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SUMMARY:Partner Program: Beginning Grantseeking
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: This is a partner program through the National Council of Nonprofits\, not hosted by Nonprofit Connect. \n\nWhere does the grantseeking process start? How do you find funders interested in your organization and your programs? There are proven tactics for finding funders that are a good fit for your organization and plentiful resources online many of them free!\n\nIn this three-hour live online training\, we'll discuss the best ways to begin grantseeking (which is closer than you think!)\, explore four good places to start looking\, work through a proven process for finding funder information\, discover how to "dig deeper" into a foundation's interests\, and determine the best way for you to start capturing what you are learning about your organization and its potential funders. This training is specifically designed to help you gain important grantseeking competencies and skills related to researching\, identifying\, and matching funding resources to meet specific needs. Through this training\, you will:\n\n\n	Know more about major trends in grant funding\n	Apply methods of locating funding sources\n	Explore techniques to learn about specific funders\n	Determine the right method for maintaining\, tracking\, and updating information on potential funders\n	Identify fundable programs and projects for your organization\n	Locate best matches between funders and specific programs\n	Interpret grant application request for proposal (RFP) guidelines and requirements to accurately assess funder intent\n\n\nWorkshop participants will receive a digital copy of the Handbook for Successful Grant Writing that covers topics ranging from research and planning to a glossary of commonly used terms. The Handbook is only available to participants and is not otherwise for sale.\n\nThis session focuses on the nonprofit funding landscape and the process of seeking grants.\n\n\n\n      Melia Smith is a community-driven fundraiser with a focus on establishing\,     analyzing\, and overhauling fundraising operations and community-centered     funding strategies. Her fundraising praxis is rooted in justice\, and she does her     best work when she gets opportunities to blend traditional and grassroots fundraising practices to advance equitable philanthropic practices.\n\n\n\nMelia graduated from Pepperdine University with a BA in Sociology and a minor in Social Work. Before joining People Serving People in July of 2025\, she has worked the spectrum of development roles at a variety of social service nonprofits\, including Andre House\, a homeless services agency in Phoenix\, AZ\, and two Feeding America food banks: Three Square in Las Vegas\, NV\, and United Food Bank in Mesa\, AZ.\n\n \n\nMelia is an organizer\, artist\, and community ed enthusiast\, and moved to St. Paul from Phoenix\, AZ in 2022. In her free time\, she enjoys petting every dog she meets\, taking long walks along the Mississippi River Trail\, and giving unsolicited pop culture commentary.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div style="font-size: 16px\; box-sizing: border-box\; caret-color: rgb(2\, 55\, 71)\; color: rgb(2\, 55\, 71)\; font-family: SourceSans\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\;">\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 1rem\; caret-color: rgb(63\, 63\, 63)\; color: rgb(63\, 63\, 63)\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;"><strong><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">NOTE: This is a partner program through the National Council of Nonprofits\, not hosted by Nonprofit Connect.&nbsp\;</span></em></span></span></strong></span></p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: inherit\; padding: 0px\; margin: 30px 0px\; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; line-height: 1.7\; max-width: none\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Source Sans 3&quot\;\; letter-spacing: -0.1px\; font-size: clamp(0.875rem\, 0.762rem + 0.565vw\, 1.2rem)\;">Where does the grantseeking process start? How do you find funders interested in your organization and your programs? There are proven tactics for finding funders that are a good fit for your organization&ndash\;and plentiful resources online&ndash\;many of them free!</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: inherit\; padding: 0px\; margin: 30px 0px\; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; line-height: 1.7\; max-width: none\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Source Sans 3&quot\;\; letter-spacing: -0.1px\; font-size: clamp(0.875rem\, 0.762rem + 0.565vw\, 1.2rem)\;">In this three-hour live online training\, we&rsquo\;ll discuss the best ways to begin grantseeking (which is closer than you think!)\, explore four good places to start looking\, work through a proven process for finding funder information\, discover how to &ldquo\;dig deeper&rdquo\; into a foundation&rsquo\;s interests\, and determine the best way for you to start capturing what you are learning about your organization and its potential funders. This training is specifically designed to help you gain important grantseeking competencies and skills related to researching\, identifying\, and matching funding resources to meet specific needs. Through this training\, you will:</p>\n\n<ul class="wp-block-list" style="box-sizing: border-box\; padding: 0px 0px 0px 50px\; margin: 0px\; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; font-family: &quot\;Source Sans 3&quot\;\, sans-serif\; max-width: none\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-size: 20px\; letter-spacing: -0.1px\;">\n	<li style="box-sizing: inherit\; padding: 0px\; margin: 0px 0px 10px\; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; max-width: none\; font-size: clamp(0.875rem\, 0.762rem + 0.565vw\, 1.2rem)\;">Know more about major trends in grant funding</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: inherit\; padding: 0px\; margin: 0px 0px 10px\; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; max-width: none\; font-size: clamp(0.875rem\, 0.762rem + 0.565vw\, 1.2rem)\;">Apply methods of locating funding sources</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: inherit\; padding: 0px\; margin: 0px 0px 10px\; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; max-width: none\; font-size: clamp(0.875rem\, 0.762rem + 0.565vw\, 1.2rem)\;">Explore techniques to learn about specific funders</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: inherit\; padding: 0px\; margin: 0px 0px 10px\; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; max-width: none\; font-size: clamp(0.875rem\, 0.762rem + 0.565vw\, 1.2rem)\;">Determine the right method for maintaining\, tracking\, and updating information on potential funders</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: inherit\; padding: 0px\; margin: 0px 0px 10px\; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; max-width: none\; font-size: clamp(0.875rem\, 0.762rem + 0.565vw\, 1.2rem)\;">Identify fundable programs and projects for your organization</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: inherit\; padding: 0px\; margin: 0px 0px 10px\; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; max-width: none\; font-size: clamp(0.875rem\, 0.762rem + 0.565vw\, 1.2rem)\;">Locate best matches between funders and specific programs</li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: inherit\; padding: 0px\; margin: 0px 0px 10px\; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; max-width: none\; font-size: clamp(0.875rem\, 0.762rem + 0.565vw\, 1.2rem)\;">Interpret grant application request for proposal (RFP) guidelines and requirements to accurately assess funder intent</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: inherit\; padding: 0px\; margin: 30px 0px\; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; line-height: 1.7\; max-width: none\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Source Sans 3&quot\;\; letter-spacing: -0.1px\; font-size: clamp(0.875rem\, 0.762rem + 0.565vw\, 1.2rem)\;">Workshop participants will receive a digital copy of the&nbsp\;<em style="box-sizing: inherit\; max-width: none\;">Handbook for Successful Grant Writing</em>&nbsp\;that covers topics ranging from research and planning to a glossary of commonly used terms. The Handbook is only available to participants and is not otherwise for sale.</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: inherit\; padding: 0px\; margin: 30px 0px\; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; line-height: 1.7\; max-width: none\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Source Sans 3&quot\;\; letter-spacing: -0.1px\; font-size: clamp(0.875rem\, 0.762rem + 0.565vw\, 1.2rem)\;">This session focuses on the nonprofit funding landscape and the process of seeking grants.<br />\n<br />\n<img alt="Melia Smith" src="https://minnesotanonprofits.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Melia-Smith-e1735857660576.jpg" style="float: left\;" /> &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Melia Smith is a community-driven fundraiser with a focus on establishing\, &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;analyzing\, and overhauling&nbsp\;fundraising operations and community-centered &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;funding strategies. Her fundraising praxis is rooted in justice\, and she does her &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;best work when she gets opportunities to blend traditional and grassroots fundraising practices to advance equitable philanthropic practices.<br />\n<br />\nMelia graduated from Pepperdine University with a BA in Sociology and a minor in Social Work. Before joining People Serving People in July of 2025\, she has worked the spectrum of development roles at a variety of social service nonprofits\, including Andre House\, a homeless services agency in Phoenix\, AZ\, and two Feeding America food banks: Three Square in Las Vegas\, NV\, and United Food Bank in Mesa\, AZ.<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nMelia is an organizer\, artist\, and community ed enthusiast\, and moved to St. Paul from Phoenix\, AZ in 2022. In her free time\, she enjoys petting every dog she meets\, taking long walks along the Mississippi River Trail\, and giving unsolicited pop culture commentary.</p>\n</div>\n
LOCATION:This virtual event will take place on the Zoom platform. Your access link will be emailed to you the day before the event after 12 p.m. This session will be recorded. The recording will be made available to registrants after the live event.
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URL:https://business.npconnect.org/events/details/partner-program-beginning-grantseeking-10639
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