Non-Profit Grant Writing

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Play Forever
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Mohammed Al-Salem
Founder & Executive Director
(101)
4
Project
Academic experience
80 hours per student
Student
Anywhere
Intermediate level

Project scope

Categories
Market research Community engagement Social work Copy writing Grant writing
Skills
grant applications grant writing research persuasive communication mental health
Details

We are looking for assistance in finding and completing grant applications that support our mission and vision statement. Our focus in mental health, youths, seniors, sports and recreation

We believe this project will include:

  • Assist with defining a company-identified community problem and finding grants and community projects to tackle it.
  • Develop a needs statement that characterizes the community problem and justifies the need for our project and funding.
  • Identify potential sponsors and funding opportunities that are a good fit for our organization and project.
  • Communicate with internal and external stakeholders regarding funding.
  • Improve the clarity and persuasiveness of our company's grant proposal writing.


Deliverables include presenting findings and grants applications

Deliverables
  • Research potential corporate sponsors who work with nonprofit organizations to secure funding; or
  • Research, plan, write, edit, and revise a persuasive proposal narrative; or
  • Research into other grant opportunities to support our cause;
  • Edit and provide feedback with existing grant writing proposals.
Mentorship

Students will connect directly with the Manager, Director and team members for mentorship and supervision throughout the project. We also offer slack as communication

About the company

Company
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
11 - 50 employees
Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society

Play Forever is a non-profit organization providing structured and accessible recreation, education & mental health services to the youth of Toronto, Ontario. Play Forever currently serves youth ages 6- 29 with weekly programs, primarily focused on helping youth from marginalized communities and low-income families.