Teaching and Training

We offer in-depth, hands-on training for nonprofit staff, boards, grantwriters and others interested in learning the information and skills needed for successful grant proposal development. Participants learn practical skills they can use immediately. Workshops, presentations and classes are presented in a variety of formats.

College Classes

Michael has taught Grantwriting for Portland State University’s Institute for Nonprofit Management (INPM) and Public Administration Department for over a decade. The classes are presented in an intensive format of three weekend (Friday evening and Saturday) classes per quarter. If you need college credits register with Portland State (The course is PA525 for graduate credit). If you don’t need college credit, contact the INPM directly.

In Depth Workshops

Michael has presented specialized topic workshops for several organizations, including TACS, Multnomah County Office of Personnel, Nonprofit Network of SW Washington, Charity University and others. Contact us about grants workshops for your organization. These can be half or full day, depending on the topic. Current offerings include basics of Grantwriting and Proposal Development, Federal Grants, Logic Models for Grantwriting and Nonprofit Finances for Grantwriters.

In September, 2011 Michael presented grantwriting workshops and consulted to nonprofits in Uzbekistan for the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent. Here’s an article that appeared in the embassy news about it.

At the embassy in Tashkent

Conference Sessions

Michael has presented at several conferences and meetings, usually for 60 or 90 minute sessions. Contact us at Michael@grantsnorthwest.com for more information.

Groups that have invited us to present include:

National

Grant Professionals Association (seven years between 2001 and 2009)
Association of Fundraising Professionals
Council for Nonprofit Innovation

Regional

Puget Sound Grantwriters Association
Oregon Parks & Recreation Department
Broward County, Florida AAGP chapter (Full day, featured speaker)

Schedule of Current and Upcoming classes and events

PSU: Winter 2012: Basic Grantwriting (Friday evenings, Full day Saturdays)
- Jan. 20-21; Feb. 17-18; March 16-17.
PSU: Spring 2012: Basic Grantwriting (Friday evenings, Full day Saturdays)