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Grant Writing Boot Camp
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September 11-12, 2008
Arlington, VA |
October 6-7 , 2008
New Orleans, LA |
October 28-29, 2008
Boston (Concord), MA |
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November 17-18, 2008
Minneapolis, MN |
December 2-3, 2008
Scottsdale, AZ |
“Very essential for Govt. Grant Writers.” – Rafi Sela, President – AR Challenges, Inc.
“I came away from this grant writing Boot Camp knowing how to write a grant that has a high probability of getting funded.” – Dan Sise, Jr. Director Business Development – Laser Technology, Inc.
“Was the most informative grant writing course I have attended.” – Patricia Barry, Administrative Officer – Miami Dade Transit
New Orleans, LA Location:
The workshop is being held at The Astor Crowne Plaza hotel in the French Quarter of New Orleans, LA.
The hotel is situated where Bourbon Street meets Canal Street. For a map and directions click here.
Astor Crowne Plaza - French Quarter
739 Canal Street at Bourbon
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
Local: 1-504-962-0500
Registration: 8:00 AM (Day one only)
Program Starts: 8:30 AM
Wrap-Up: 4:00 PM
Course materials, continental breakfast (coffee and pastries), refreshments included.
About this Workshop:
The comprehensive hands-on boot camp covers everything from learning grants-related terminology to learning how to conduct funding searches to actually writing the critical, high point review sections of a sure to win grant application/proposal. Bring “real” project idea and supporting documentation and complete 95% of your proposal narrative onsite! Laptops are welcome!
Course Description:
This course covers the essential grant seeking and grant writing strategies and skills required to successfully submit competitive corporate and foundation proposals, and state and federal grant applications for funding consideration. Emphasis is placed on researching and writing.
Topics:
- Finding Funding Sources and Best Practices
- Qualifying the Funding Opportunity and Your Organization
- Pros and Cons of Community Partnerships
- Considering Grant Writing Teams
- Reviewing Grant Writing Formats
- Describing Your Organization
- Describing Your Request to the Funder
- Developing a Compelling Problem Statement
- Writing a Program Design and Planning the Evaluation Process
- Demonstrating Sustainability
- Planning the Budget
- Recommended Attachments
- Finishing Touches
- Following Up
Who Should Attend:
- Any nonprofit or for-profit organization that has not -- or has! -- been successful at winning government grants and cooperative agreements
- Regional, state and local public safety and emergency management executives and senior staff
- State and local grants personnel interested in learning about updating grant writing skills
- Academia interested in funding for critical programs and projects
- Novice grant seeker to the seasoned grant writer that wants to increase their rate of funding success
About Your Speaker:
Dr. Beverly A. Browning has been a grant writing consultant for units of municipal government, faith-based organizations, school districts, colleges, social and human service agencies, and other nonprofit organizations for two decades. She has assisted clients and trainees throughout the United States in receiving awards of more than $200 million.
Dr. Browning is the author of over two dozen grants-related publications, including Grant Writing For Dummies™ (2001 and 2005, Wiley.com), Grant Writing for Educators (2004, Solution-Tree.com), How to Become a Grant Writing Consultant (2001 and 2005, BBA, Inc.) Faith-Based Grants: Aligning Your Church to Receive Abundance (2005, BBA, Inc.), and Winning Strategies for Developing Grant Proposals (2006, Thompson.com). Browning’s newest book, Perfect Phrases for Grant Proposals, published by McGraw-Hill, can be purchased at www.amazon.com.
Registration Fee:
- Government attendees: $999
- Industry (includes government contractors): $1099 per person
Registration includes:
Books:
-Browning, B. (2006). Grant Writing For Dummies CD (Second Edition) Harper Audio or Grant Writing For Dummies – Second Edition Reference Book, John Wiley & Sons. Provision of the CD or book is at the discretion of the Facilitator based on inventory availability.
*Another textbook may be substituted for one of the above based on initial agreement between Dr. Browning and the Boot Camp site host.
Handouts:
-Examples and exercise
Registration Options:
*Please let our customer service desk know when you register if you learned about the workshop through Dr. Bev’s website or marketing
[1] Online with your credit card using our online booking form
[2] Fax our downloadable registration form (requires Acrobat Reader) to 703-412-9286
[3] Phone Customer Service at (703) 412-9287 x222
[4] E-mail Customer Service
[5] Mail our downloadable registration form to:
Homeland Defense Journal
1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 710
Arlington, VA 22202 |