WIR377 - Non-Profit Funding and Grant Writing

Subject Title
Non-Profit Funding and Grant Writing

Subject Description
This subject develops a rudimentary awareness of the non-profit sector with a specific focus on Ontario?s settlement sector by exploring the foundations of non-profit organizations, settlement-sector funding and fundraising. Students will gain the basic skills necessary to engage in planning, managing and evaluating a project or program and will apply these skills by developing a funding proposal. Case studies and group exercises will be used throughout the course to enhance student learning.

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject the student will be able to:

Through a commitment to weekly readings, active participation in class discussions and successful completion of assigned evaluation methods, students will be able to:

1. Understand context of the non-profit sector including processes and management structures.

2. Identify sources of settlement sector funding.

3. Identify funding challenges for non-profit sector and challenges specific to settlement sector.
4. Understand common fundraising methods and how the needs of a non-profit organization can be best matched with particular types of fundraising.

5. Understand the ethical and legal responsibilities
associated with fundraising.

6. Demonstrate how to plan and evaluate projects.

7. Develop a budget for a project or program.

8. Demonstrate the pre-planning necessary to start a
project or program which addresses specific needs of a
target population.

9. Demonstrate the ability to write a funding proposal.

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