Maximize your time and grant seeking effort with insider information about which funders will or won’t have grant money to give in 2011. Renee will share information with you that she has learned from her grant maker colleagues – information that is not on funder websites. Also, find out about funding trends for the next few years to help you position your organization and plan for the future.
Takeaways:
- Who will give operating and other kinds of funding;
- Who does not have much to give and is perhaps a waste of time to approach
- Specifics about funder priorities and preferences
- Advice from funders about how to be competitive
 Renee Bourque is President and Principal Consultant of Bright Star Grant Consultants, Inc and a passionate advocate for social justice. She is a strategy expert who has lead local, statewide, and international initiatives that integrate constituency, program, policy, and infrastructure objectives. She has lead multi-country community assessment and development plans, diversified fund and program development, and international organizational scale-ups. |
 Bright Star Grant Consultants, Inc is a full service fund and organizational development firm. Services include:-Program, evaluation, and fund development -Funding plans -Grant writing -Identifying and shepherding strategic alliances -Training -Executive coaching -Conference presentations. Bright Star publishes a monthly free grant alert with live funding leads and capacity building articles. Go to http://www.brightstargrants.com/free.asp to sign up. Bright Star also features new grant leads and resources on its Facebook page every Monday to support and inform your organizational vitality. |
