Grant Writing Workshop May 14 – 15, 2010Oakville, 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:

-          public and private education

-          adult day health care

-          hospice services

-          church management

-          missions and shelters for the homeless

-          adult education and leadership training

-          seminaries

-          Christian camps

-          domestic violence

-          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.