This is a conference session of the national Grant Professionals Association’s Annual Conference held November 4th through 7th at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center.
21st Century Grant Applications: Brief and to the Point!
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 the entire conference or just one-day at the Grant Professionals Association website.
This is a conference session of the national Grant Professionals Association’s Annual Conference held November 4th through 7th at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center.
What Does It Really Take to Make It as a Grants Consultant?
Becoming a grants consultant seems like the ideal life! The thought of freedom without prescribed work hours or a boss looking over your shoulder is extremely appealing. You can set your own hours and choose your work assignments as an independent contractor. Thanks in part to the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the advances in technology it brings, becoming a member of the gig economy is even easier.
Independent contractors of any type must be prepared for shifts to their lifestyle, income levels, and time. One minute you are flying high meeting deadlines and others pondering what will you do when you don’t have any assignments in the pipeline. In this session, we will discuss the realities of being self-employed, the ebb and flow of seeking and obtaining assignments, hiring sub-contractors, keeping clients, and marketing.
While this session does not focus on the mechanics of starting a business such as filing for an LLC or DBA and contract language, it will concentrate on what it takes to be a successful consultant. Attendees will learn the following:
- Discovering then capitalizing on your entrepreneurial spirit
- Developing business skills to lead rather than follow
- Obtaining clients and keeping them
- Dealing with the inconsistency of assignments and unpredictable income
- Hiring sub-contractors instead of employees
- Marketing your services that will eventually lead to word-of-mouth recommendations
Those in attendance will benefit as follows:
- Identifying key traits of successful consultants
- Selecting and managing clients
- Determining your niche
- Exceeding client expectations
This is a fun, dynamic session that combines lecture and discussion. You will learn the ins and outs of starting then maintaining a grant-consulting business as a sole practitioner. The handouts provided will be a welcomed resource to help you on your journey.
Register for the entire conference or just one-day at the Grant Professionals Association website.