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The Grantsmanship Center, a training and resources organization for nonprofit, academic and government agencies, offers workshops, publications, and consultation throughout the United States, and internationally. The Center was founded in 1972 in Los Angeles, where it is still headquartered. The Center's training programs and publications cover grant proposal writing, grants management, applying for federal grants, social enterprise for nonprofits, and writing proposals for research funding. As of 2012, The Center had trained more than 120,000 people. The Grantsmanship Center also maintains a website that includes a variety of free resources for grantseekers, including a portal to the Federal register and current grants announcements. ==History== The Grantsmanship Center was founded in 1972 by Norton J. Kiritz as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit to offer grantsmanship training to members of nonprofits and government agencies.〔(What other grants are available? )〕 Before this time, no such training existed and small organizations often lacked the skills to compete for grant opportunities.〔(League teaching grant writing )〕〔(Five-day Grantsmanship Training Program at ESC of Central Ohio )〕〔(Grant writing classes )〕 The Center began as a local project in Los Angeles, but as word of its alumni's successes spread, demand for trainings rapidly expanded.〔(Norton J. Kiritz )〕 Soon organizations in other cities were asking to host training programs in their own communities. By 1975, The Grantsmanship Center was conducting more than 100 workshops a year across the United States.〔('Grantsmanship' Course Over, Called Success )〕 Since 1972 The Grantsmanship Center has trained over 115,000 people.〔(Juneau Arts and Humanities Council )〕〔(FIVE-DAY GRANTSMANSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM )〕〔(FUNDING RESOURCES )〕〔(phillyfunguide )〕〔(Grantsmanship Training Program Hosted at the Community Food Bank )〕 In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Center also had an office in Washington, DC.〔(The Fine Art of Grantsmanship )〕 In 1984, after being seriously affected by the federal spending cutbacks of the Reagan Administration, The Center was on the brink of collapse with its board recommending closing the organization down entirely. Mr. Kiritz converted the Center into a for-profit corporation and took on full responsibility for the organization himself.〔(Assistance for Nonprofit Agencies )〕 In 1999, The Center created the Alumni Membership Program to provide support for graduates returning to their organizations. The Center's Alumni Membership includes review of a proposal, access to The Grantsmanship Center's funding databases, access to 990-PFs and other benefits. Alumni also receive access to an online forum. Participants receive either a 6 or 12 month membership as part of tuition, depending on which class they take. In 2006, Mr. Kiritz died.〔(Norton J. Kiritz, 70; He Refined the Art of Charity Grant-Writing )〕 His wife of 22 years, Cathleen, took over running of the organization. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Grantsmanship Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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