Third Sector Consulting

Find More Funders
Win More Grants
Raise More Money

Grant Writing Workshops

Grant Writing Boot Camp

In this full-day high-touch, hands-on workshop, you'll learn effective strategies for researching and writing foundation grants.

This workshop combines lecture, group discussion, and hands-on activities to reinforce course material.

You'll practice with more than a dozen exercises and leave with new ideas and actual writing samples that can be incorporated in your next grant proposal.

The focus of this workshop is foundation grants.
(State and federal grants are not part of this program.)

TARGET AUDIENCE Nonprofit Staff, Board Members, and Volunteers
EXPERIENCE LEVEL Beginners and Advanced Beginners
FORMAT Workshop
DURATION Full Day

Participant Outcomes

You can expect to learn the following:

  • Philanthropy in the U.S. – where do grants fit in?
  • The Logic Model – what is it and why you need one?
  • How to go beyond Google in your grant research – determining who to ask and how much to request
  • 5 questions you must answer in every grant proposal
  • How to write these essential elements and more:
         The need statement
         Goals, objectives and outcomes
         Evaluation plan
         Budget narrative
  • What happens after you submit your proposal
  • What to do when you get the grant (and when you don't)

About the Instructor

Laura Rhodes is a Certified Fund Raising Executive and fundraising trainer who has 20+ years of experience working with - and for - nonprofits. As a former program officer with an international corporate foundation, Laura brings a unique perspective to the fundraising process. She knows what works, what doesn't, and why.

Contact Laura to schedule this training!


What People Say About This Workshop

The boot camp gave what you promised and I think it is a very good value! I took away an organized way to think about getting ready for grant writing.

Since I am completely new to the grant writing process, I thought that all of the workshop was useful. It's great to know how to properly research foundations rather than doing a haphazard search. The workbook is very helpful regarding all aspects of the grant writing process.

I'm already using tools I was given a week ago at the grant writing boot camp. It was incredibly helpful and more than met my expectations. Just wrote a note to the financial guru on our board telling him it was worth the investment and my time! Excellent! Doing a letter of request for a potential new grantmaker, and using ideas for it.

I feel more ready to start researching and writing grants for my organization - it was really great coverage of the basics with lots of applicable examples and ideas. I have a good foundation to move forward.


Upcoming Dates for this Program

No events are currently scheduled. Contact Laura to schedule an event in your area.

Featured Blog Post

"Let's Talk Nonprofit" is a blog by Third Sector Consulting that addresses common questions that nonprofits have. Ready? Great! Let's Talk Nonprofit.

How You Should Be Talking To Your Donors
Penelope Burk literally wrote the book on "Donor Centered Fundraising" in 2003. So, the idea of donor-centricity isn't new. What's donor-centricity, you ask? It's organizing everything you do around the wants and needs of your donor. And in nonprofit communications, there's nothing more important than making the message about your donor. Here are some examples of how a lot of nonprofits talk to their donors...and how you should be talking to your donors. (read more)