Conference Workshop: The Science and Art of Writing Winning Grants

Speaker:  Katie Howard
www.thinkwritegrow.com

Katie has more than 11 years of professional proposal writing experience (both grants and contracts) with more than $61 million in awarded proposals. She also has over 8 years of experience training nonprofit professionals in grant writing strategies nationwide.

Do grants feel like a magic source of money that you’ll never be able to access? The process of developing a strong, compliant grant proposal can often feel like an uncertain venture that can leave us feeling overwhelmed and confused. The purpose of this workshop is to demystify the grant proposal process. We’ll review the proposal lifecycle, from research to submission, and review some of the top mistakes people make when preparing their proposals and how to avoid them. We’ll also examine short excerpts from proposals from a grant reviewer’s perspective.

By attending this session, you will:

• Learn about when you should and should NOT write grants
• Review types of funders and types of funding
• Learn the common elements of a grant proposal
• Discuss common mistakes and strategies to avoid making them
• And much more

***This class is especially intended for people new to the grant writing arena, people who have struggled to win grants in the past, and people who feel timid about writing.

Because of popular demand, this is the third year this class has been offered! Join Katie at the 3rd annual Inland Northwest Nonprofit Conference – Programs and Sustainability Series, held Thursday, February 7th, 2012, at the Lincoln Center. For more information visit the AE website.