Grant Writing Basics

Does your organization understand how to do grant research?  Do you have a portfolio of information that you use when submitting a grant application?  If these questions make you nervous, please join us for a training which will provide the fundamentals for grant writing.

Level

Introductory

Learning Objectives

• Discover grant research tools and how to use them
• Understand the key components of writing a grant application
• Identify the elements of a grant writing portfolio for your organization

Description

Grant writing involves your whole organization: your program staff who will carry out the work; your finance staff who will manage the funds; the person or team who will administer the grant and write the evaluation report.  A better understanding of the grant writing components will help your organization be more methodical and strategic with the opportunities they pursue.

Audience

Grant writers, program managers, executive directors and anyone involved in the grant process in your organization.

Presenter

Tsiporah Nephesh was the Program Coordinator with the Center for Nonprofit Excellence from January 2006 to February 2016. Prior to joining CNPE, Tsiporah served as the Executive Director and Continuing Education Administrator of the North American College of Botanical Medicine in Albuquerque. Her other nonprofit experience includes Director of Regina Modern Dance Works in Saskatchewan. She has also done community development work, coordinating workshops for survivors of childhood sexual abuse in three communities. Tsiporah holds a B.A. with Honors in Dance and a M.F.A. in Dance History and Criticism, both from York University.