Baltimore, MD - Sept. 23 - Grant Seeking and Grant Writing Tips and Skills for Community Projects

June 14, 2011 - PRLog -- The tips and skills presented are applicable to federal, state, foundation, and corporate proposals and applications.

The agenda includes: Finding state and national grant makers; matching funder priorities to your needs and to your long-range strategic planning goals; writing award winning narrative sections for the New York/New Jersey Common Grant Application format, and understanding expectations of private and public sector grantmakers.

By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to understand:  

   How to identify and quality potential grant funding opportunities.
   How to approach potential funders initially to ascertain their level of interest in your organization, its needs, and receiving a follow-up funding request.
   How to target your grant proposal to the funder’s current areas of interest.
   How to incorporate needs and solutions research into a grant proposal.
   How to avoid the fatal mistakes that results in a funding rejection notice.

Registration Includes:
Handouts
Textbook: Perfect Phrases for Writing Grant Proposals
Morning Refreshments

About the Presenter:

Dr. Bev Browning

As Vice President of Grant Professional Services, Dr. Bev Browning shares her extensive knowledge and success with eCivis customers. She brings four decades of grant expertise that includes grant writing, contract bid responses, and organizational development. She is the author of dozens of grants-related publications, including Grant Writing For Dummies™ and Perfect Phrases for Writing Grant Proposals. Dr. Browning holds an honorary doctorate in Business Administration, a Master’s in Public Administration, and a Bachelor’s in the Management of Human Resources. She is a member of the Grant Professionals Association and has been a frequent presenter at their national conferences. Dr. Browning’s team of associates has won more than $350 million in grant and contract bid awards.  She is also Director of the Grant Writing Training Foundation and has developed multiple training curricula for her nationwide workshops and Grant Writing Boot Camp™ program.

Cost:
$219 before  Sept 11th
$249 after

When:
Friday September 23, 2011 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM EDT

Where:
Liberty Community Development Corporation
7111 Windsor Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21244

Contact:
Michael Mitilier
Small Business Association - Midlands
info@sbamidlands.org
402-968-7587      

Registration link:
http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=...

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National training in how to find grant funding opportunities and how to research and write grant proposals and applications. Training is provided by Dr. Bev Browning, author of Grant Writing For Dummies. She has helped her clients raise over $350M!