The Art of Grant Writing
Thu, Oct 26
|D.J. Bordini Center, Room BC112AB
Join us for an engaging and informative session that will elevate your grant writing skills. Local, experienced grant writers will share their invaluable insights, strategies and tips they've used to secure grant funding. Experienced and beginning grant writers alike will gain valuable action items.
Time & Location
Oct 26, 2023, 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
D.J. Bordini Center, Room BC112AB, 5 N Systems Dr, Appleton, WI 54914, USA
About the event
Event Sponsors
Nonprofit Leadership Initiative
AFP Northeast Wisconsin Chapter
Join us for an engaging and informative session that will elevate your grant writing skills.
Local, experienced grant writers will share their invaluable insights, strategies and tips they've used to secure grant funding. Whether you're a beginner looking to build a solid foundation or an experienced grant writer, this training will provide you with action items you can implement at your organization.
But that's not all - a local panel of funders with be on hand to share advice on what makes a grant proposal stand out and answer your questions.
Session Highlights:
1. Presenters:
- Ariela Rosa, Lawrence University
- Emily Bowles, Girl Scouts of Northwestern Great Lakes
- Jenn Harper, Jake's Network of Hope
- Josh Hernday, Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin
2. Topics:
- Tailoring your approach - prospecting and research
- Leveraging resources - engaging stakeholders
- Organizing - Tips for keeping track of it all
- Writing the proposal - the must haves
- Government Grants and Compliance
3. Funder Panel
- Carolyn Desrosiers, Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region
- Stephanie Gyldenvand, Basic Needs Giving Partnership
- Greg Vandenberg, U.S. Venture/Schmidt Family Foundation
- Laura Welsh, Kimberly-Clark Foundation