Family Enrichment Network Hosts Grant Writing Workshop

Dear Colleagues:

Family Enrichment Network is pleased to host the “The Art and Science of Grant Writing: Winning Strategies To Get More Money” presented by US Government Grants (USGG). We would like to invite you to participate in this one-of-a-kind workshop. It will be held March 3-4, 2010 at Family Enrichment Network.

U.S. Government Grants (USGG) is a national grant writing training and consulting company offering a full range of services to assist a diverse group of individuals and nonprofit organizations throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. USGG’s goal is to help nonprofit organizations win more grant awards to expand and enhance the good work they do and to empower individuals to make a positive difference in their community. Beverly Santicola, President of US Government Grants and presenter of this workshop is the author of more than 100 award winning grant proposals over the last eight years that produced $8.7 million in grant funding for education, after school programs, labor relations, workforce development, technology, distance learning, science, economic development, community revitalization, health care and breast cancer.

Whether you are a beginning grant writer or a seasoned professional, you will learn how to create better grant proposals in a simple step-by-step process. All training programs feature actual grant writing practice as well as team activities, and immediate feedback. Students have the opportunity to work on their own grant proposals and receive recommendations for improvement. Professional presentation handouts are provided along with a workbook full of samples of award-winning grant proposals for government grants, private foundation grants and corporate grants. This workshop is divided into two sessions. Day one will cover the basics including: where to get new money; why 50% of grant proposals fail; how to develop good problem statements; eleven key components of a proposal; five-step process for program planning; 28 items to have prepared in advance; private foundation & corporate grants. Day 2 will focus on developing award winning local, state and federal government grant proposals and steps to building relationships with funders.

Tuition for this grant writing workshop is $100/ per session or $200 for both sessions. (A limited number of scholarships are available for organizations with annual budgets of less than $500,000.)

To provide individualized attention, enrollment is limited to 20 participants per session. These workshops fill quickly, so we ask that you enroll early. If you cannot attend, we encourage you to send an agency representative. For questions, to register, or to apply for a scholarship, call April Ramsay, Director of Program Development at (607) 723-8313 ext. 886.

Please see the Grant Writing workshop flyer. We look forward to seeing you.

Sincerely,

Darrell R. Newvine
Executive Director

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Diane Kunzman
Administrative Assistant
723-8313 ext 834
dkunzman@familyenrichment.cc