Video: How to Become a Certified Grant Writer

Grant writers can become certified online, but they are generally judged by their experience and training. Become a grant writer with tips from a credentialed teacher in this free video on writing lessons.

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Hi, I'm Laura from youngwritersworkshops.com and I'm going to talk about how to become a certified grant writer. This question was a little surprising to me, I actually hadn't been aware that there was such a certification so I looked into it a little bit and there is an organization that offers grant writing certification but I have to say that in my experience as a grant writer, I've never known an employer or a foundation or an agency that was specifically looking for a certified grant writer. I believe that there is an online certification course offered by an organization but I want to just reinforce that your experience as a writer and a person who is involved with that non-profit world is much more valuable that a certification that you've earned from a brief course. So I recommend that you go about becoming a grant writer by finding a local agency or a non-profit training organization that potentially could be an online course or it could be an in-person course or better yet, volunteer your services working with another grant writer where you could learn sort of as an apprentice. Those are some other ways you can become a grant writer and get some really good hands-on experience. Get specific information about what works for grant writing, what doesn't work. Focus your time on becoming experienced and learning the ropes by doing and you'll become a very good grant writer.

How to Become a Certified Grant Writer

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