This hybrid workshop is designed to help students develop award-winning grant proposals in an interactive style.
This workshop explores how Artificial Intelligence can enhance grant writing, including where it helps most and where to proceed with caution. You'll learn the key components of a strong grant proposal—including budgets and narratives—and how to tailor them for success. We'll cover how to identify aligned funders and position your request to support their goals. Participants will receive feedback on real examples from their organization, and when possible, hear directly from a foundation representative on how funding decisions are made.
Throughout this certificate, you will learn and create:
Opening Paragraphs
Need/Case Statements
Agency Description
Program description including goals/objectives/outcomes.
Course Dates:
August 14, 2025 - In Person
August 21, 2025 - Virtual
August 28, 2025 - Virtual
September 4, 2025 - Virtual
September 11, 2025 - In Person
Meet the Instructor:
Scott Evans has been a freelance grant writer since 2005 and is the former Director of Development for the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation. Scott has written proposals for many types of non-profits including education, research, human services, youth development, workforce development, and the arts. He also serves as the Administrator for the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Orange County chapter and is a Past-President of the organization. His measurement of the success of the course is dependent on the students’ writing improvement and their better understanding of the audience, that is reading their proposals and making decisions. With that, students will create clear overtures that accurately portray their organizations’ good work.