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Teaching grant-writing to undergraduate students in Family & Community Services

by Sharon M. Ballard, associate professor of Child Development & Family Relations, and Bryce Jorgensen, assistant professor of Child Development & Family Relations, East Carolina University

Many FCS graduates work in non-profit child and family agencies where fund-raising has become increasingly important in these challenging economic times. This article describes how fund-raising is incorporated into the FCS curriculum and the method we use to teach the grant-writing process.

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