Securing funding to support your organization and its programs is becoming more competitive by the day. With so many nonprofits vying for limited funds, applying for grants is becoming not only more specialized, but also more complicated and sometimes overwhelming. Finding the right approach to attract a funder to your nonprofit's project can be tricky.

Join experienced and knowledgeable grants expert, Gigi Rosenberg and learn proven techniques to attract potential funders.  She will show you ways to take a good idea and transform it into a persuasive grant proposal. Discover the strategies of successful grant writers from brainstorming techniques to editing the final draft. Come prepared to learn to:

• Find the right funders for your organization
• Adapt a proposal for different granting bodies
• Grab attention with fresh and compelling language
• Enlist help in writing a winning grant

All workshops held at the Walters Cultural Arts Center (527 East Main St, Hillsboro, OR), located two blocks off the MAX Blue line.

This workshop is a part of the HACC Professional Development Workshop Series. For more information, call 503-615-3485 or Email Us.

Presenter Bio

Gigi Rosenberg won her first unofficial grant as a 14-year old when she convinced her parents to fork over the cash to buy 5 rolls of Super 8 Kodachrome to shoot her first film. Today, she works as a writer, speaker, and coach for visual, literary and performing artists and entrepreneurs. She wrote The Artist’s Guide to Grant Writing (Watson-Guptill, 2010) to teach artists and writers how to win grants, fundraise creatively, and ensure that every second they spend writing a proposal pushes their art further into the world. She’s been published by Seal Press, The Oregonian, Jewish Review, and Parenting, and broadcast on Oregon Public Radio. For the latest, go to gigirosenberg.com.