Nonprofits, Faith Based Entities And Minority Businesses To Learn, Identify And Solicit Grant Money

Jan. 7, 2010 - PRLog -- Chesapeake, Virginia – FirstBorn Group, LLC will team up with the Daveron Networking Services to provide industry small businesses, faith based organizations and nonprofits with a hands-on, interactive workshop to gain access to Federal and private grant money. Meredith Judge is on the forefront of empowering small businesses and to gain access to capital.  “There are many businesses out there that need help right now, and we are here to help. ” comments Judge.

The ‘Truth About Grants’ workshop will take place in Chesapeake, VA on January 9 from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. the Hilliard Library- Old Washington Rd.. The class will focus on helping nonprofits and churches develop fundable programs and assisting small businesses prepare for government contracting . Attendees will interact with funding experts and government contracting specialists to learn the truth about how to get their programs and projects funded.

The Economic Recovery Act has appropriated over $500 billion dollars to be dispersed in communities across the country. In light of these opportunities, Quinetha Frasier, MBA, Certified Grant writer and Founder of Firstborn Group LLC has found that state Consumer Protection Agencies from across the US have received over 100,000 consumer complaints about 'Free Money' scams. These firms lure people in with misinformation about receiving money for just about anything. "This is why this workshop is so timely and needed. People deserve to receive truthful information from actual funders about available funding and grant opportunities and how to successfully obtain them without being scammed,” shares Frasier.  “Our local communities are depending on it!”

Attendees can look forward to power-packed workshop subjects such as: ‘Grant Writing’, ‘Government Contracting’, ‘Faith Based Community Program Funding’, and ‘Workforce Development Programs.’  

About Workshop Facilitator:

FirstBorn Group LLC’s owner and principal consultant, Quinetha Frasier, MBA, is a former White House intern and certified grantwriter/fundraiser who has raised over 1.6 million dollars for nonprofit organizations.