Hutchinson Center announces one-week certificate program in grant writing
The University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast will offer a new grant writing certificate program April 24–28.
Nonprofit leaders, executive directors, municipal officials, board members and others interested in creating high-quality grant proposals for their organizations are invited to register.
The program provides an the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and practice the skills necessary to succeed in today’s competitive grant writing environment. Participants will proceed step-by-step through the development of a proposal, identifying and evaluating the most appropriate funding sources, researching a problem, and supplying the documentation and statistics necessary for supporting a successful grant proposal.
Course instructor Jack Smith has a Master of Public Administration from UMaine and more than 25 years of experience in the nonprofit and public sector. He has taught over 1,500 grant writing programs in his career, and currently teaches grant writing certificate programs at the Hutchinson Center, University of Southern Maine, Emory University, University of Georgia and Austin Community College Center for Nonprofit Studies.
The program runs Monday through Friday with breakfast, refreshments and lunch provided. Program cost is $1,080, and need-based scholarships are available.
Participants will earn a UMaine certificate in grant writing; 3.0 CEUs/30 contact hours also are available. To register, visit the Hutchinson Center website.
For more information or to request a disability accommodation, contact Kim Raymond at 338.8034, kim.raymond@maine.edu.