27 May Grants 301: Cultural Competency – The Power of the Pen
Grant 301: Cultural Competency – The Power of the Pen
Session 3 of the Grants 301 Series
Proposal narratives must reflect the deep social responsibilities of grant professionals to tell the stories of the target population, not just the story of the organization. Words have power, and grant professionals must use that power carefully and with great sensitivity to the clients who are coming to the organization in their time of need. How does a grant professional examine their writing for cultural bias?
It is a journey we take with our organizations and funders together as we grow in how cultural bias and cultural competency affects the perception of a target population’s needs and the effectiveness of an organization’s services.
This training focuses on the importance of describing the needs and activities and how word choices bring to life this context in a grant proposal and report. We also talk about how a grant professional can be an agent of change in their organization when it comes to cultural competency.
What You’ll Learn:
- How to use situational and historical contexts
- The importance of strengths-based descriptions
- What person-centered language is and how to use it
- The power of active voice
GPCI Competencies and Skills:
GPCI Competency 4: Knowledge of how to craft, construct, and submit an effective grant application
Skill 4.6: Identify proposal-writing approaches, styles, tones, and formats appropriate for proposing organizations and various audiences.
GPCI Competency 7: Knowledge of practices and services that raise the professionalism of grant developers
Skill 7.3: Identify strategies that grant developers use in building social capital to benefit their communities and society at large
The trainers for these sessions are all credentialed grant professionals (GPCs) who agree to adhere to the Grant Professionals Association (GPA) Code of Ethics and are GPA Approved Trainers. All of the trainings in this series align with the Grant Professionals Certification Institute’s competencies and skills.
CEUs
This training aligns with the Grant Professional Certification Institute’s Competencies and Skills and is approved for 1.0 Continuing Education Unit (CEU). Full participation in this training is also applicable for 1.0 points in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.
Length: 60 minutes
Price: $50
Grants 301 Training Series
These sessions are designed to provide targeted content for individuals who are really passionate about grants and want to take their skills to the next level.
Cost: $50/session or $300 for the full series
To register for the complete series or for individual sessions: