Grant Writing for Prevention Professionals: Should I Go After this Grant? Or Should I Pass? Deciding Whether or Not to A

CEUs: Prevention, CHES
3 Hours
Domains: PS2- Fiscal Management

Description: Haphazardly seeking and applying for grant funding for your prevention organization is an inefficient use of your time and most likely would result in unsuccessful grant applications. Funders want to meet community needs and solve community problems. The key is to identify the needs the funder is prioritizing and demonstrate how meeting that need will make a positive impact on those you serve. This session will provide you with a clear and concise methodology to make hard decisions easier and better decision making in your grant endeavors will save you invaluable time and resources.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe why every organization should avoid mission creep.
2. Illustrate how you assess and build an organization’s grant readiness.
3. Explain steps in deciding whether or not to apply for a grant opportunity.

Presenter(s): Deborah Combs, MA
Deborah Combs is an experienced grant researcher and proposal writer whose work has won over $26 million in awards for nonprofit organizations in regions throughout southwest Ohio. In addition to two decades as a grant professional, she has ten years of experience as a composition instructor and English literature lecturer for Dayton-area colleges and universities, and she is also an experienced technical writer. She is a founding member and past president of the Grant Professionals Association’s Miami Valley Chapter (GPA MV) and a Grant Professional Certified (GPC) from 2009-2016. She holds a Master of Arts in English from the University of Dayton with Minors in Communication Arts and Education. She brings her broad base of experience to You Thrive Training & Consulting to produce winning proposals to private, community, and corporate foundations and county, state, and federal funding opportunities.