Grant Research: Identifying Private Grant Funders

This class is designed to give participants (nonprofit employees and board members) hands on experience in identifying foundation and corporate funders that are likely to give to their organization. Participants will learn how to identify appropriate funders, how to verify the funder is a good fit, and how to outreach the funder for more information. Participants will leave class with a list of potential funders. Public grant identification (federal, state, municipal) will be covered briefly, but the focus of the session will be on private grantors.
Participants do not need to have any grant writing experience.
About the Presenter: Fielding Jezreel
Fielding Jezreel specializes in helping nonprofits plan and apply for complex grants. Using her passion for program planning, Fielding helps grant teams streamline their grant funding strategy; helps nonprofits pursue federal and other nationally competed grants; and provides one-on-one coaching to early-career grant writers.
Fielding has worked in the grants field since 2013 and has raised over $40 million for nonprofits. She has a Master of Social Work degree from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis where she has also taught grant writing. After three years on the board of the St. Louis Chapter of the Grant Professionals Association, she continues to support the Programs Committee to develop high-quality professional development opportunities for grant professionals.