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.