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Last revised March 26, 2007

Course Syllabus for IRLS 588-031: Grant Writing


Presession Summer 2007 Instructor: Bess de Farber, MNM, CPF
Meet in Main Library 314



COURSE NAME, NUMBER, AND PREREQUISITES

Grant Writing

IRLS 588-031

No Prerequisites
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COURSE DESCRIPTION

The course is presented in a workshop format and introduces to the art of grantsmanship with hands-on practical application. Students will move through most of the required steps to create proposals as they interact with available resources from the required textbook to online resources and handouts. Topics will include: research, preparation, planning, packaging, evaluation, reporting, and collaboration development. Students completing the course will be comfortable and capable of participating in a “real world” grants preparation and submission process. Materials will emphasize the library perspective. No special media will be utilized to deliver this course.

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COURSE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the course students should be able to:

Research grant funding opportunities from corporate, foundation and government sources, as well as find information on funded projects for libraries

Plan contents of a project and how to compile information that creates a coherent grant proposal

Evaluate the quality of proposals by identifying what makes them fundable or not

Collaborate with others to successfully produce a fictional proposal with all the requisite components

Exhibit confidence to meaningfully participate in developing future grant proposals

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REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS

Required Text:

Boess, Maryn. The Ultimate Grants Toolkit: Essential Worksheets, Blueprints, and Step-By-Step Planning Guides to Help You Build Great Grant-Funded Projects (2006). Glendale, AZ: GrantsUSA

To order the course textbook, call (602) 230-5326, ext. 11 or toll free: 866-472-6878; or Sally.Clifford@GrantsUSA.net. Student discounted rate:  $45 plus $3.50 shipping, takes 2-3 days to ship.  Pay by check or credit card.

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COURSE REQUIREMENTS

May 19:

Course Orientation

What is Grantsmanship?

CoLAB Planning Session® for building successful collaborations

Tools for forming grants teams

 

May 20

Researching grant funding opportunities and past funded proposals

Using the Chronicle of Philanthropy

Online tools for corporate, foundation and government grants

In-class Assignment:

Group: Analyze funded project proposals

Assignments :

#1: Individual: Report on the Chronicle of Philanthropy Issue (due 5/26) (CP Report)

#2: Team: Choose three funders and analyze their information (due 5/26) (Funders’ Analysis)

 

May 26

Review submitted assignments

Developing a checklist

Standard components of grant applications and how to develop each component

Writing and packaging tips

Assignment :

#3: Team: Create a fictional project; prepare and submit a state library grant application for panel review (Draft version due 6/2; Final version due 6/3)

 

May 27

In-class Assignment:

Analyze sample proposals (Proposal Analysis)

Review assignment results

Planning the project

Questions and open dialogue

 

June 2

Instructor acts as classroom consultant assisting with application development

Proposals get approved for submission to the class review panel

 

June 3

Mock grants panel review with project presentations

Scoring

Results and dialogue

Reporting requirements and funder relations

Questions and feedback

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COURSE POLICIES

Academic Code of Integrity

Students are expected to abide by The University of Arizona Code of Academic Integrity, see . 'The guiding principle of academic integrity is that a student's submitted work must be the student's own.' If you have any questions regarding what is acceptable practice under this Code, please ask an Instructor.

Accommodating Disabilities

The University has a Disability Resource Center . If you anticipate the need for reasonable accommodations to meet the requirements of this course, you must register with the Disability Resource Center and request that the DRC send me, the Instructor, official notification of your accommodation needs as soon as possible. Please plan to meet with me by appointment or during office hours to discuss accommodations and how my course requirements and activities may impact your ability to fully participate.

Incompletes

The 1997-8 University of Arizona General Academic Manual, p.23 reads

The grade of I may be awarded only at the end of a semester, when all but a minor portion of the course work has been satisfactorily completed. The grade of I is not to be awarded when the student is expected to repeat the course; in such a case the grade of E must be assigned. Students should make arrangements with the instructor to receive an incompete grade before the end of the semester ...

If the incomplete is not removed by the instructor within one year the I grade will revert to a failing grade.

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GRADING

Participation: 10%

In-class Assignments: 30%

Assignments: #1 – 10%; #2 – 20%; #3 – 30%

Incompletes will only be given for life circumstances beyond the student’s control. In general, incompletes must be made up within 1 month.

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CONTACTING ME

Bess de Farber, MNM, CPF   [Master of Nonprofit Management, Certified Professional Facilitator]  
Grants & Revenue Manager  
University of Arizona Libraries  
520-307-2833  
defarberb@u.library.arizona.edu

 

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