BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230504T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230504T130000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Beginning Grantwriting DESCRIPTION:Many people who work in nonprofits find themselves in the position of "accidental grantwriter" and do not feel fully equipped for the challenge. This session will provide a balance of applicable content and resources to deepen participants' knowledge of and skills in grantwriting.\n\nSpecifically designed for beginners\, this workshop will introduce grantwriting to nonprofit professionals who have less than one year of experience with the skill. By the end of this session\, participants will learn the steps to craft\, construct\, and submit an effective grant application\, including:Understanding the various elements of a standard grant proposal applicationManaging the grant timelines so that high-quality and complete proposals are submitted on timeFinding data sources to support proposal narrativesCreating effective presentations of grant-narrative elements and ideas among or within proposal componentsIdentify which proposal-writing approaches\, styles\, tones\, and formats will work best.Using appropriate and accurate visuals to highlight informationIdentify effective practices for developing realistic\, accurate line-item and narrative budgets that describe the relationship between line-items and project activitiesSelecting evaluation models and methods for the grant applicationsWorkshop participants will receive a digital copy of the Handbook for Successful Grant Writing that covers topics ranging from research and planning to a glossary of commonly used terms. The Handbook is only available to participants and is not otherwise for sale.\n\nOffered by our partner\, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits. \n\nAbout the PresenterGeorgina Chinchilla Gonzalez is the executive director of ComMUSICation\, a St. Paul music youth development organization. Her recent work experience includes fundraising roles at Think Small and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra\, as well as roles in youth development through Girl Scouts of MN and WI River Valleys and as a Peace Corps volunteer. Georgina holds a masters of business administration from the University of St. Thomas\, a masters in musicology from the University of Minnesota\, and a bachelors in violin performance from Eastern Michigan University. She volunteers as a youth program quality external assessor through Sprockets\, the St. Paul out of school time network. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Workshop participants will receive a digital copy of the Handbook for Successful Grant Writing that covers topics ranging from research and planning to a glossary of commonly used terms. The Handbook is only available to participants and is not otherwise for sale.
Offered by our partner\, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits. \;
About the Presenter