Allison Jones

Instructor Allison Jones Shirk Headshot - Continuing Education at Seattle Central College

Allison Jones is a Grant Professionals Association Approved Trainer and an instructor of grant writing. She has more than twenty-five years of experience in grant writing and nonprofit management.

Teaching Style & Approach

Devoted to teaching, Allison's classes have a friendly and inspiring tone. She explains, "My teaching practice centers around a highly interactive, student-centric learning experience."

Classes feature case-based discussions, reading, quizzes, and writing assignments. She is particularly interested in working with students "who are passionate about making a positive impact in our community and have strong writing skills.”

Her online classes meet weekly via Zoom for group discussion and use Canvas Free for Teacher for the course platform and communications. Students must create an account in the online course.

Testimonials

"Allison put together a fantastic and informative course."

"Great, approachable, organized instructor. Class is great!"

"I walked away with all I expected and more! I'm inspired."

"I learned so much from your grant writing classes - can't wait to make use of my new skill and have a positive impact. I met some lovely classmates (virtually) too!"

"The class was well organized and informative, the tools and resources shared were applicable to real world scenarios, and class discussions were casual and interesting."

"Great! The coursework and videos are high quality. I appreciate how easy it is to use the coursework site."

"The instructor is very well organized and personable."

"I enjoyed the opportunity to get more one-on-one interaction with the instructor to increase my understanding."

Classes