Free Nonprofit Webinar: 10 Tips and Tricks for a Successful Grant Seeking Strategy

If You Register and Cannot Attend, You Will Get the Webinar Recording and Slides 

This free nonprofit webinar is brought to you by a GPA-approved trainer. Diane Leonard, GPC is one of only 25 people in the entire world who is a GPA-approved trainer.

Participating in “10 Tips for a Successful Grant Seeking Strategy” will provide you with insider knowledge about what funders are looking for and some specific tips you can use when reaching out to funders and crafting nonprofit grant applications. Having served as a Program Officer for a statewide public foundation, Diane is uniquely qualified to help you best translate and understand the materials put out by funders.

In this live webinar, we will go through ten tips that all grant professionals can use to help implement a successful grant-seeking strategy in their organization. We will look at specific examples of how these tips can and have been successfully used so you can consider how to best utilize the information within your own organization.

Participating in “10 Tips for a Successful Grant Seeking Strategy” will give you some “insider” tips and tricks from the funder’s perspective that will assist you when working on creating and implementing your grant-seeking strategy. Use the tips discussed in this webinar to ensure that you are putting together highly competitive grant applications and ultimately achieving your desired grant funding success.

What You Will Learn from this Free Nonprofit Webinar:

• Unique ways to approach grant funder research
• A variety of methods to start a grant funder relationship
• Key elements within a proposal to create a compelling nonprofit storytelling
• Tips for how to focus on “scoring high”

This Free Nonprofit Webinar is Perfect For You If…

• You are new or relatively new to the field of grant-seeking and ready to learn about grants.
• You are looking to increase your success percentage and craft more competitive grant applications.

You’ll Get These BONUS Materials:

1. You get a free CharityHowTo account
2. Your slides will be added to your free CharityHowTo library
3. The webinar recording will be added to your CharityHowTo library.
4. When logged in you can browse and add other FREE items to your CharityHowTo library.
5. You can access and view your webinar recordings and slides anytime, anywhere.

About Your Topic Expert:

Diane is specifically qualified to teach this webinar because:

1. She is a Grant Professional Certified (GPC).
2. She is an approved Trainer for the Grant Professionals Association.
3. She began her career as a grantmaker.
4. She has raised over $95.5 million for clients.
5. She has trained over 69,206 professionals since 2006.

Diane H. Leonard, GPC, RST is a Grant Professional Certified (GPC), Approved Trainer of the Grant Professionals Association, and a Registered Scrum Trainer.

Diane began her career as a Program Officer for a state-wide grantmaking organization and she continues to serve as a reviewer for a variety of grantmaking organizations. Since 2006, when she formed DH Leonard Consulting, Diane and her team have secured more than $98 million in competitive grant awards and Diane has personally trained more than 69,978 nonprofit professionals. 

When not working with her team, Diane can be found in the 1000 Islands, out for a run, or drinking a strong cup of coffee.

What Attendees Said about This Nonprofit Webinar:

I like how the process was broken down for grant writing. I am thankful for the opportunity to learn about to how to write research and prepare SMART goals.

Vivian Opoku, ReServe Health Initiatives

“Diane was wonderful! The information was useful, and she presented it well. Grant webinars are usually like watching paint dry, but this was very engaging.”

Rebecca Gordon, Idaho Wildlife Federation

“One the most direct, succinct overviews of the core, relevant components of the grant process I have ever attended.”

Lorie Barzano, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas

“The 10 Tips and Tricks for a Successful Grant Seeking Strategy webinar was full of great information as I begin researching grants for our non-profit. Some were great common sense reminders, but most were real insider tips from a former grants administrator. This invaluable insight will help me be more prepared and aware of what grant makers look for from their perspective. Highly recommend this webinar, and any offered by Ms. Leonard if you are in any way involved with researching or applying for grants!”

Kim Winkler, Hill Country Children's Advocacy Center

“Diane's presentation was straightforward and very clear. Her slides enhanced the points she was making, and her manner was professional and pleasant.” 

Claudia Harrison, Compass

“This is a great webinar for beginning grant writers and has valuable reminders for experienced ones. Both CharityHowTo and Diane Leonard deliver solid training!”

Alisa Boone, Better Basics

“Great course for beginning as a grant writer or a great refresher for current grant writers! There is a why and how for every funding relationship and proposal. It's good to be reminded of those things.”

Michelle Stiffler, Hope Women's Center

“Diane's presentation was exceptionally clear, well-paced, filled with great examples, and included many great resources. Additionally, her engaging tone and passion really helped her to connect with her virtual audience. I am very appreciative of her sharing her time and knowledge on today's webinar!”

Steven Jurich, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

“I was impressed by the clarity and ease of the presenter in getting the amount of information out in such a short timeline. I also appreciate that the information presented was extremely practical and gave many ideas which I will be able to implement.”

Carol Jodouin, Nippissing University

“Diane Leonard's presentation of "10 Tips & Tricks for a Successful Grant Seeking Strategy" hosted by CharityHowTo was excellent. She provided a lot of information in a format that was easy to understand and comprehend. CharityHowTo is a wonderful resource for learning more about grants and grant writing.”

Mary Smyth,  Visually Impaired Preschool Services

“It was very informative with a lot of great tips that will help strengthen my grant-seeking strategy. Great advice for beginners to grant seeking.”

Carly Quinones, Scranton Road Ministries C.D.C.

“The webinar was clear, to the point, and very informative.  I feel it was extremely relevant to my organization”

Kathy McClure, Eva K. Bowlby Public Library

Super informative and detailed. Perfect for someone like me who is just getting started and has no experience.”

Jessica Mann, CITY OF MOUNTAIN HOME

“Being a beginner in the grant-seeking world, I found this webinar chock full of good information. It was delivered in digestible chunks, and while mostly common sense, Diane explained why each chunk was important.”

Kathy Gurnee, Chester County Intermediate Unit

“Informational and helpful reminders of the basics to make sure we're checking all the boxes. And appreciated the resources.” 

Laurie Reyman, Colors of Connection

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If You Register and Cannot Attend, You Will Get the Webinar Recording and Slides