Nonprofit organizations and individuals eager to break into the grant writing arena can attend a series of three workshops, hosted by the Grant Resource Center at Northern Essex Community College.
\nThe center and its workshops are supported in part by funding from The United Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley and Associated Grant Makers and in collaboration with Jericho Road Lawrence.<\/p>\n
The workshop series will be held in October at Northern Essex Community College\u2019s Lawrence Campus, Riverwalk at 360 Merrimack Street, Building 9, Entry K.<\/p>\n
The first class, \u201cIntroduction to Grants Research,\u201d will be held on Wednesday, October 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. This workshop introduces participants to the world of philanthropy and covers grants research and how to approach foundations. In addition, participants will learn how to tell an organization\u2019s story for best effect. There will be discussion of several databases that are critical to finding the right grant maker for an organization.<\/p>\n
The second class, \u201cIntroduction to Grant Writing for Beginners,\u201d will be held Tuesday, October 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. Participants will learn how to create a winning grant proposal. Different types of grant proposals will be examined and the typical components of a proposal as well as the steps in the process will be discussed.<\/p>\n
The third and final class, \u201cIntroduction to Grant Writing II for Beginners,\u201d will be offered Thursday, October 31, from 2 to 5 p.m. This workshop is for individuals who have completed \u201cIntroduction to Grant Writing for Beginners\u201d or those who already have some experience in grant writing, but would like to expand their knowledge. During this three-hour workshop, individuals will learn how to plan a grant for maximum funding success, the secret language used by successful grant writers, how to think like a reviewer, simple ways to package a grant for maximum effect, and grant writing do\u2019s and don\u2019ts based upon well-written sample grants. The workshop will provide time for interaction with lively discussion and concrete examples.<\/p>\n
Seats in these courses fill up quickly so those interested are encouraged to register early. The cost for each of the first two workshops is $30 plus a $5 materials fee; the cost for the third workshop is $40 plus a $5 materials fee.<\/p>\n
NECC\u2019s Grant Resource Center offers free access to the AGM Grantmaker Database and The Foundation Directory Online for Professionals, two premier members-only databases.<\/p>\n
For additional information on this workshop, contact Dawna Perez at dperez@necc.mass.edu<\/a> or call 978-738-7605 or Diane Zold-Gross at dzoldgross@necc.mass.edu<\/a> or call (978) 659-1221.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nonprofit organizations and individuals eager to break into the grant writing arena can attend a series of three workshops, hosted by the Grant Resource Center at Northern Essex Community College. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":137,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archive"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n