If you assume that funder connections and your proposal narrative are the keys to winning large grants, you are not alone. Budgets are an often overlooked, last-minute add. But if you take that budget from an afterthought to a core storytelling tool, it can make your foundation proposal stand out by making bold statements about your organization and its plans. This webinar will assume basic knowledge of the various pieces of a proposal budget and focus on how to prepare and present it for maximum impact on your grant reviewers.

Presenter:

Susan Schaefer, CFRE, is a consultant, author, and frequent speaker on major grants. She specializes in independent and corporate foundations, having secured and guided clients to win grants from most of the largest funders. Prior to founding Resource Partners LLC, Susan served as National Director, Foundations at the United Negro College Fund. There, she was involved in the creation and implementation of the historic Gates Millennium Scholars, a $1.6 billion program funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She is a sought-after resource, speaking regularly at conferences and having written and contributed to multiple books for the sector, including Nonprofit Board Service for the Genius and The Nonprofit Consulting Playbook.

 
Skill Level:
Mid-Career

Learning Path: 
Grants Management & Budgets

GPC Competencies:
Strategies for effective program and project design and development

Organizational development as it pertains to grant seeking

Practices and services that raise the level of professionalism of grant developers