Grant Writing
Workshop May 14 – 15,
2010 – Oakville, Washington
Why Write a Grant?
Foundation and corporate grants can be the salvation of your organization if
you know how and where to solicit funding. Sponsored by the Oakville Chamber
of Commerce Friends of the Library and Oakville Capital Campaign Committee
the workshop is designed to improve your organization's chances of securing
the funding you need
Who Should Attend?
Volunteers and staff from a variety of fields, including historic preservation
organizations, museums, the arts, community groups, nonprofits and
educational institutions can benefit from the workshop. The workshop covers
all aspects of fund raising, including where to find funding, how to approach
potential sponsors and how to write successful proposals. If you have never
written a grant, or want to learn more about grantsmanship,
this workshop is the seminar for you.
What's Offered
The Workshop begin at 9:00 a.m. and conclude at 4:30 p.m. A low cost lunch is
available.
The two-day Workshop will be held on
Friday and Saturday, May 14 – 15 at the Oakville Community Hall, corner of Oak and
State Streets (two blocks south of the Post Office), Oakville, Wa.
How to Register
To register, complete the registration form and mail the form and payment to
the address shown on the form.
Registration forms and payments must be received by the payment
due dates for registrations to be considered complete. Workshop enrollment is
limited and persons not enrolled by these dates will not be admitted.
Grant
Writing Workshop registration form
For More Information
Contact the Oakville Chamber of Commerce at 360-520-6802
No phone registrations are accepted.
About the instructor:
*"Karen has energy, insight, and a
well-developed perspective on the entire
fundraising spectrum. Her groundedness
about philanthropy adds so much to
any context." - Nancy Christel,
Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA
* "Your class was just great! You make
learning so darn much fun, I can't
believe it. Besides being a walking book of knowledge, you
make us laugh all
day. Thanks for giving beyond the call of duty."
- Wanda Smith, Sequim
Senior Center
* "Excellent! Lots of information. My head is
swimming, but I’m inspired to
get going and try something. Presentation was great,
not in the least bit
boring." - Pat Wilson, from the Cathlamet workshop
*"The best part of this class was listening to
everyone’s inspiring stories
and their visions of helping the community and surrounding
areas. Time well
spent!" unknown, from the Cathlamet
workshop
*"Karen is the most enthusiastic person of my
acquaintance, but she doesn’t
work ONLY on enthusiasm. Over the years I have been
simply amazed by the
sheer knowledge she holds in a wide variety of fields.
Best of all, she can
pinpoint this knowledge to come up with the resources that
others need." -
Andrea King, University of Washington staff
Karen Bertroch has spent
40 years working in nonprofit organizations
representing:
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public and private education
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adult day health care
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hospice services
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church management
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missions and shelters for the homeless
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adult education and leadership training
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seminaries
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Christian camps
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domestic violence
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foundations
Karen is a recognized trainer in the areas of
non-profit board development,
grant writing, leadership, planned giving, general
fundraising and strategic
planning. She has over 500 alums from her classes
from Canada to Raymond,
from Skamokawa to Sequim to Astoria. Her best offerings to nonprofit
organizations are in the areas of founding a
nonprofit, board development,
strategic planning, and grant writing/fundraising.
She has an impressive list of more than 60 clients
in Washington, Oregon,
Hawaii, Illinois, Ohio and Canada.
Karen co-founded the Strategic Leadership Institute
in Seattle, WA; founded
the Wahkiakum Community Foundation; and is current
founder, trainer and
consultant with Faith Leadership Consulting.
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