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Don’t Take It for Granted: Best Practices for Grant Writers

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Tue, Mar 7th 2023

12:00 PM (EST)

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Grant writing can be an overwhelming process. We want to help you equip yourself with strategies to make your grant-seeking journey a little more manageable. This panel will provide valuable information on the best practices, guidelines, and resources to help you navigate the grant proposal process. Join us and take advantage of this opportunity to learn the fundamentals of grant writing that will increase your chances for funding success!

What will be discussed?

Strategies for finding and getting to know potential funders
Grant crafting tips and what you should not miss
Resources to help you through your grant-seeking journey
And more!

Meet the panelists.

DeaRonda Harrison

Founder and President at June First Firm

I am the founder and President of June First Firm, a full-service grant writing firm dedicated to serving nonprofit organizations with comprehensive range of services, including grant research, writing, reporting, and administration. I specialize in federal funding sources winning $35M in grant awards in various sectors to include K-12 education, housing, and healthcare organizations. Nonprofits, I get it – you need top-notch grant writers. That's where I come in, helping newly hired Executive Directors train their staff so they won't have to worry. I specialize in training grant writers so they can acquire the necessary skills to write and win grants. I become a partner with your organization to lay the foundation for reasonable expectations among the entire team. I'm not just talk – I believe in always leveling up my skill. I'm a member of the Grant Professionals Association (GPA) and even served as the Georgia Chapter President for two years. I have an MBA from Ashford University and a Bachelor of Science degree from Tuskegee University.

Shavonn Richardson

Founder at Think and Ink Grant Consulting

Shavonn Richardson, MBA, GPC is the Founder of Think and Ink Grants® and has 18 years of experience as a grant writer, nonprofit leader, and federal grants reviewer. Shavonn served as a nonprofit leader and co-founded the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization Blue Flowers Org in 2014. She worked as a Corporate Social Responsibility Program Manager for the Bank of America Foundation, where she helped distribute $1.3 million in grants and sponsorships to Atlanta nonprofits each year. Now she gets grants for her clients at Think and Ink Grant Consulting and has successfully leveraged over $25 million in funding.

Amanda Day

Grants Consultant at Dickerson Bakker

Amanda Day is a Grants Consultant at Dickerson Bakker. She is a certified grant professional (GPC) with 20 years of experience, specializing in federal and state grant funding for local governments and nonprofits. A trainer, speaker, and podcast cohost with experience, stories, and information to share with nonprofits, local governments, and other organizations looking to improve their grant proposal writing and management skills. Follow her on twitter @wholewheatgirl.

Alice Ruhnke

President at GrantStation

Alice Ruhnke is the President of GrantStation. Having raised over $45 million from federal, state, and private grantmakers, she knows what it takes to get funded. As a former nonprofit program coordinator and director, and the Founder of The Grant Advantage, Alice has a deep understanding of the challenges that nonprofits face. Over the last 20 years, she's worked in the trenches with hundreds of nonprofit organizations to improve their capacity to raise funds.

Who is hosting?

Colleen Carroll

Content Publishing Coordinator Nexus Marketing Agency

Colleen is a content publishing coordinator at Nexus Marketing, the only online marketing agency that works specifically with mission-driven businesses that offer tools and services that power social good and create a better world. Through her role Colleen helps manage, coordinate, and moderate for NXUnite, an online learning and networking hub for mission-driven businesses and organizations to share their expertise, learn, network, and grow. Colleen has a background in nonprofit fundraising from her time prior to Nexus.

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Don’t Take It for Granted: Best Practices for Grant Writers

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What will be discussed?

Meet the panelists.

DeaRonda Harrison

Shavonn Richardson

Amanda Day

Alice Ruhnke

Who is hosting?

Colleen Carroll

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Meet the panelists.

DeaRonda Harrison

Shavonn Richardson

Amanda Day

Alice Ruhnke

Who is hosting?

Colleen Carroll

Team NXUnite

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