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Zonta Events

Grantwriting

GRANTSMANSHIP WORKSHOP

Grantsmanship Workshop

16 November 2011

Staff short? Funds gone?  Demands up?  Ah, yes. Funding cycle has begun.  The annual Grant year started on October 1.  We’ve checked with federal and state funding sources, and we’ve been assured that funds are available.  They have been appropriated. RFP solicitation announcements begin in November, escalating in December.  You know your private funders and how they have shifted or refocused.  Time to do the same.  Zonta Club of Myrtle Beach is in the same boat.  So why not move in the same direction.  We want to be prepared, and we want the same for you. Zonta benefits many of you. We want to be able to continue to be able to do so. That means you need your staff, programs and operations to be funded.  This workshop, lead by Susie Shoman, will give you a head start and show you how to be competitive.  Get on the short list! 

On:      Wednesday, November 16

At:       9:00 am to 2:00 pm, check-in at 8:30 am

At:      Coastal Carolinas Association of Real Estate, 951 Shine Ave. Myrtle Beach, SC  (near Market Common)

For:    Victim Service Providers, Victim Advocates and Not-for-Profit Volunteers & Staff.  This workshop is eligible for 4 hours VSP CE credits.

RSVP:  Cherry Temple, 843.357.3752, to register by November 14. Or register online at www.zonta-district11.org - go to Calendar/Events and click on the application.  Save to your computer and email completed form to:  grantwriting@zontamyrtlebeach.org with payment via your PayPal account. You can also fax the form to 843.492.0468 or mail the form and your check for payment to Zonta Workshop, P. O. Box 51572, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579 no later than November 11.  Please make checks payable to Zonta Club of Myrtle Beach.

Itinerary: 

8:30 – 8:45        Registration and Networking

8:45 – 9:00        Welcome and Introductions

9:00 – 9:45        Who you are and what you do.

9:45 – 10:15      Research: Finding Funding: Challenges and Issues

10:15 – 10:30    Break

10:30 – 11:00    To Do and What Not to Do     

11:00 – 12:00    Your Proposal:  Sections, Budgets, Attachments, and Future Funding

12:00 – 12:45    Lunch

12:45 – 1:15      Exercise: Your Problems and Approach

1:15 – 1:45        Discussion

1:45 – 2:00        Resources

Followup:   Sign up for a special 15 minute, individual consultation/grant review.  For an additional cost of $25, Ms. Shoman will individually help you with a proposal, outlining a project, or giving additional information necessary for your organization's success. 

Fee:  $10 per person, including lunch.

Directions:  From Hwy 17 Bypass south, past MB International Airport, turn left on Farrow Parkway toward Market Common.  Drive through or past Market Common, until you come to Shine Avenue. Turn left, and 951 is the building on the left.  The classroom entry is at the rear of the building.  Parking is free.

About Susie Shoman:

                     Access Management , Owner & Lead Consultant

An experienced non-profit grants administrator (over 20 years), Ms. Shoman successfully secured over $70 million of funding for Georgetown County in the past ten (10) years.  Proposals for over $80 million were submitted for projects such as the environment, sports and leisure, economic development, public services, emergency services, law enforcement, legal aid, arts and culture, and much more.  Her grants administration experience contains all aspects of the grant process from research to close-out including proposal writing, program development, research, program management, evaluation, budget development and fiscal grants management.   Maintaining a proven track record in proposal development, problem solving, and strategic planning, Ms. Shoman is a passionate, innovative program and partnership developer.  Access Management provides effective grant writing workshops, strategic planning workshops, and individual agency consults.  Presently, she is finishing a grant writing workbook for Management Concepts in Virginia.  

Workshop Contacts:    Cherry Temple, Zonta Area District Director, 843.357.3752

                                        Betty Houbion, Zonta Club of Myrtle Beach, 843.357.7010

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