MPA3020

FUNDRAISING AND GRANT WRITING

This course is offered in a current or upcoming term. Check the official course schedule before registering.
Also listed under 4 other titles
  • FUNDRAISING AND GRANTWRITING
  • GRANT WRITING & OUTCOME MEASUR
  • Fundraising and Grant Writing
  • FUND-RAISING AND GRANT WRITING
Terms offered
32
Data refreshed
Sep 29, 2026

Description

Explores the challenges faced by every nonprofit to be more entrepreneurial and competitive and to raise funds for its programs and operations. This course examines a wide variety of fund raising approaches; sources for federal, state, and local grants; the process of grant writing and interaction with the grant-giving agency; and local, regional, and on-line resources available to find grant funding.

Syllabi

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Offering history & forecast 2016–2026

2001
2026
Sections offered by academic year and season, with estimated offering chances for future years above the divider
YearFallSpringSummerIntersession
2030 2030 Fall: 50% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2018. Department course count falling about 5% per year. Department faculty is about 14% below its recent average. 2030 Spring: 11% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 9 spring terms since 2018. 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020.
2029 2029 Fall: 55% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2017. Department course count falling about 7% per year. Department faculty is about 19% below its recent average. 2029 Spring: 10% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 10 spring terms since 2017. 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2028 2028 Fall: 59% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2016. Department course count falling about 8% per year. Department faculty is about 21% below its recent average. 2028 Spring: 10% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 11 spring terms since 2016. 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2027 2027 Fall: 62% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2015. Department course count falling about 7% per year. Department faculty is about 22% below its recent average. 2027 Spring: 11% chance, high confidence. Offered in 2 of 12 spring terms since 2015. 2027 Summer: 6% chance, high confidence. Offered in 1 of 12 summer terms since 2015. 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2026 1 section Not offered Not offered No data for this term
2025 1 section Not offered Not offered Not offered
2024 1 section Not offered Not offered Not offered
2023 1 section Not offered Not offered Not offered
2022 1 section Not offered Not offered Not offered
2021 1 section Not offered Not offered Not offered
2020 1 section 1 section Not offered Not offered
2019 2 sections Not offered Not offered No data for this term
2018 1 section Not offered Not offered No data for this term
2017 2 sections Not offered Not offered Not offered
2016 1 section Not offered Not offered No data for this term
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term

Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.

Meeting times

Most recent first
  • Mon, 6:30 PM–9:30 PM 201320122011201020092008 +3 more Also offered in Fall 2007, Spring 2004, Spring 2002
  • Mon, Wed, 6:00 PM–9:30 PM JC217 2012
  • Thu, 6:30 PM–9:30 PM JC218 2001
2026–27 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of MPA3020, 2026–27
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2026Stephanie E. Marchetti (She/Her)Online1 30 of 30 enrolled20910
2025–26 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of MPA3020, 2025–26
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2025Stephanie E. Marchetti (She/Her)Online1 15 of 30 enrolled20910
2024–25 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of MPA3020, 2024–25
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2024Stephanie E. Marchetti (She/Her)Online1 19 of 30 enrolled20910
2023–24 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of MPA3020, 2023–24
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2023Stephanie E. Marchetti (She/Her)Online1 22 of 30 enrolled20910
2022–23 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of MPA3020, 2022–23
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2022Paige B. MadorOnline1 27 of 30 enrolled20910
2021–22 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of MPA3020, 2021–22
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2021Paige B. MadorOnline1 16 of 20 enrolled27528
2020–21 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of MPA3020, 2020–21
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2020Sarah B. LangeOnline1 17 of 18 enrolled26284
2019–20 3 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MPA3020, 2019–20
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2020Sarah B. LangeLecture1 14 of 25 enrolled37998
Fall 2019Sarah B. LangeLecture1 14 of 25 enrolled26284
Fall 2019Paige B. MadorOnline1 17 of 18 enrolled27528
2018–19 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of MPA3020, 2018–19
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2018Sarah B. LangeLecture1 12 of 25 enrolled26284
2017–18 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MPA3020, 2017–18
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2017Sarah B. LangeLecture1 15 of 25 enrolled24159
Fall 2017Sarah B. LangeLecture1 15 of 25 enrolled26284
2016–17 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of MPA3020, 2016–17
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2016Sarah B. LangeLecture1 11 of 25 enrolled24159
2015–16 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of MPA3020, 2015–16
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2015Sarah B. LangeLecture1 4 of 25 enrolled24159
2014–15 3 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MPA3020, 2014–15
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Summer 2015Sarah B. LangeLecture1 3 of 25 enrolled10071
Spring 2015Sarah B. LangeLecture1 6 of 25 enrolled33294
Fall 2014Sarah B. LangeLecture1 7 of 25 enrolled24159
2013–14 4 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MPA3020, 2013–14
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Summer 2014Sarah B. LangeLecture1 8 of 25 enrolled10071
Spring 2014Sarah B. LangeLecture1 20 of 25 enrolled33294
Spring 2014Sarah B. LangeLecture1 8 of 25 enrolled33600
Fall 2013Sarah B. LangeLecture1 8 of 25 enrolled23265
2012–13 3 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MPA3020, 2012–13
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Summer 2013Sarah B. LangeLecture1 11 of 25 enrolled10084
Spring 2013Sarah B. LangeLecture1 4 of 25 enrolled32566
Fall 2012Sarah B. LangeLecture1 13 of 20 enrolled22489
2011–12 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MPA3020, 2011–12
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Summer 2012James DiRedaLecture1 18 of 25 enrolled10146
Spring 2012James DiRedaLecture1 22 of 25 enrolled31703
2010–11 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MPA3020, 2010–11
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2011James DiRedaLecture1 13 of 25 enrolled40541
Fall 2010James DiRedaLecture1 26 of 25 enrolled28419
2009–10 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of MPA3020, 2009–10
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2009James DiRedaLecture1 12 of 25 enrolled25134
2008–09 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of MPA3020, 2008–09
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2008James DiRedaLecture1 13 of 25 enrolled25134
2007–08 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of MPA3020, 2007–08
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2007James DiRedaLecture1 11 of 25 enrolled25134
2003–04 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of MPA3020, 2003–04
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2004Ann G. ForcierLecture1 8 of 25 enrolled31702
2001–02 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of MPA3020, 2001–02
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2002Ann G. ForcierLecture1 9 of 25 enrolled36406
2000–01 1 entry
Credit-bearing sections of MPA3020, 2000–01
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2001Janice A. CurleyLecture1 13 of 25 enrolled35642

No-credit sessions

No-credit sections of MPA3020
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2013Sarah B. LangeLecture- 1 of 1 enrolled23521