Debra, The Grantsmanship Center has been around for a long time and offers their workshops around the country. Their program is excellent and is primarily intended for people who want to learn how to identify and match their interests with potential sponsors and then develop a proposal. Note that the type of proposal writing they teach is for community/social service/educational types of projects; I would not recommend it for research proposal writing. The attendee will get the most out of the program by having a project idea and some background information (documentation of need, literature search, etc.) because he/she will actually be given the opportunity to write the proposal, have a mock peer review, and come away with a proposal that is just about ready to be submitted to a sponsor. At least that's how it worked when I attended years ago. Over the years, I have occasionally identified individuals at my institution (generally program administrators, not faculty) who showed proposal writing promise and motivation to develop their skills. The Grantsmanship Center program is the one that I always recommended out to these individuals' supervisors as an appropriate way to learn and build the skills. Of course, I always recommended that the individual have a project idea and do the homework before attending. The feedback from the attendees has always been very positive. Barbara Hansen, Debra K. wrote: > If anyone is familiar with this program, I'd be interested in knowing > your experience or comments; good, bad or ugly! I'm leery due to past > listserv discussions regarding organizations that show up on campuses > and promote these types of trainings "on behalf of" the institution! > Thanks! > *************************************************** > Debra K. Hansen > Director of Sponsored Programs and Fiscal Affairs > Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation > 1000 N Oak Avenue - 1R3 > Marshfield, WI 54449 > 715-387-9130 > xxxxxx@mcrf.mfldclin.edu > *************************************************** > -----Original Message----- > *From:* xxxxxx@tgci.com [mailto:xxxxxx@tgci.com]*On Behalf Of *Dawn > Skaperdas > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 15, 2006 11:10 AM > *To:* Hansen, Debra K. > *Subject:* Grants Training in Milwaukee, April 3-7 > > The Grantsmanship Center’s signature *Grantsmanship** Training > Program* is coming to Milwaukee, April 3-7. The program will be hosted > by University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. > > The *Grantsmanship** Training Program* is a one-of-a-kind workshop, > widely recognized as the “gold standard” of grants training. The > Grantsmanship Center (TGCI) created and offered the first > grantsmanship training program ever in 1972, and over the years it has > built a matchless reputation for excellence among nonprofit, academic, > and government professionals worldwide. > > The *Grantsmanship** Training Program* covers all aspects of > researching grants, writing grant proposals and negotiating with > funding sources. More than 100,000 nonprofit and government personnel > have attended this comprehensive 5-day workshop, which now includes a > full year of valuable membership services. > > During the workshop, participants learn TGCI’s proposal writing > format, the most widely used in the world. In addition to practicing > the most advanced techniques for pursuing government, foundation, and > corporate grants, they develop real grant proposals for their own > agencies. > > Upon completion of the training, participants receive free follow-up, > including professional proposal review, access to TGCI’s exclusive > online funding databases, and an array of other benefits. > > Tuition for the *Grantsmanship** Training Program* is $825 ($775 for > each additional registrant from the same organization). > > To ensure personalized attention, class size is limited to 30 > participants. To register online, to learn about scholarship > opportunities for qualifying organizations, or for more information, > visit http://www.tgci.com/training/tprogram.asp. Or call the TGCI > Registrar at (800) 421-9512. > > If you do not wish to receive email messages from TGCI, please reply > to this message by typing the word "unsubscribe" in the message body. > > ----------------------------- > The Grantsmanship Center > PO Box 17220 > 1125 W. Sixth Street, 5th Floor > Los Angeles, CA 90017 > (800) 421-9512 > IN CA (213) 482-9860 > FAX (213) 482-9863 > www.tgci.com > > ====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") > ====================================================================== > -- Barbara H. 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