Interested in doing hands-on nonprofit work with real deliverables? Good news—WRD 526/326: Grant & Proposal Writing with Dr. Lisa Dush is being offered this fall. Check out our previous spotlight for this course to hear about alumnus Leo Swearingen’s experience as a student in the class, and keep reading to hear the updates for this year.
What’s new?
If you’re an undergraduate, now is the perfect time to take this course. This is only the second time it’s been offered to undergraduate students as well as graduates (the first time was last fall, taught by Dr. Tim Elliott). This year, Dr. Dush, who’s been developing and teaching it for years, is taking the reins again.
What is the course modality?
This course meets synchronously, and there are online and in-person options for both graduates and undergraduates. If you’re completing the WRD major online, this may be the class for you.
What will students do?
Dr. Dush emphasizes that “you’ll learn a lot in a short amount of time about situated writing, as well as learning about how nonprofits work.” The course revolves around students partnering with a nonprofit organization to do various individual grant writing and research tasks, as well as writing a full grant proposal. Students will also learn important skills: they’ll be able to read and understand related genres like the Form 990, and they will use industry standard research tools like the Foundation Directory Online. (Again, you can click here to read about what Leo did as a student.)
Howlett and Bourque’s Getting Funded remains the core text, but readings are updated every year as new and interesting research is published.
Conclusion
If you’re looking for a chance to do practical, real-world work with organizations that matter, head to CampusConnect and register for Grant and Proposal Writing this fall.