CFGC to hold grant writing workshop
WAYNESBURG – Community Foundation of Greene County (CFGC) will hold a grant writing workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 6 in the CFGC Foundation Room at 106 E. High Street.
“Grantseeking Essentials” is a seminar for staff and board members of nonprofit organizations and other interested individuals who want to learn how to prepare good proposals for funding their nonprofit projects.
According to Bettie Stammerjohn, executive director of the Foundation, the three-hour seminar will help both aspiring and experienced grant writers learn how to prepare and write letters of inquiry and grant proposals for funding from foundations, corporations, and other private donors.
“Over the past year, several individuals and organizations expressed interest in learning more about the grant writing process but had limited time and financial resources to attend the workshops in Pittsburgh,” said Stammerjohn, in a recent release. “This seminar will help provide the nuts and bolts, practice for these individuals to become more comfortable with writing grants. It will also help others with more grant experience to hone their writing skills and learn new techniques.”
The workshop will be taught by Laurie Anderson, GPC, who has more than 25 years of experience working in the nonprofit sector. She was the founding manager of the Nonprofit Resource Center at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, as well as the executive director of two small nonprofit organizations and the Grants Manager for the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy.
She has worked as the grants and special projects coordinator for the Allegheny County Library Association since 2014. Most recently, she started a grant consulting business, L. Anderson Consulting, LLC. Laurie is a member of the Grant Professionals Association and received her Grants Professional Certification (GPC) last August.
There is a registration fee of $35 per person for the seminar. Space is limited to 24 participants.
For details, or to register, contact the CFGC office at 724-627-2010. Registration can also be completed online at the CFGC website at www.cfgcpa. org and click on the link in the Upcoming Events section.