Contact: Susan Lorenz, CMCF Director of Programs Phone: 877-253-4380 ext 732
Area Foundations Offer Grant Writing Workshop
Thursday, August 11 at Ridgewater College in Willmar
Willmar, Minn. – The Willmar Area Community Foundation (WACF), along with the Southwest Initiative Foundation and Bremer Bank, will conduct a one-day workshop entitled “Finding Funding--An Overview of the Grant Seeking and Grantwriting Process.” This workshop will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, August 11 at the Conference Center on the Ridgewater College Campus in Willmar.
Executive directors, board and staff members, and volunteers from nonprofit organizations as well as other individuals interested in learning how to write grants or brush up on their grant skills are encouraged to attend this workshop.
This workshop will cover:
How to conduct research on foundations
How to complete the application forms
How to prepare a budget
How to define evaluation methods
In the afternoon, a panel of funders will speak on their respective funding priorities and application processes. Panelists include Susan Lorenz, Director of Programs with the Central Minnesota Community Foundation in St. Cloud; Nancy Fasching, Program Officer for the Southwest Initiative Foundation in Hutchinson; Lue Her, Program Officer with The Otto Bremer Foundation, and Sheila Carrington, Program Officer at the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota.
Cost is $59 per person and includes refreshments, lunch and workshop materials. A $10 “early bird” discount will be given to those registering before Friday, August 5th. Register through the Central Minnesota Community Foundation’s website at www.communitygiving.org. Nonprofits with specific questions should contact Susan Lorenz at slorenz@communitygiving.org.
