MS302: Fundraising and Grantwriting
Instructor: Helen Alten
Dates: February 6  March 3, 2006
Price: $395

The National Endowment for the Humanities plans to give out $10 million in 
federal challenge grants this year. And that's just one grant program run 
by one funding source. Learn how to get a piece of the millions of dollars 
in federal, state and private funding for your institution by taking 
Northern States Conservation Center's new online grant writing class. This 
course introduces students to options for funding a wide range of 
collection-care needs. Students learn about different forms of 
fund-raising, how to locate funding sources, and how to write a successful 
grant proposal. Each student will complete a draft grant deadline. 
Remember, the deadlines for 2006 grants already are set by most 
institutions, so the time to act is now.

Course Outline
1.      Introduction to Fundraising
2.      Funding Sources
3.      Long-Range Planning
4.      Writing the Proposal
5.      Budgets
6.      Samples
7.      Conclusion

The course will last for four weeks. The course format is self-paced. The 
instructor will be available at predetermined intervals throughout the 
course. Students will be working individually and interact through forums 
and scheduled on-line chats. Materials include web versions of reading 
materials and lecture notes. Supporting resources include message forums, 
weekly online chats, email support, projects, and links to relevant 
websites. This course will include handouts, on-line literature and 
student-teacher/group-teacher dialog. The course is limited to 20 
participants.

If you are interested in the course, please sign up at 
www.museumclasses.org and pay for the course at 
http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html.  If you have trouble with 
either, please contact Helen Alten at [log in to unmask]

Comment from a former MS 302 Students:
"I thought the materials were very well done. The readings were easy to 
understand and apply to the subject matter at hand."  - MS 302 Student, 
March 2005

About the instructor:

Helen Alten, Conservator and owner of Northern States Conservation Center, 
St. Paul, MN has been a Field Education Director, Conservator, and trainer 
since 1986. She has served as a field review and panel reviewer for state 
and federal museum grants and written successful grants to foundations and 
government agencies.  Ms. Alten received her conservation degree in 
Archaeological Conservation and Materials Science, Institute of 
Archaeology, University of London in 1986. She began working with people 
from small, rural, and tribal museums while the state conservator for 
Montana and Alaska. Helen currently conducts conservation treatments and 
operates a conservation center in St. Paul, MN.


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