Grant Writing

  The Gateway Center for Giving is pleased to announce the release of a new version of the Missouri Common Grant Application (CGA), a popular grantmaking tool that allows grantmakers and grantseekers to work from a common set of questions and definitions that reinforce solid nonprofit and philanthropic practices.  CGA Version 2.0 incorporates important questions that reflect a lens of ...

  Preparing a grant application or proposal is more than just asking for money to fund your organization and its programs.  Private Foundations, Corporations and Governmental Agencies want to invest their $$$ in an organization’s programs that fit their own goals and in projects that should in all likelihood succeed.   We will go into detail on explaining/developing each essential element ...

  You will learn the fundamentals of researching and identifying corporations, foundations and government agencies that are good fits to help fund your organization's mission and programs. Appropriate research takes time and is well worth the investment.  

Gateway Center for Giving and Network for Strong Communities present: Missouri Common Grant Application (CGA) Version 2.0: Orientation for Nonprofits The Gateway Center for Giving is pleased to announce the release of a new version of the Missouri Common Grant Application (CGA), a popular grantmaking tool that allows grantmakers and grantseekers to work from a common set of questions and ...

Dan Sise, J.D., Interim Director of the Public Policy Administration Program at the University of Missouri St. Louis, will discuss the reporting and financial accountability obligations that accompany grant funds – how to manage the money, understand and comply with the grant agreement, keep on top of the paperwork, communicate with your funder, and arrive at a happy outcome for ...

About the Workshop: Developing a Proven Workplan to Successfully Apply for Governmental Funding This workshop will share techniques and templates to help you compete successfully for federal and state grant funding.  How to review a request for proposal and develop a workplan to present a competetive proposal well for timely submission.   About the Presenter:  Kent Hornberger  Kent Hornberger is ...

About the Workshop:  Learn how the Federal budget works and how $$$ are made available to the various agencies- and how the federal "grants calendar" works - and how to use grants.gov and the various agency websites to identify potential opportunities well in advance of the deadline date when the application is due.  How to forecast opportunities.  How to identify ...

Join GPA for their September session - Consulting may not be rocket science, but to those on the outside looking in, it might as well be. But it doesn't have to be that way. Johna Rodges will share her own journey from steadfast employee who loved a paycheck to confident consultant.

Amy Lottes, GPC, will be back at Central Library by popular demand to present "Grant Writing 101" – this 90 minute program is aimed at nonprofit corporations interested in learning how to approach charitable foundations to apply for grant funding for their organizations. Learn why you might want to pursue grant money, considerations to keep in mind, and how to ...