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Grants, Funding + Sustainability

This course will help to build skills needed to support and lead fundraising and sustainability efforts in youth-serving programs and schools.

Full Course Description

Enhance your fundraising efforts with our Grants, Funding + Sustainability Online Course. This 45-minute course is tailored for site directors, program managers, and aspiring leaders focused on securing financial health for youth-serving programs. You’ll learn essential fundraising principles and how to write effective grant proposals while exploring sustainable funding strategies to diversify your sources. The course also covers best practices in grant writing and tips for building community fundraising champions. By the end, you’ll be equipped to develop a comprehensive financial sustainability plan for your programs. Enroll today to strengthen your fundraising skills and support your educational initiatives.

This course will take approximately 45 minutes to complete.

This course satisfies these child care training requirements:

  • Career Development: 1. Ethics and professionalism in child care
  • Family/Community Relations: 6. Community needs assessment
  • Career Development: 6. Strategic leadership and planning
  • Career Development: 7. Financial planning
  • Career Development: 8. Marketing
  • Career Development: 9. Business practices
  • Ohio: Career Development
  • Ohio: Family/Community Relations
  • : Ohio
  • Core Knowledge and Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals: 1. Management
  • West Virginia: Core Knowledge and Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals
  • : West Virginia
  • Early Care & Education Professional Development Content Areas: 2. Families - Teacher Partnerships and Community Connections
  • Early Care & Education Professional Development Content Areas: 6. Professionalism as an Early Childhood Educator
  • Early Care & Education Professional Development Content Areas: 8. Professional Development and Leadership
  • Missouri: Early Care & Education Professional Development Content Areas
  • : Missouri
  • Early Care and Education Knowledge Base: 2. Family and community partnerships
  • Early Care and Education Knowledge Base: 6. Professionalism
  • Montana: Early Care and Education Knowledge Base
  • : Montana
  • Early Childhood Professional Learning Categories: 2. Leadership
  • Early Childhood Professional Learning Categories: 3. Resources
  • Early Childhood Professional Learning Categories: 6. Implementation
  • Tennessee: Early Childhood Professional Learning Categories
  • : Tennessee
  • Department of Early Education & Care Standards: 2. Planning Programs and Environments for Young Children
  • Department of Early Education & Care Standards: 12. Child Care Administration
  • Massachusetts: Department of Early Education & Care Standards
  • : Massachusetts
  • Hawaii: 2.Learning and Development
  • 2.Learning and Development: 2b. Staff Professional Development and Leadership
  • Hawaii: 3. Administration of Program
  • 3. Administration of Program: 3a. Program Administration for Staff
  • 3. Administration of Program: 3b. Policies and Procedures
  • : Hawaii
  • School Age Child Care: 3. Child Day Care Program Development
  • NYC DYCD Core Competencies for Youth Work Professionals: 5. Ability to effectively implement curricula and program activities.
  • School Age Child Care: 5. Business Record Maintenance and Management
  • : New York
  • New York: NYC DYCD Core Competencies for Youth Work Professionals
  • New York: School Age Child Care
  • Core Knowledge Areas from the Michigan Core Knowledge and Core Competencies for the Early Care and Education Workforce: 3. Family and community collaboration
  • Core Knowledge Areas from the Michigan Core Knowledge and Core Competencies for the Early Care and Education Workforce: 4. Program management
  • Core Knowledge Areas from the Michigan Core Knowledge and Core Competencies for the Early Care and Education Workforce: 8. Child care center administrative rules
  • Michigan: Core Knowledge Areas from the Michigan Core Knowledge and Core Competencies for the Early Care and Education Workforce
  • : Michigan
  • Competencies for Early Childhood Educators and Administrators: 3. Family and community partnership
  • Competencies for Early Childhood Educators and Administrators: 6. Professional development and leadership
  • Competencies for Early Childhood Educators and Administrators: 7. Program planning and development
  • : Colorado
  • Colorado: Competencies for Early Childhood Educators and Administrators
  • Standards of Early Learning and Development: 3. Quality Child Care and Licensing
  • : Alabama
  • Alabama: Standards of Early Learning and Development
  • Early Care and Education Professional Competency Goals for Staff: 4. Business related topics, including parental communication, recordkeeping, etc.
  • Early Care and Education Professional Competency Goals for Directors: b. Business management
  • Georgia: Early Care and Education Professional Competency Goals for Directors
  • Georgia: Early Care and Education Professional Competency Goals for Staff
  • Early Care and Education Professional Competency Goals for Directors: f. Advocacy for the Center, Parents, children and Staff
  • : Georgia
  • Quality Standards for OST Programs: 4: Leadership and Management
  • : North Dakota
  • North Dakota: Quality Standards for OST Programs
  • Core Knowledge and Competencies: 5. Family and Community Engagement
  • Core Knowledge and Competencies: 7. Organizational Development and Administration
  • Indiana: Core Knowledge and Competencies
  • : Indiana
  • B-3 Continuum: 5. Joint Professional Development
  • B-3 Continuum: 8. Data-driven Improvement
  • Illinois: B-3 Continuum
  • : Illinois
  • Director Annual Training: 5. Professional Development
  • All Staff Annual Training: 6. Professional Development
  • All Staff Annual Training: 7. Program Administration
  • South Carolina: All Staff Annual Training
  • South Carolina: Director Annual Training
  • : South Carolina
  • Child Care Centers Professional Growth and Development Training Requirements: 5. Strategies to manage an effective program operation (includes business practices)
  • The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Training: 6. Linkages with community services
  • The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Training: 9. Advocacy for early childhood programs
  • The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Training: 10. Professional issues
  • : Mississippi
  • Mississippi: The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Training
  • Teachers of Early Childhood Education Subject Matter Standards: 6. Professionalism
  • : Minnesota
  • Minnesota: Teachers of Early Childhood Education Subject Matter Standards
  • Program Quality Practices: 7. Leadership and Administration
  • Program Quality Practices: 8. Professional Development
  • : Wyoming
  • Early Childhood Educator Requirements: Birth to Second Grade: 7. Professionalism
  • Early Childhood Educator Requirements: Birth to Second Grade: 8. Management and administration
  • : Delaware
  • Delaware: Early Childhood Educator Requirements: Birth to Second Grade
  • Early Childhood Education and Care Department: 7. Professionalism
  • New Mexico: Early Childhood Education and Care Department
  • : New Mexico
  • Workforce Knowledge and Competencies: 7. Professionalism and Leadership (PL)
  • : Arkansas
  • Arkansas: Workforce Knowledge and Competencies
  • Department of Children, Youth & Families: Child Care Provider Training Requirements: 7. Program planning and development
  • Department of Children, Youth & Families: Child Care Provider Training Requirements: 8. Professional development and leadership
  • Washington: Department of Children, Youth & Families: Child Care Provider Training Requirements
  • : Washington
  • Core Competencies for Early Childhood Practitioners: 7. Program planning, development and evaluation
  • Core Competencies for Early Childhood Practitioners: 8. Professionalism and leadership
  • Oklahoma: Core Competencies for Early Childhood Practitioners
  • : Oklahoma
  • Childcare Program: Continuing Education: 8. Leadership, child care administration, or mentoring
  • Childcare Program: Continuing Education: 9. Financial management
  • Childcare Program: Continuing Education: 10. Working with families
  • New Hampshire: Childcare Program: Continuing Education
  • : New Hampshire
  • Department of Social Services, Child Care Services (CCS): Pathway to Professional Development: 8. Program management and regulation
  • Department of Social Services, Child Care Services (CCS): Pathway to Professional Development: 13. Professionalism
  • South Dakota: Department of Social Services, Child Care Services (CCS): Pathway to Professional Development
  • : South Dakota
  • National Afterschool Association Competencies: 9. Program Planning and Development
  • : National
  • National: National Afterschool Association Competencies
  • Department of Children and Families (Annual In-Service Training): 10. Community, health and social service resources
  • Department of Children and Families (Annual In-Service Training): 18. Leadership development/program management and child care personnel supervision
  • Department of Children and Families (Annual In-Service Training): 22. Developing special interest centers/spaces and environments
  • Florida: Department of Children and Families (Annual In-Service Training)
  • : Florida
  • ECE Competencies: 10. Leadership in Early Childhood Education
  • ECE Competencies: 12. Administration and Supervision
  • : California
  • California: ECE Competencies
  • Early Childhood - Continuing Education: 11. Management/Administrative Education
  • Louisiana: Early Childhood - Continuing Education
  • : Louisiana
  • Core Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals: 12. Program Management
  • Core Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals: 13. Professionalism
  • Nebraska: Core Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals
  • : Nebraska
  • Kansas: Afterschool Program Quality Guidelines
  • : Kansas
  • Afterschool Program Quality Guidelines: VII. Program Planning and Development
  • : Arizona
  • Early Childhood Education Professional Learning Standards: C. Program administration, planning, development, or management
  • Arizona: Early Childhood Education Professional Learning Standards
  • North Carolina: Child Care Facilities: Staff Development Topics
  • Child Care Facilities: Staff Development Topics: e. Strategies to manage an effective program operation
  • : North Carolina
  • Maine: Child Care Training & Education
  • : Maine
  • Child Care Training & Education: Standard 4: Administration and Business Practices
  • New Jersey: Department of Children & Families: Staff Training Requirements for Childcare Centers
  • : New Jersey
  • Department of Children & Families: Staff Training Requirements for Childcare Centers: v. Program planning and development
  • Wisconsin: Division of Early Care and Education: Staff Development
  • Division of Early Care and Education: Staff Development: r. Business operations
  • : Wisconsin
  • Kentucky: Early Childhood Professional Development Framework
  • : Kentucky
  • Early Childhood Professional Development Framework: Standard VII: Engages in Professional Development
  • Early Childhood Professional Development Framework: Standard X: Provides Leadership Within School/Community/Profession
  • : Pennsylvania
  • Pennsylvania: Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators (PA PSCECE)
  • Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators (PA PSCECE): Standard 2: Family-Teacher Partnerships and Community Connections
  • Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators (PA PSCECE): Standard 6: Professionalism as an Early Childhood Educator

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Course Includes

  • 24 Lessons
  • 3 Topics
  • 1 Check-in
  • Course Certificate