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Writing Workshop to be held in San Antonio


San Angelo, October 28, 2009 - Are you having trouble writing a grant proposal for your agency? Want to learn the art and science of writing a grant proposal? The Alamo Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) along with United States Government Grants wants to help you solve your funding dilemma. On December 10-11, 2009, in San Antonio, Texas a grant writing workshop will be held at Wayland Baptist University.

The workshop will include tips from Beverly Santicola, President and CEO of US Government Grants. She is a national training consultant with an extensive background in grant administration, grant writing, nonprofit leadership, project management and community development. In the past eight years she has trained more than 2,500 nonprofit organizations, including city, county, state, and federal government agencies. Santicola and her team have generated more than $100 million in grants for their clients.

The two day workshop will offer:

  • How to claim stimulus funding
  • Where to get new money
  • Why 50% of grant proposals fail
  • Sample winning grant proposals
  • How to develop good problem statements
  • Eleven key components of a proposal
  • Five step process for program planning
  • 28 items to have prepared in advance
  • Private foundation & Corporate grants
  • Federal, state & local government grants
  • Evaluation methodology
  • Fascinating case studies
  • Individualized coaching for improvement
  • Grant Writing as a career
  • Collaboration training
  • Workbook and handouts


  • Cost of the workshop is $299 per person and for additional information visit US Government Grants online at www.us-government-grants.net or call
    1-866-843-3493. You can also contact the Alamo RC&D at 39350 IH 10 West, Boerne, TX 78006 or call (830) 249-6163.
     
    Contact

    Jaime Tankersley, 325-944-0147
     

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