Hi Donna, Grant writing is completely different than technical writing. The skills you've gained in the past 20 years will definitely help and give you a leg up. But I'd highly recommend taking a course or other training. There are definite tricks you'd learn. Grant writing is more of a selling proposition, rather than an educational proposition (you want to sell your organization so that people will fund grants, yes?).
Offhand, I can't think of any classes online although I know they exist. You could check your local community colleges. You may also want to talk to others doing similar things (is there a group you know apply for grants? talk to 'em to see what they recommend). ...sue On 5/1/07, Jones, Donna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm just starting to dabble my toes in the grant-writing waters to > request funding for materials and additional training for local > chaplains who will be working within our community. As the lone writer > in our group of new chaplains, I appear to be the most logical choice to > do this. It's either that or hire someone to do it for us, which just > doesn't sit well with me. I can do it! > > Is grant writing something that I should consider taking a class for, or > can I learn to do it well enough by falling back on almost 20 years of > technical writing experience? Is there an online course that anyone > would recommend? I would be grateful for any pointers that someone with > grant-writing experience could give me. > ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DOCUMENTATION & TRAINING WEST 07: THE USER EXPERIENCE April 18-21, 2007 ~ Vancouver BC ~ Marriott Pinnacle ~ free city tour 40+ sessions * free workshops * free iPod offer * www.doctrain.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
