The Grant Institute's Grants 101: Professional Grant Proposal Writing
Workshop will be held at Virginia Commonwealth University, July 26 - 28,
2005. Interested development professionals, researchers, faculty, and
graduate students should register as soon as possible, as demand means that
seats will fill up quickly. Please forward, post, and distribute this e-mail
to your colleagues and listservs.

All participants will receive certification in professional grant writing
from the Institute. For more information call (888) 824 - 4424 or visit The
Grant Institute website at <http://www.thegrantinstitute.com/>.

Please find the program description below:

THE GRANT INSTITUTE
GRANTS 101: Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
July 26 - 28, 2005
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
University Student Commons, Forum Room

The Grant Institute's Grants 101 Course is an intensive and detailed
introduction to the process, structure, and skill of professional proposal
writing. This course is characterized by its ability to act as a thorough
overview, introduction, and refresher at the same time. In this course,
participants will learn the entire proposal writing process and complete the
course with a solid understanding of not only the ideal proposal structure,
but a holistic understanding of the essential factors, which determine
whether or not a program gets funded. Through the completion of interactive
exercises and activities, participants will complement expert lectures by
putting proven techniques into practice. This course is designed for both
the beginner looking for a thorough introduction and the intermediate
looking for a refresher course that will strengthen their grant acquisition
skills. This class, simply put, is designed to get results by creating
professional grant proposal writers.

Participants will become competent program planning and proposal writing
professionals after successful completion of the Grants 101 course. In three
active and informative days, students will be exposed to the art of
successful grant writing practices, and led on a journey that ends with a
masterful grant proposal.

Grants 101 consists of three (3) courses that will be completed during the
three-day workshop.
FUNDAMENTALS OF PROGRAM PLANNING
This course is centered on the belief that "it's all about the program."
This intensive course will teach professional program development essentials
and program evaluation. While most grant writing "workshops" treat program
development and evaluation as separate from the writing of a proposal, this
class will teach students the relationship between overall program planning
and grant writing.

PROFESSIONAL GRANT WRITING
Designed for both the novice and experienced grant writer, this course will
make each student an overall proposal writing specialist. In addition to
teaching the basic components of a grant proposal, successful approaches,
and the do's and don'ts of grant writing, this course is infused with expert
principles that will lead to a mastery of the process. Strategy resides at
the forefront of this course's intent to illustrate grant writing as an
integrated, multidimensional, and dynamic endeavor. Each student will learn
to stop writing the grant and to start writing the story. Ultimately, this
class will illustrate how each component of the grant proposal represents an
opportunity to use proven techniques for generating support.

GRANT RESEARCH
At its foundation, this course will address the basics of foundation,
corporation, and government grant research. However, this course will teach
a strategic funding research approach that encourages students to see
research not as something they do before they write a proposal, but as an
integrated part of the grant seeking process. Students will be exposed to
online and database research tools, as well as publications and directories
that contain information about foundation, corporation, and government grant
opportunities. Focusing on funding sources and basic social science
research, this course teaches students how to use research as part of a
strategic grant acquisition effort.

REGISTRATION
$597.00 tuition includes all materials and certificates.
Each student will receive:
. The Grant Institute Certificate in Professional Grant writing
. The Grant Institute's Guide to Successful Grant Writing
. A to Z Grant Writing
. The Grant Institute Grant Writer's Workbook with sample proposals, forms,
and outlines
REGISTRATION METHODS
1) On-Line -Visit <www.thegrantinstitute.com> and click on the Registration
area. Fill out the online registration form completely. We'll send your
confirmation by e-mail.

2) By Phone - Call toll free (888) 824 - 4424 to register by phone. Our
friendly Program Coordinators will be happy to assist you and answer your
questions.

3) By E-mail - Send an e-mail with your name, organization, and basic
contact information to info@... and we will reserve your
slot and send your Confirmation Packet.