Grant Writing Basics for Beginners: What You Must Know Before You Start Writing Grants
There is a lot you need to know and prepare before you even start writing grants. We’ll cover the first essential building blocks you must know before you start writing. In this course you’ll learn: The basics of how to get started grant writing Background work you must do before you even apply for grants Top 10 myths and misconceptions about grants that may be holding you back Where to look for grants What a typical grant application includes How to develop your grant project What to do next when awards are announced, whether you win or lose
- Date created
- May 21, 2026
- Specialty level
- Foundational
- Training category
- External Course
- Provider
- Skillshare
- Timeline
- 49 minutes
- Cost
- Comes with a Skillshare account
Course intelligence
Expected end-productNot specified
Intended goalsThen we'll wrap it up with the Course Project to help you with your next steps of grant writing. As a former teacher, I can't help but sprinkle in some extras along the way - you'll get a course workbook, challenge questions, and practice scenarios to see how well you're learning to apply what we cover. It's all geared toward practical skills and concepts to help you build your grant writing toolbox. So if you feel strongly about helping your cause, start here. By the end of this course you’ll have a framework to get your school or nonprofit started with the grant writing process. ------------- This course is for you if you fit any combination of these: Staff, volunteer, or board member of a school or non-profit Someone who wants to learn grant writing as a career or side gig Complete beginners to the grant world Those who have tried writing a grant or two unsuccessfully and are ready to learn the foundational basics for success If you’ve already written several successful grants, I'd love for you to sit in on the course too, but be aware that you might find some of the lessons a bit of review. In that case, follow my channel so you’ll be notified when I publish more courses. I've got some advanced grant writing topics in the works! If you’re wanting to start writing grants but don’t have an organization yet, no problem. This course will give you a good start to your toolbox. I’ve given a couple of options in the Course Project so you can adapt it to your situation.
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended whenIf you're interested in learning about what we need to think about before even doing a business development proposal!
ApplicabilityBusiness development (if you need to figure out how you fit into the grantmaking process).
Certification examNo exam listed