Steps to Successfully Prepare Federal Collaborative Grant Proposals
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions B (Federal)
Description:
Workshop participants will explore strategies to increase the ease and efficacy of preparing federal grant applications that involve multiple service partners, known as “collaborative” grants. We will discuss typical challenges and solutions used by grant professionals in assembling and organizing complex information required by multiple partners. This presentation is intended to increase participants’ knowledge of the collaborative grant process and offer management tools to keep your process organized and under control.
Objectives
Workshop participants will explore strategies to increase the ease and efficacy of preparing federal grant applications that involve multiple service partners, known as “collaborative” grants. We will discuss typical challenges and solutions used by grant professionals in assembling and organizing complex information required by multiple partners. This presentation is intended to increase participants’ knowledge of the collaborative grant process and offer management tools to keep your process organized and under control.
Objectives
- Identify practical strategies for organizing and managing group dynamics and tasks for Federal collaborative grant writing.
- Discuss strategies that are being deployed by professional who participate in collaborative grant writing activities to organize and manage group dynamics.
- Offer concrete strategies and tools for professionals to use in collaborative grant writing activities to organize and manage group tasks.
Speaker:
Maggie Holmes
President/CEO, The Write Group, LLC
Maggie Holmes is President/CEO of The Write Group, LLC. A highly sought –after facilitator and presenter, she has 25 plus years of experience coordinating and facilitating various community outreach and engagement funding initiatives. As a Grant Consultant, she has generated and managed millions in grant funds in federal, state, local and foundation grant funds. Grant Professionals Certification (GPC).
Maggie Holmes
President/CEO, The Write Group, LLC
Maggie Holmes is President/CEO of The Write Group, LLC. A highly sought –after facilitator and presenter, she has 25 plus years of experience coordinating and facilitating various community outreach and engagement funding initiatives. As a Grant Consultant, she has generated and managed millions in grant funds in federal, state, local and foundation grant funds. Grant Professionals Certification (GPC).
Speaker:
Kitty Wojcik
Grant Manager, Washington Tennis & Education Foundation
Kitty Wojcik is Grant Manager for the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation, Certified Grant Management Specialist (CGMS) and Grant Professional Certified (GPC). Ms. Wojcik has managed $15 million in grants annually and won $230,000,000 in federal, state, local and foundation grant funds over the course of her career. Kitty is a designated subject matter expert (SME) by the Grant Professionals Association.
Kitty Wojcik
Grant Manager, Washington Tennis & Education Foundation
Kitty Wojcik is Grant Manager for the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation, Certified Grant Management Specialist (CGMS) and Grant Professional Certified (GPC). Ms. Wojcik has managed $15 million in grants annually and won $230,000,000 in federal, state, local and foundation grant funds over the course of her career. Kitty is a designated subject matter expert (SME) by the Grant Professionals Association.
GPCI Competencies Addressed:
- Knowledge of strategies for effective program and project design and development.
- Knowledge of how to craft, construct, and submit an effective grant application.
- Knowledge of nationally recognized standards of ethical practice by grant developers.
- Knowledge of practices and services that raise the level of professionalism of grant developers.