Online Funding eLearning

Estimating and Budgeting Project Costs ... determine the project budget by calculating reserves and funding requirements. This course provides a foundational knowledge base reflecting the most up-to-date project management information, so learners can effectively put principles to work in their own organizations. This course will assist in preparing the learner for the PMBOK certification exam. This course is aligned with the PMBOK  more...

Antitrust - Talking with the Competition ...ide to collaborate for a number of reasons. These include funding innovation projects, sharing marketing or distribution costs, or implementing best practices in production or services. Collaborating with a competitor can help your company to cut costs and deliver a better priced, quality product to the consumer. Collaborations can be procompetitive or anticompetitive. The Federal Trade  more...

Preparing a Business Case ...your project will be competing against other projects for funding. Without a written business case, your chances of persuading decision makers within your organization to implement your new project idea, instead of a competing project, stand little chance. This course prepares learners interested in the development of effective business cases. You will learn what a business case is and when one  more...

Writing a Business Case ...ify resource allocation to key decision makers and secure funding for your project. Otherwise, you may be eaten alive by the competition In this course, you will learn how to plan, write, and present a business case to persuade key decision makers in your organization that your proposal is a winning initiative. This course will show you the principles for preparing an effective business  more...

The Utilities Industry Overview Version 1 ... and control its business costs, while, at the same time, funding major projects for the future. Utilities companies are dedicated to solving these challenges by incorporating technological advances, using renewable resources, preserving capital, and utilizing risk management procedures. This course is designed to help learners understand key concepts, terminology, issues, and challenges  more...

The Biotechnology Industry Overview Version 1 ...her obstacles as well; pricing pressures and a decline in funding, for example. To address such challenges, industry players can adopt new cost-cutting and efficiency measures or partner with other biotechnology or pharmaceutical firms. They also need to deal with increased regulation and strong moral opposition to their activities; particularly in the field of genetic engineering. In response,  more...

Starting A Business?: How To Develop An Effective Business Plan ...by your company to: 1) secure resources and/or investment funding, 2) provide a `road map` that guides all company activity, 3) integrate the activities of all functional departments within the company, 4) assist in achieving the company`s strategic and financial goals, and, 5) provide a control mechanism to determine if the company`s activities are `on course` to meet it`s budget and long term  more...

How to Locate the Very Best Funding Sources for Your Organization A self-paced course that teaches you how to effectively locate grants for your organization. This self-paced course gives you the tools to quickly and effectively find the very best funding sources for your organization. The author of this course allows email contact on a limited basis. This is a self-directed course. The author however will respond to any questions you may have as long as they  more...

Grant Writing Fundamentals for Non-Profit Organizations A self-paced & directed class that gives you the tools to effectively prepare grant proposals to seek funding for non-profit organizations. This self-paced class will give you the tools you need to efficiently and effectively prepare grant proposals to seek funding for non-profit organizations. To keep the cost of this course low we do not provide instructor interaction.  more...

Beyond Grant Writing and Approaching Viable Funding Sources with Success ...funding sources each year. Few are chosen for funding. This course will highlight the characteristics of a funded grant and a granting organization`s criteria for success. This self-directed course will guide the participant through the process of finding, applying and successfully engaging grant funding sources. The five (5) week course will start with the elements that lead to successful  more...

Grant Writing Basics ...s also have added benefits for the library in addition to funding, such as valuable partnerships, resolved community needs, and increased community support. This tutorial will cover each phase in the grant writing and submission process: Prepare Focus on Library Priorities Develop the Grant Project Research Funders and Find Appropriate Grants Write the Grant Proposal Implement, Evaluate and  more...