will learn how to distinguish their organizations to grantmakers in the current economic downturn. They will also learn the best match of a particular funding source to their organizations' needs, as well as the types of support that foundations are likely to give today.

Course Dates
Tuesdays, February 9 - May 4, 2010 (12 weeks). Class will not be held on March 30.
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 PM

Cost and Scholarship Information
$450.00 (non-credit)

Scholarships in the amount of $200.00 are available to support eligible students in this course. For more information, please contact Robbie Welch at Community Resource Exchange (CRE): email: rwelch@crenyc.org; phone: 212-894-3397.

Registration
Registration for this course opens on December 1, 2009. Please visit this page on December 1 for instructions.

It is strongly recommended that students who register for this course are currently working in the nonprofit sector or have had prior experience working in the nonprofit sector.

For more information, please call 212-652-CUNY(2869).