October 28, 2011 - Newark, New Jersey - Workshop Bargain of the Year!

July 29, 2011 - PRLog -- This session is designed to give all levels of nonprofit development staff and volunteers charged with the task of identifying grant funding opportunities and writing grant proposals a detailed overview of how to research and write success grant funding requests.  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.

About your instructor:  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 from Bridgewater University, a Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Michigan, and a Bachelor’s in the Management of Human Resources from Spring Arbor College. She is a member of the Grant Professionals Association and has been a frequent presenter at their national conferences. Dr. Browning has won more than $350 million in grant and contract bid awards.

Registration fee includes:
Handouts
Textbook: Perfect Phrases for Writing Grant Proposals
Morning refreshments (lunch on your own)

$249 per person - $99 for the first 25 registrants (this deeply discounted price is made possible through a sponsorship grant from Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA!)

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

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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!