Kansas State University announced they will offer the distance education courses, Grant Writing: Finding the Elusive Dollar, EDACE 786, and Fundamentals of Nonprofit Organization Fundraising, EDLST 502, in the fall 2009 semester.

Both classes begin in September and both classes look at numerous resources for raising money for an organization.

The grant-writing course is for people interested in writing grants in a variety of fields, including community initiatives, state and volunteer agencies and all levels of education.

Basic concepts to be covered include the research of funding sources, generation of new ideas, establishing credibility, assessing needs, formulating a budget, evaluation design, program and sustainability plans, and dissemination strategies.

The fundraising course teaches students the knowledge and skills necessary to establish a nonprofit organization’s development and fundraising plan. Completion of the course will ensure students have the techniques to sustain community initiatives and nonprofit organizations in facing economic and financial hardships.

More information about both courses and online enrollment is available at www.dce.k-state.edu/courses/