Instructor Name: Nariyo Kono
CRN: 43669
Grant Writing for Indigenous Sustainability In the online Capstone course Indigenous Grant Writing, students work collaboratively in teams to research and write grants, and to understand the issues of Indigenous communities. Students gain an understanding of collaborative work and the importance of equal participation from every team member. Students examine the role of non-profit organizations in addressing social, ethical, and political issues. They also consider the role of funding and...
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Sustainability Grantwriting Global Perspectives Online or Hybrid Courses Hybrid or Fully online
Instructor Name: Celine Fitzmaurice
Grant writing skills are critical to the survival of many non-profit environmental organizations. In this course you will learn grant writing skills by developing real proposals for a local environmental non-profit organization. The rich history of citizen-based environmental advocacy in the US will play a central role in class discussions, presentations and reflective writing assignments throughout the term.
Student Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:...
Sustainability Research Grantwriting
Instructor Name: Tracy Dillon
CRN: 81141, 81188
A grant is a proposal that seeks funds to solve a problem and normally is directed by a nonprofit organization [IRS 501(c)(3) designation] to a federal, state, or local government agency, a foundation, or a corporation.
Each term, partners for this capstone change. You will be writing on behalf of a nonprofit that promotes or engages in sustainability in some way. Specifics about these partners and their funding needs are provided in the Course Learning Modules on the Home Page. Read the...
Summer 2019Summer 2020Summer 2021Winter 2020
Sustainability Grantwriting
Instructor Name: Kimberly Mukobi, kmukobi@pdx.edu
CRN: 14164, 14100, 14057
The Grant Writing for Animals: Wildlife Conservation in Africa class partners with the Kasese Wildlife Conservation Awareness Organization (http://www.kasesewildlife.org) to further its goals of creating wildlife awareness and increasing conservation efforts in Ugandan communities. Students will participate in the various aspects of grant writing, including researching funding sources, ascertaining the needs of the community partner, proposal writing, editing, and formatting. A significant...
Fall 2019Fall 2020Fall 2021Fall 2022
Conservation - Wildlife Education Sustainability Animals Online or Hybri Courses Education-Youth Wildlife Conservation Hybrid or Fully online Hybrid Courses Grant Writing Grantwriting
Instructor Name: Annie Knepler
Grant Writing for the Bicycle Transportation Alliance Grant writing skills are critical to the survival of non-profit organizations. In this course, we partner with Portland’s Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) to help them increase their capacity by developing grants for specific projects. The BTA (http://www.bta4bikes.org/) works to promote bicycling and improve bicycling conditions in Oregon and SW Washington. Through reading, writing, research, and presentations, students in this...
Sustainability Research Grantwriting Retired-course
Instructor Name: Nariyo Kono
The goal of this course is to provide students professional skills for grant proposal writing in the field of language diversity and sustainability. Along with the proposal writing skills, the students will learn a solid background in historical and societal issues that influence language diversity through hands-on collaboration with current language sustainability efforts. This capstone partners with one of the endangered language communities in the Northwest, specifically, the Warm Springs...
Sustainability Grantwriting Education Online or Hybrid Courses
Instructor Name: Annie Knepler
CRN: 64111
This course will partner with Portland’s Community Cycling Center, helping them increase their capacity by developing grants for specific projects. The Community Cycling Center works to broaden access to bicycling and the benefits of cycling. Their vision is to build a vibrant community where people of all backgrounds use bicycles to stay healthy and connected. In order to write a successful grant proposal, one must gather up as much knowledge about the topic and the organization as possible....
Grantwriting Sustainability Transportation Community Health Research Retired-course
Instructor Name: Lisa Jo Frech
CRN: 63537, 80923
Environmentalism is a philosophy and social movement (some call it a revolution) involving both protection and improvement of the health of our natural environment. Environmentalism is an attempt to achieve sustainability so that both humans and the Earth thrive without compromising future generations. The movement in this country is credited as starting with Rachel Carson and her extremely popular book Silent Spring published in 1962, when it fact it was spawned in 1945 with the return of...
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Grantwriting Ecology Online or Hybrid Courses Sustainability Ecology or Sustainability Advocacy Hybrid or Fully online