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21st Century Grant Applications: Brief and to the Point!

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When:
March 11, 2021 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
2021-03-11T14:00:00-05:00
2021-03-11T15:30:00-05:00
Where:
Webinar
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GPA members: FREE Non-members: $49
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Grant Professionals Association
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grants workshop online grants

Online grant applications are here to stay! They are frustrating, exasperating, and daunting. Still, how do you convey your case for support when your need statement and project description sections can only be 2,000 characters or roughly 350 words in length?

Although brevity is key, grantmakers still want engaging narratives that state the issue or problem succinctly while providing evidence that your organization will achieve the proposed outcomes. Knowing what to say and how to say it in a short grant application is the focus of this session.

Writing tight or to the point while getting the attention of the grant reviewer has never been more crucial. Learn how to position your case for support using deductive writing techniques that help you get to your point quicker. Eliminate superlatives from your writing and just say it.

This interactive session will ask the question, how do you approach the process of preparing an online grant application? The methods discussed will help you design successful paper and paperless proposal narratives including those to the different levels of government as well as foundation and corporations.

The learning objectives are as follows:

  • Identify key elements that will grab the attention of grant reviewers
  • Use simple, direct language to make your point
  • Eliminate passive voice from your narratives
  • Edit your proposals for strong content

Those in attendance will benefit as follows:

  • Identify key components to include in specific sections when faced with a limited number of characters
  • Learn techniques they can use immediately after the session ends
  • Understand the nature of online grant proposals from the reviewer’s point-of-view
  • Improve their approach to preparing online grant proposals

This is a fun, dynamic session that combines lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises. Attendees will be able to use the slides in the handout as a guide to help them prepare grant proposals in the future.

 

Register for this webinar at the Grant Professionals Association website.

2022 Training Calendar

Mar
22
Wed
10:00 am Understanding and Competing for ... @ Webinar
Understanding and Competing for ... @ Webinar
Mar 22 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Understanding and Competing for Federal Grants @ Webinar | Vernon | Connecticut | United States
More than $5.8 trillion in federal grants were awarded in 2021. The bulk of the funds went to programs that help communities and the people that live in them including health and human services, education,[...]
Apr
26
Wed
9:00 am Grants from Foundations & Corpor... @ Webinar
Grants from Foundations & Corpor... @ Webinar
Apr 26 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Grants from Foundations & Corporations: Workshop #3 of the AFP Connecticut Chapter’s Principles of Fundraising Series @ Webinar | New Haven | Connecticut | United States
The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Connecticut Chapter is proud to announce: Spring 2023 Principles of Fundraising Certificate Program Nonprofit organizations often seek grant support for their new or existing programs, capital campaigns, capacity-building efforts,[...]
May
17
Wed
10:00 am Introduction to Grant Writing @ Webinar
Introduction to Grant Writing @ Webinar
May 17 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Introduction to Grant Writing @ Webinar | Great Barrington | Massachusetts | United States
From developing the proposal idea to completing the details of the budget, this workshop provides an outline to use to prepare clear, concise, comprehensive, and competitive proposals. Participants will learn to develop measurable project goals,[...]
Jun
6
Tue
10:00 am Advanced Grant Proposal Writing @ Webinar
Advanced Grant Proposal Writing @ Webinar
Jun 6 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Advanced Grant Proposal Writing @ Webinar | Boston | Massachusetts | United States
Nonprofit organizations often seek grant support but fall short in receiving an award. Competition for grants continues to grow as government funding dwindles. Learn how to present your case for support no matter the type[...]
Sep
27
Wed
9:00 am Grants from Foundations & Corpor... @ Webinar
Grants from Foundations & Corpor... @ Webinar
Sep 27 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Grants from Foundations & Corporations: Workshop #3 of the AFP Connecticut Chapter’s Principles of Fundraising Series @ Webinar | New Haven | Connecticut | United States
The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Connecticut Chapter is proud to announce: Fall 2023 Principles of Fundraising Certificate Program Nonprofit organizations often seek grant support for their new or existing programs, capital campaigns, capacity-building efforts,[...]
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News from The Write Source

Philanthropy Massachusetts, the voice for philanthropic giving in the state, invited Diane Gedeon-Martin, President of The Write Source, to be among a select committee of 15 that will update and revise the Massachusetts common grant application and report forms.

We are proud to welcome our 300th client, the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission.

Recent Grant Successes

The Center for Civic Education (CA) won a three-year, $11.0 million grant from the Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) program of the U.S. Department of Education to provide civic education for under-resourced students in upper elementary and middle schools across the country.

mHUB (IL) received a $350,000 grant from the We Rise Together program at the Chicago Community Trust to support its new Catalyze Initiative to reduce structural barriers to entrepreneurship and innovation in manufacturing for women, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.

mHUB (IL) is one of 60 finalists of the $1.0 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge from the Economic Development Administration (EDA), U.S. Department of Commerce. Their proposal for the 2025 Clean Tech Economy Coalition (CTEC) received a $500,000 Phase 1 grant.

MATTER (IL) received a $1.3 million, three-year Venture Capital grant from EDA, U.S. Department of Commerce to scale their Venture Acceleration (VA) program.

The Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless received a $115,889, one-year grant from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to scale its technology and create policies to serve 100 patients at three, high-need federally qualified health centers operated by the Community Care Cooperative.

The United Way of Connecticut received the only $1.83 million, three-year contract from the State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) to develop the Statewide Adult Recovery Call Center for Crises.

Be sure to visit our Winning Grant Awards page for more information about these and other awards our clients received.

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