When budgets are stretched thin and fund raising isn’t raising enough funds to increase the technologies in your school system another option to consider is grant writing. There are many schools and universities that offer grant writing courses both on campus and online.

 

Salem State College is one such school that offers grant writing and non-profit management courses online for about $90 (as of 08/28/08) a class. Information on those courses can be found at: http://www.ed2go.com/cgi-bin/oic/render.cgi?webname=ssc&handler=courseListDepartment&departmentCode=GW

 

Northshore Community College offers grant writing courses online for about $91 (as of 08/28/08), information can be found at: http://www.northshore.edu/schedule/search?subjectCode=On-Line+Courses&scheduleType=noncredit

 

Northern Essex Community College offers online courses for about $99 (as of 08/28/08), information on those courses can be found at: http://www.ed2go.com/cgi-bin/oic/render.cgi?webname=necc&handler=courseListDepartment&departmentCode=GW

 

The MA Department of Education can be a great resource for finding Ed Tech grants, check out their Educational Technology – Technology Grants and Resources page at: http://www.doe.mass.edu/edtech/grants.html

 

Another source of information on Ed Tech grants is the eSchool News website. The link to their grant information page is: http://www.eschoolnews.com/funding/

 

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting offers both information on how to write grants as well as information on available grants, and can be found at: http://www.cpb.org/grants/grantwriting.html