with
Linda Vallejo
A to Z Grantwriting presents
HOW TO SECURE LARGE GRANTS FOR SCHOOLS
Learn how to establish an education foundation and raise the necessary funds to keep schools afloat during the economic crisis
ONE-DAY WORKSHOP WITH SEASONED NON-PROFIT PROFESSIONALS
LINDA VALLEJO AND SPIKE DOLOMITE
DATE: Saturday, June 18
TIME: 9 am - 4 pm
LOCATION: Our Community School (OCS)
10045 Jumilla Ave, Chatsworth, CA 91311
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Fee: $199 for one / $375 for two
Fee includes morning and afternoon sessions, boxed “roundtable” lunch, and a Workshop Manual with tools, resources, and samples.
Deadline for registration is June 14 - Advanced Registration Required—No Registration at the Door - Limited Seating Credit Cards and PayPal accepted
QUESTIONS? Contact Spike Dolomite Ward at 818-224-9091 or spike@spikedolomite.com
LEARN HOW TO
- Create your own nonprofit 501(c)3 education foundation
- Create an engaged and effective board of directors
- Write compelling grant proposals including need statements, measurable objectives, evaluation plans, and project budgets
- Conduct a “grantwriting campaign” to secure funding
over the long-term
Morning Session - HOW TO GET A FOUNDATION STARTED
WITH
SPIKE DOLOMITE WARD
Participants will be guided through an overview of the documents needed to set up a legal 501(c)3 non profit including DBA, CA State paperwork, IRS forms, articles of incorporation, and bylaws. Participants will also learn how to write a mission statement, organize a competent, strong board of directors, and gain an understanding of where to go for extra support and resources.
Boxed Lunch Roundtable - Participants will network and talk informally with instructors during a one hour lunch break.
Afternoon Session - A TO Z GRANTWRITING WITH LINDA VALLEJO
Participants will learn how to raise money for schools without tapping parents for labor intensive fundraisers. The session will go over the details of how to write professional, precise grant proposals, find “good match” funding opportunities that care about your organization and efforts, working with colleagues and volunteers to create a successful grantwriting office and team, the proper protocol in developing positive communications with funders, and implementing a successful “grantwriting campaign” with regular funds coming in.
PRESENTER BIOS
Linda Vallejo has thirty years experience as a grantwriting consultant and instructor. For the past 15 years, she has taught the A to Z Grantwriting Course online in over 2,000 colleges and universities nationwide. She has written and received over $30M in grants from foundation, corporate, government and individual donors for her many clients nationwide. She is presently an instructor for Loyola Marymount University Extension Non-Profit Development Certificate Program. Ms. Vallejo began her work in non-profits in 1975 as an artist/art teacher at Self Help Graphics and Art, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA. She is a practicing, professional artist exhibiting nationally and internationally.
Spike Dolomite Ward is the founder of Arts
in Education Aid Council (AEAC), an eleven year old
non profit that addresses the need to get the arts
back into San Fernando Valley public schools. She and
AEAC have become leaders in arts education in Los Angeles.
She has been successful in getting grants from all
of the major foundations in Los Angeles, and has successfully
guided AEAC from a Stage I to a Stage II organization.
She has mentored several other new nonprofit leaders
and consults with various existing small nonprofits
to help them strengthen their board of directors. Spike
has also served on several different
nonprofit boards, including the PTA.
A to Z Grantwriting Workshop Flyer (pdf)