Grant Writing Course (GWC) 3 Installment payment

Most businesses and organizations need startup capital to start, working capital to keep the light bulbs on, and growth capital to scale. However, lack of funds is a major constraint to many aspiring entrepreneurs, founders, and African organizations. With the cost of debt financing too steep, and equity options a bit complex to arrange, the next most viable alternative for most business owners and organizations is grant financing. Yet, many entrepreneurs and professionals don't know how to navigate the world of proposals and concept notes development; and put out solid applications that are worthy of winning the grant the prize money.

This Grant Writing Course (GWC) by the School of Grant Success (SGS) is a 6-week online course and cohort-styled that teaches in simple and practical terms how to prepare proposals, deliver excellent pitch presentations, and submit winning concept notes on any idea, product, business, or project that funders, investors and donors will back.

Typical of most application rounds, over 500,000 entries will be received but just about 5,000 will be picked as winners. That is only the top 1%. This means 99% of the applicants will be trashed for coming close.

This Grant Writing Course (GWC) is open to:

Organizations and NGO's,

Working-class executives and individuals at all stages of their entrepreneurial journey, from budding startups to seasoned business owners seeking to improve their proposal writing and funding-raising skills: 

School of Grant Success (SGS), is Africa's premier and pioneer school of proposals and grant writing. We launched in 2023, with years of experience and results in Nigeria's development and SME finance space. Our team of consultants alongside the Founder & Lead Faculty - Edward Esene, have assisted several MSMEs and Organizations to raise over $10M [either as debt, equity, or grant finance] in the last 10 years.

SGS's mission is to train and support 1,000,000 MSMEs, professionals, and organizations to apply for contracts and grants across Africa in the next 10 years (2024 -2034).

At SGS, we recognize the critical role funding plays in the success of startups and small businesses and are committed to providing a comprehensive educational experience. Focusing on practical, real-world applications. The School of Grant Success aims to bridge the knowledge gap in the dynamic landscape of business finance and funding.

The Course Outline

Program: Grant Writing Course (GWC 100)

The full topics and modules

 ◇Business Finance and Funding Sources

• Financial Literacy for MSMEs, Startups and Entrepreneurs
• Cashflow management

◇Grant Success Stories

◇ Business & Organizational Assessment - [BMC Development, SWOT Analysis]

◇Crafting Elevator Speech

◇Pitching Essentials and Pitch Presentations

◇Developing Compelling Pitch Decks

◇Funding Types and Prequalification

• -Raising Debt Financing Successfully
• Raising Equity Financing Successfully
• Raising Grant Financing Successfully

◇Why Grant Funding

◇Understanding the Role of SDGs in Grant Financing

◇Who gives Grant Funding

◇Facts about grant funding

◇Grant Eligibility

• Funding Documentations
• Compliance and Governance in Fund Raising

◇Grant Procedure and Timeline

◇Pitching and Grant Evaluation Scorecards [Case Studies]

◇Grant Success Criteria

◇Preparing and submitting a winning grant application & Proposal.

◇Framing your answers to grant questions

◇Avoiding DQ’s

◇ Mirroring and Tailing techniques in Grant writing

◇Developing your problem statement

◇Crafting a compelling solution statement

◇Target Beneficiary and Market Sizing

◇Designing your Growth and Sustainability Plan

◇Understanding Monitoring and Evaluation

◇Impact Assessment & Measurement

◇AI Tools and Grant Writing

◇How to get notices and information about grant opportunities.

The Leaning Outcomes: - The Perfect 7C's

1. Help you Clarify your message and offering.
2. Confidence to communicate your idea, project, or business solution to funders and backers.
3. Competence  to apply for funding and grant opportunities
4. Increase your Chances to win grants 
5. Community - Where to get grant funding information and other global opportunities 
6. Certificate of Competence- Attend all sessions, and submit all course assignments and Assessments. (This is your first bragging right).
7. Congratulations – Dear $$$, we are pleased to inform you…. [You Won!]

COURSE OUTPUT AND DELIVERABLE TO GRADUATE & A CERTIFICATE IN GRANT WRITING

Minimum requirement to graduate and earn your Certificate of Competence in Grant Writing from SGS: 🎓 📃 

1. Attendance (100 marks)

- watched weekly video (50 points).

- Attended weekly AMA (50 points).

2. Assessments - (200 Marks)

Pre - Pre-Assessment Test (100 points). 

Final Assessment Exam (100 points) 

3. Assignments & Outputs (150 Marks)

Submission & grading of all weekly assignments and deliverables.

4. Accountability (50 Marks)

Interactions and participation level at PACs.

(The TL & ATLs of each PAC will give us this score for each member) 

TOTAL: 500 POINTS

The minimum to graduate is 300 points 

(PLEASE NOTE That 299 and below will not earn a certificate) 

Awards Category: 

-Top 3 graduating students🎓 

- Best PAC 👌

Four (4) ways you can make your new knowledge, skills, and certificate from the School of Grant Success (SGS)

1. Use the knowledge and skills to apply for grant opportunities and secure funding for your business
2. Use the knowledge and skills to package winning proposals and grants for your organizations as an employee.
3. Use the new knowledge and skills to help organizations and other small businesses package their proposals and apply for grants as a consultant and earn a professional fee
4. Use the certificate from SGS to apply for a job as a proposal or grant writer. Most organizations, Businesses, and NGOs pay $200 - $1,000 monthly.

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