I have come across many jobs that required experience in grant writing and I always wondered what you do in that type of work and how you go about getting training.
I came across this web site www.jobsformoms.com and chose the work at home library link from the menu which lists quite a few different options. The one about grant writing is right at the top, as of today.
The article is entitled "How to be a Successful Home-Based Grant Writer" and this is the description offered to explain what grant writing is:
But what, exactly, is grant writing? Many not-for-profit organizations rely on grant writers to help them draft proposals to private funders (most often, Foundations) and government entities in an effort to obtain funding for their particular program or project. The profession of grant writing is considered a “specialty” all its own within the larger profession often referred to as “Development”, “Fund Development”, “Fundraising” or, in institutions of higher learning, “Resource Development” or “Advancement.” Successful grant writing often makes the crucial difference as to how much good a nonprofit organization, can, or can not, do to help those in need.
There is a link within this article to another article entitled "Getting Started as a Work at Home Grant Writer" which provides a link to this web site, www.foundationcenter.org who claim to have helped grantseekers succeed and grant makers make a difference for the last 50 years.
This will take some more time to investigate but I plan on giving you updates on what else I learn about this skill and how
it can translate into a work from home opportunity.
