Leaders of mission driven educational organizations & networks that collaborate with schools & communities face the challenge of both understanding & securing funds for educational equity & social change. Restrictive government grants & the ever-changing grant making cycles of philanthropic foundations make fundraising difficult for mission driven organizations to sustain &/or grow programming. This course helps leaders 1) learn about the challenges of fundraising for organizations focused on educational equity, 2) identify sources of funding aligned with mission, 3) engage school & community stakeholders on resource sharing & 4) write effective grants that will lead to sustainable initiatives.