The Grant Spectrum: Exploring the Colors of Federal, State and Foundation Funding (Virtual)
Virtual Training via Zoom
Event Details
The Grant Spectrum: Exploring the Colors of Federal, State and Foundation Funding
This session will give people a path to successful grant writing by looking at differences between Federal and State grants and Foundation grants. Their requirements, the pros and cons of each, their uses, through provide personal stories and examples as well as tips and tricks. It’s important to understand basics and the cost/benefit analysis of what you apply to to increase your chances of success. What is the right mix of these types of grants? How do you create a calendar that accounts for the different deadlines and varying lengths of time these grants take to respond to you regarding successful funding? How do you know how competitive grants are and if they are worth applying for?
Session Takeaways:
- What type of grant to apply for and when.
- What to expect from each type of grant.
- Tips and tricks on completing applications and making connections.
- Personal stories and specific examples for each grant type.
Tuition
NAM Members - $35
Not Yet Members - $70
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Meet Your Trainer
Katie LeDoux, Sunflower Grant Writers
My name is Katie LeDoux and I am the Founder and Executive Director of Sunflower Grant Writers, a unique company based out of Omaha, NE. My friends would describe me as dedicated, creative, diligent, and festive. At Sunflower, my team and I provide highly personalized grant research and grant writing services to all types of organizations – small and large, nonprofit and for-profit. We also assist with business development plans, grant review/feedback, and more.
I grew up in Saint Louis, MO and as a public policy graduate from Duke University (BA) and George Washington University (MPP), I put my research and writing skills to work right away. I spent the first 18 years of my career living and working in Washington, DC, at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and then at the Kennedy Center. While at these amazing places, I spent many hours getting grants for and working on programs and public art projects. Some of the special projects I worked on were: helping to secure funding and planning the highly acclaimed Clarice Smith Lecture Series, organizing and managing the Wall of Remembrance, a large public art project dedicated to the memory of 9/11 victims, planning and securing all public programs and the first ever audio tour for a major exhibition on George Caitlin, and being instrumental in planning the Kennedy Center’s first ever complete Wagner’s Ring Cycle.
My husband and I moved to Omaha in May of 2017, and we are very happy to call this area home. Since launching my own company in 2019, I have been able to secure grants that helped to fund wish lists for our clients including arts programs, city expansion, youth development, agriculture, health care projects and more. We have also secured grants in several other states, including Florida, New York and Kansas. We have assisted organizations and small businesses obtain federal funding and state funding and have a dedicated federal grants specialist on our team. To date, Sunflower Grant Writers has raised over $1M in funding.