SDSU Offers Professional Certificate in Grant Writing

SDSU’s College of Extended Studies is offering a Professional Certificate in Grant Writing online program this spring that will help students learn how to write a flawless and compelling grant proposal that is crucial to securing available funding.

Why the need for grant writers? According to the 2013 State of Nonprofits Annual Report, San Diego is home to nearly 9,700 nonprofit organizations – from large educational institutions and hospitals to small startup agencies – and they all compete for grant funding.

The grant writing certificate program features two four-week online courses: Introduction to Grants and Funding Research taking place Jan. 5-Feb. 7 and Grant Proposal Development being Feb. 23-March 28.

The program is designed to benefit those who are in the nonprofit field and looking to build on their skills, as well as those who may be pursuing a career with a nonprofit organization.

Jay Katz, is the program instructor. He has been writing grant proposals since 1990 and started his own business as full-time grant writer in 1995.

Students endorse Katz as their instructor and the online experience. Comments include:

“The instructor had a vast knowledge of grant writing as well as other forms of raising money for projects.”
Kimberly M. Paris

“He explains everything very thoroughly and makes it all so easy to understand.”
Jessica Van Der Woude

“This online experience was my first ... and it was a very enjoyable way to learn.”
Tim Konzen

For more information, visit neverstoplearning.net/grantwriting, email lhoward@mail.sdsu.edu, or call (619) 594-2193.

This is a SDSU Research Foundation program managed by SDSU’s College of Extended Studies.

SDSU’s College of Extended Studies reaches out to San Diego, the nation, and the world with a wide variety of lifelong learning opportunities, and more than 50 certificate programs for career advancement. Topics range from contract management, construction, and craft beer, to grant writing, marketing, and human resources. And many programs are available online. The CES also offers one of the largest ESL programs in the U.S. through the American Language Institute; and university-quality courses to students age 50 and better through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Other opportunities include seminars, study abroad, corporate education and access to regular SDSU classes through Open University. For more information or to register, visit neverstoplearning.net or call (619) 265-7378 (SDSU).