Comments on: Credentials for Grant Writers from the Grant Professionals Certification Institute—If I Only Had A Brain http://blog.seliger.com/2008/02/01/credentials-for-grant-writers/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:29:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: What to do when you become a spontaneous grant writer http://blog.seliger.com/2008/02/01/credentials-for-grant-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-44449 What to do when you become a spontaneous grant writer Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:34:49 +0000 http://blog.seliger.com/2008/01/30/credentials-for-grant-writers%e2%80%94if-i-only-had-a-brain/#comment-44449 [...] Susan wants to know: I am being told that I must become a “grant writer” for my law enforcement agency within a month or so. There is not enough time to apprentice so they want me to learn everything I need to know in a 2 day workshop!!! Any suggestions? [...] [...] Susan wants to know: I am being told that I must become a “grant writer” for my law enforcement agency within a month or so. There is not enough time to apprentice so they want me to learn everything I need to know in a 2 day workshop!!! Any suggestions? [...]

]]> By: Susan http://blog.seliger.com/2008/02/01/credentials-for-grant-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-41828 Susan Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:49:08 +0000 http://blog.seliger.com/2008/01/30/credentials-for-grant-writers%e2%80%94if-i-only-had-a-brain/#comment-41828 Help! More confused than ever! I am being told that I must become a "grant writer" for my law enforcement agency within a month or so. There is not enough time to apprentice so they want me to learn everything I need to know in a 2 day workshop!!! Any suggestions? Help! More confused than ever! I am being told that I must become a “grant writer” for my law enforcement agency within a month or so. There is not enough time to apprentice so they want me to learn everything I need to know in a 2 day workshop!!!
Any suggestions?

]]> By: Teaching the Teacher: What I Learned From Technical Writing http://blog.seliger.com/2008/02/01/credentials-for-grant-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-37001 Teaching the Teacher: What I Learned From Technical Writing Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:01:03 +0000 http://blog.seliger.com/2008/01/30/credentials-for-grant-writers%e2%80%94if-i-only-had-a-brain/#comment-37001 [...] skeptics on the subject of grant writing training as such, but this summer I taught a “Technical Writing” course for juniors and seniors [...] [...] skeptics on the subject of grant writing training as such, but this summer I taught a “Technical Writing” course for juniors and seniors [...]

]]> By: Michelle http://blog.seliger.com/2008/02/01/credentials-for-grant-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-31613 Michelle Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:29:22 +0000 http://blog.seliger.com/2008/01/30/credentials-for-grant-writers%e2%80%94if-i-only-had-a-brain/#comment-31613 What an awesome, informative and hilariously witty article! Thanks! What an awesome, informative and hilariously witty article! Thanks!

]]> By: Raegan Wall http://blog.seliger.com/2008/02/01/credentials-for-grant-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-27027 Raegan Wall Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:47:40 +0000 http://blog.seliger.com/2008/01/30/credentials-for-grant-writers%e2%80%94if-i-only-had-a-brain/#comment-27027 Does anyone have any feelings concerning American Grant Writers Association (AGWA)? Does anyone have any feelings concerning American Grant Writers Association (AGWA)?

]]> By: Jake Seliger http://blog.seliger.com/2008/02/01/credentials-for-grant-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-26487 Jake Seliger Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:52:45 +0000 http://blog.seliger.com/2008/01/30/credentials-for-grant-writers%e2%80%94if-i-only-had-a-brain/#comment-26487 Erika: If you really want to be a grant writer, start by reading all of GWC. It shouldn't take you longer than an afternoon or so. We talk about how to become a grant writer in a couple places. Start by reading the section of this post that says: <blockquote>I’m constantly asked how to become a grant writer and I always give the same response, which is actually on Seliger + Associates’ FAQ Page. A good way to start is to take English composition or Journalism classes at a local college to sharpen your writing skills, find a nonprofit in need of help—not too tough to find—and start writing proposals. After a couple of tries, most people will give up, but a few will persevere and become proficient. It also helps if you can apprentice with a grant writer, which is one reason Jake is a good grant writer—he’s been marinating in grant writing for many years and whatever the “it” is, has soaked in.</blockquote> Erika: If you really want to be a grant writer, start by reading all of GWC. It shouldn’t take you longer than an afternoon or so. We talk about how to become a grant writer in a couple places. Start by reading the section of this post that says:

I’m constantly asked how to become a grant writer and I always give the same response, which is actually on Seliger + Associates’ FAQ Page. A good way to start is to take English composition or Journalism classes at a local college to sharpen your writing skills, find a nonprofit in need of help—not too tough to find—and start writing proposals. After a couple of tries, most people will give up, but a few will persevere and become proficient. It also helps if you can apprentice with a grant writer, which is one reason Jake is a good grant writer—he’s been marinating in grant writing for many years and whatever the “it” is, has soaked in.

]]> By: Erika http://blog.seliger.com/2008/02/01/credentials-for-grant-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-26463 Erika Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:48:19 +0000 http://blog.seliger.com/2008/01/30/credentials-for-grant-writers%e2%80%94if-i-only-had-a-brain/#comment-26463 Now I am really confused! I am a retired C.P.M. and I would now like to become a grantwriter for non-profit rescues. Do I merely find a grant writer and work with him/her (if he/she allows?) Or do I try to find a course at a local college? Help!!! Now I am really confused! I am a retired C.P.M. and I would now like to become a grantwriter for non-profit rescues. Do I merely find a grant writer and work with him/her (if he/she allows?) Or do I try to find a course at a local college? Help!!!

]]> By: Writing Conversationally and the Plain Style in Grant Proposals and My Master’s Exam http://blog.seliger.com/2008/02/01/credentials-for-grant-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-25980 Writing Conversationally and the Plain Style in Grant Proposals and My Master’s Exam Sun, 27 Feb 2011 22:46:54 +0000 http://blog.seliger.com/2008/01/30/credentials-for-grant-writers%e2%80%94if-i-only-had-a-brain/#comment-25980 [...] exam, which consisted of three questions that I had to answer over a four-hour period—a bit like Isaac’s recommended test for would-be grant writers: If we ever decide to offer a grant writing credential, we would structure the exam like this: The [...] [...] exam, which consisted of three questions that I had to answer over a four-hour period—a bit like Isaac’s recommended test for would-be grant writers: If we ever decide to offer a grant writing credential, we would structure the exam like this: The [...]

]]> By: The Art of the Grant Proposal Abstract is Like the Art of the Newspaper Story Lead http://blog.seliger.com/2008/02/01/credentials-for-grant-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-25116 The Art of the Grant Proposal Abstract is Like the Art of the Newspaper Story Lead Mon, 31 Jan 2011 01:24:22 +0000 http://blog.seliger.com/2008/01/30/credentials-for-grant-writers%e2%80%94if-i-only-had-a-brain/#comment-25116 [...] you’ve taken a journalism class, you’ve been told that the lead of news articles should be the most important part of the [...] [...] you’ve taken a journalism class, you’ve been told that the lead of news articles should be the most important part of the [...]

]]> By: Yet Another Note on Grant Writing Training, Seminars, and Workshops http://blog.seliger.com/2008/02/01/credentials-for-grant-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-21976 Yet Another Note on Grant Writing Training, Seminars, and Workshops Sun, 24 Oct 2010 23:37:32 +0000 http://blog.seliger.com/2008/01/30/credentials-for-grant-writers%e2%80%94if-i-only-had-a-brain/#comment-21976 [...] of the people who send us angry e-mails regarding our posts on the uselessness of grant writing credentials, workshops, and the like do so because they teach those workshops and are unhappy when prospective students send links to [...] [...] of the people who send us angry e-mails regarding our posts on the uselessness of grant writing credentials, workshops, and the like do so because they teach those workshops and are unhappy when prospective students send links to [...]

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