Train-the-Trainer Modules

Train-the-Trainer Modules

Hudson offers highly specialized, on-site, hands-on professional training tailored to each client's unique needs. Our "Train-the-Trainer" format is an effective, responsive design with the sophisticated professional-who has limited time-in mind. For the "do-it-yourself-ers," training modules for nearly every professional service Hudson offers can be developed. Below are examples of some of the more common components of two such modules: The Grantseeker's Training Module and The Grantwriter's Training Module. Both modules embody Hudson's five-pronged approach to fund development.

Hudson's Five-Pronged Approach to Fund Development

Hudson's approach to fund development is comprehensive and emphasizes:

Organization and Budget Documents

Sets forth organizational mission, vision, measurable goals, objectives & planned outcomes.

Resource Mapping

Circumvents service redundancies & assures optimum use of limited resources.

Goodness-of-Fit Analyses

Requires thorough knowledge of grantor, political & economic climates, issues & trends analyses.

Logic and SWOT Modeling throughout Strategic Planning Processes

Prevents planning in "leaps of logic," identifies, mobilizes & optimizes critical resources.

Collaborative Partnership Building

Increases competitiveness for limited funding, encourages coordination & continuity of services, & leverages community resources for

optimum public benefit.

The Grantseeker's Training Module: Common Elements

An Introduction to the "Real World of Grants"

Grantmaker Types & Types of Grants

Methods Used to Identify Grantmakers

The Grantseeker's Search Engines & Essential Websites

e-Newsletters, e-Notices, Listservs & Virtual Classrooms

Grantmakers

Prospect Worksheets

Locating PF-990s

Grantor Application Packets

Grantmaker Directories

Local, Regional, State, Federal & International Grants (and the laws governing them)

Grants by Subject, Type, and Geography

Analyzing Goodness-of-Fit

Matching on Vision, Mission, Goals & Objectives, Target Group, and Planned Impact

Interpreting PF-990s

Interpreting Notices of Funding Availability

Conducting Trends Analyses

The Grantwriter's Training Module: Common Elements

Overview of the Proposal Development Process

Resources for Grantseekers & Grantwriters

Overview of the Basic Elements of a Grant Proposal

Preparing the Executive Summary and Abstract

Understanding Federal and State Grant Forms

Elements of Standard Budget Worksheets

Organization Description

Project Narrative

Problem Statement; Justification of Need

Literature Review

Assets & Needs Assessments

Project Description

Project Plan (Project Design)

Mission and Vision Statements

Guiding Principles

Treatment-, Model-, or other Professional Approach

Project Aims, Measurable Goals, Measurable Objectives

Short and Long Term Planned Impact

Measuring Outcomes around Outputs

Logic Models

Management Plans

Statement Designating Fiscal Agent

Grants Management Plan

Project Management Plan

Implementation Plan

Potential Problems & Remedies Plan / Feedback Mechanisms / Internal Controls

Key Personnel and their Roles in the Project

Project Budget

Itemized Project Budget

Fundraising Plan

Sustainability Plan

Evaluation Plan & Methodology

Internal and Third-Party Evaluators & Evaluations

Data Collection, Methods & Data Analysis

Formative Evaluation Plan

Summative Evaluation Plan

Dissemination Plan

Supporting Documentation

Certifications & Assurances

Endnotes, Bibliography, Appendices

IRS Determination Letter (City Attorney's Statement for Municipal Applicants)

Annual Report

Organization Budget

Audited Financial Statements and Balance Sheet

Organization Chart (Form of Governance)

Organization Profiles (including Project Partners)

Key Personnel Resumes

Curricula Vitae (Consultants and Evaluators)

Letters of Support and Endorsements

Maps, Tables, Press Releases, Technical Reports

Digital Photographs

Architectural Renderings

Surveys