Description:

Can my organization get (more) revenue through grants? As budgets tighten, more and more behavioral health and social service organizations are looking at applying for grants to subsidize their services. The questions are two-fold: Should your organization invest in building a grant writing organization?...and...If so, how do you maximize your investment?

Contact Hours: 6.0

What you will learn:

• Learn the four keys of foundation grant success
• Understand the steps in building a grants database
• Understand typical grant application structures
• Define steps in implementing a new grant writing program

Who should attend?

• Chief executive officers
• Executive directors
• Development and marketing executives
• Staff and board members who are evaluating current or planned grant writing activities

Event Agenda

Registration 8:00 AM

Session 1

An Update on Grant Opportunities in the Behavioral Health & Social Service Field

• The Range of Government Grant Opportunities
• The Four Keys of Foundation Grants
• Resources on Grants & Granting Organizations

Session 2

Building Your Grants Database

• A Step-By-Step Approach to Building Your Grants Database
• Key Characteristics in Your Grants Database
• Three Key Questions in Sizing Up Your Organizational 'Fit'
• Tracking Grant Opportunities

Session 3

Setting Up Your Grant Writing Operation

• The Structure of Grant Writing Departments
• Steps in Implementing a New Grant Writing Program
• Evaluating Your Success in Grantsmanship: A Case Study

Session 4

Writing the Winning Grant Proposal

• The Importance of "Testing" Your Idea
• Typical Grant Application Structures
• Examples of Good (and Bad) Grant Applications
• An Exercise in Grant Writing

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