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Weekly updates on the class material, outside findings, local agencies, and interviews.

An Ethical Dilemma

This past Wednesday (4/12/17) our grant proposals were due, as a class we were very excited to start the process of selecting an...

Partnering With An Agency

Understanding Budget Development

During class last week, we discussed how to go about developing a budget; which is an essential step to writing a grant. To give us an...

Cat's Cradle Visit

A week ago, my partner Grace Dillon and I met with a representative from Cat’s Cradle. This local organization focuses on saving cats...

The Final Stretch

With just over a week until the grants are due, we are working hard to finish our grants. As we work on the grant, it is easy to see...

Healthy Families of Page County

This week, my partner Amber and I have been working on the grantor/grantee process with our partner agency, Healthy Families of Page...

The Difference Between Goals and Objectives

Generation Z + Grant Writing

It’s an exciting time for our grant writing class. In the last two weeks alone, we all attended a diversity conference, researched and...

Student Interview

Renewing Homes of Greater Augusta County Visit

On March 22, 2017, my partner, Kyra, and I had our first site visit with Philip Holbrook, the executive director of Renewing Homes of...