Grant Proposal Writing

Does your nonprofit organization know how to identify funding needs?  This course will offer you and your organization an examination of the grant submission process.  You will learn to determine your funding needs, how to search for grants, how to develop a grant schedule, how to write a grant, how to review and submit the grant, and how to report on the grant.

Instructor Information

Kerri Thompson Frank, CFRE, GPC, is a 30-year resident of St. Mary’s County, Maryland, and a graduate of St. Mary’s College of Maryland. In 2013, she left teaching secondary English in St. Mary’s County Public Schools to begin work as a grant development professional for a local nonprofit.

In response to an identified need, she formed Leonardtown Grants, LLC, in January, 2017, to assist nonprofits of all sizes with their fundraising strategies and goals. A green company, Leonardtown Grants, LLC uses modern technology to embed remote teleworkers in nonprofit programs to promote the retention of institutional knowledge and maintain fundraising momentum.

Her small, mighty team averages $10 million in grant dollars raised each year for an array of nationwide nonprofit activities including health, education, historic preservation, and scientific research.