2009 AAGP Southwest Regional Conference

July 6, 2009 - PRLog -- DAYTON, OH Framework for Presenting Programs to Funders

Date: September 18, 2009, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:15 a.m.)

Location: Atrium Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Franklin, OH 45005

Presenter:  Cheryl L. Kester, Thomas-Forbes & Kester, LLC

Conference Summary:  Whether you are a grant writer or an Executive Director wearing 15 hats, a consultant or program staff, you will likely be called upon to find grants for your organization's programs.  To be successful, your grant proposal must present a program with clear outcomes and a plan for reaching and measuring those outcomes.  After the seminar, you'll have the tools to do just that.  Plus, you'll have resources to help others at your organization understand program design terms and methods so that you can get the information you need for your next proposal.

Who Should Attend?  Staff, board, and volunteers of all non-profit and public organizations interested in grant seeking and fundraising, especially grant writers, social workers, counselors, nurses, educators, development directors, and clergy from beginner to expert.  

Conference Objectives:  
•  Learn how to translate program ideas into fundable grant proposals.
•  Improve your abilities to present and illustrate program plans in grant proposals, logic models, outcome objectives, and evaluation measures.
•  Obtain skills and resources to educate others about basic program frameworks.

Presenter’s Credentials:  Cheryl L. Kester is a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) and is a member of the American Association of Grant Professionals (AAGP).  She has over 20 years experience in the non-profit sector.  She frequently makes conference and workshop presentations on grants and other topics at local and regional Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) meetings and presented at the 2004 and 2005 AAGP national conferences.  She has also published articles on the grants profession in “Grants and Foundation Review,” the “National Charter School Clearinghouse Newsletter,” and the journal of the AAGP.

Sponsored by:  The Miami Valley Chapter and the Greater Cincinnati Chapter of the American Association of Grant Professionals with Continuing Professional Education (CPE) by Springfield Masonic Community, Steven Throop, MSW, LSW - 6.0 Clock Hours CPEs for Social Workers. Approved #: RSX110303, by the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board.

Registration:  EARLY BIRD RATE: $95 for AAGP members and $125 for non-members prior to and including Sept. 4th.  After Sept. 4th : $115 for AAGP members and $145 for non-members.  Rate includes all materials, lunch, parking, and 6 CPE’s.  Registrations paid are non-refundable after Sept. 5th, 2009.
Registration and additional information: www.MVAAGP.org  

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We are the local chapter serving the Miami Valley/Greater Dayton region of Ohio, for the American Association of Grant Professionals (AAGP), a nonprofit membership association, committed to serving the greater public good by practicing the highest ethical professional standards.

We offer:

A local venue in which to network, exchange ideas, methodologies and resources with other grant professionals.

Social Worker CPE's (1 CPE each meeting and other opportunities to earn more)

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