Hutchinson Center offers certificate program in grant writing
The University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast will offer a grant writing certificate program from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 30–Oct. 4.
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 opportunity to acquire 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 more than 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’s Center for Nonprofit Studies.
Cost of the five-day program is $750; 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 an accommodation or scholarship application, contact Michelle Patten, 338.8002; michelle.patten@maine.edu.