Grant Writing Workshops

Effective Grantwriting: Making Your Case for Support

9 AM - 3 PM on all dates and at all locations listed:

Class Description:

Engaging and  personalized workshop to teach writing an effective grant with new attention given to understanding and skill of developing goals, outcomes, activities and measures. Participants should come prepared to work with any project and finish the workshop completing some part(s) of a proposal. Designed for the beginner and moderately experienced professional.

Participants will learn:

• Identifying and prioritizing potential funding sources
• Articulating a case for support
• Checklist of items needed for effective proposals
• What are the six components of an effective grant proposal
• Importance of demonstrating program effectiveness through outcome measures
• Role of agency staff in grant seeking
• Writing a narrative that is compelling to readers
• How to cultivate relationships with foundations

Once there, you and other organizations will explore the art of grant writing together. 

Participants should come with any project in mind and finish the workshop completing some part(s) of a proposal.

Technical assistance available for participants representing health and health-related organizations.

Instructor Bio:

Presented by Wendy Dyer

Wendy has been called a “fun and fierce” consultant because she knows that fundraising is a serious business and she also recognizes that people want to have a little fun and enjoy the process.

High expectations set for her and for others have helped nonprofits attract significant amounts of donations with intense behind-the-scenes work for staff and board.

Everyone has a significant role in the sometimes fragile, but always emotional world of fundraising.  Wendy encourages even the most hesitant to find their place in securing enough money to provide quality programming and services that make our communities healthy and happy.

Her entrepreneurial spirit comes in handy in the third sector, and she has co-authored countless books for the do-it-yourself market, and is co-owner of U.S. patent #6,168,438. Her unique style was developed after many years in Resource Development at Saint Louis University, and she is proud to have served the nonprofit community as a consultant at WD Inc for 15 years.

Registration:

Registration for each workshop is $50 per person and is opened to health-related organizations.  Space is limited to 20 individuals; we encourage two individuals from any one organization register to attend.

9 AM - 3 PM on all dates and at all locations listed: