Securing funding to support your organization and its programs is becoming more competitive by the day. With so many nonprofits competing 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 to your nonprofit’s project.  She will show you ways to take a good idea and transform it into a compelling 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

Click here to learn about Gigi's second workshop, "Grant Writing for Success: Taking the Next Step" on March 8, 2012. Participation in the both grant writing workshops is not required. These grant writing workshops can be taken independently or sequentially, depending on the comfort level or need of the participant.

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 is the author of The Artist’s Guide to Grant Writing: How to Find Funds and Write Foolproof Proposals for the Visual, Literary, and Performing Artist (Watson-Guptill, 2010). This book grew out of her professional development workshops taught in Portland, Chicago, New York, and throughout the Pacific Northwest. Gigi has been published by Seal Press, The Oregonian, Jewish Review, Parenting, and Writer’s Digest, performed at On the Boards, and broadcast on Oregon Public Radio. For more information, visit Gigi's website at gigirosenberg.com.