How to be Exceptionally Grant Ready: A Step by Sgrtep Guide

If You're Unable to Attend the Live Webinar You Will Still Have Access to the Webinar Recording, Slides, and Bonus Materials.

92% of post-webinar survey respondents rated this webinar as great to excellent!

This course is brought to you by a GPA approved trainer. Diane H. Leonard, GPC is one of only twelve GPA approved trainers in the country.

We are all “grant ready” as grant seeking organizations…ready to *want* grant revenue as part of the operating budget for the year. The real question is if your organization is “grant ready” to be a strong funding partner and grantee for each new potential grant maker you approach.

Even if you have a grant seeking strategy in place that you have been following, conducting an annual “check-up” of your grant readiness is key to ensure you maintain your competitiveness in your applications.

Presenter, Diane H. Leonard, has secured more than $33 million in competitive grant awards in the past ten years. Focusing on grant readiness in each organization for each grant is a key to the long-term grant seeking success experienced by her clients.

Participating in “How to Be Exceptionally Grant Ready: A Step-By-Step Guide” will provide you with your own strategy to apply to your organization to ensure that you begin the year with a strong grant seeking system in place. In this live webinar, you will learn what policies, procedures, and practices you need to have in place in order to be grant ready for the upcoming year. You will also learn how to decide if your organization will be competitive in an application cycle so you can focus your organization’s energy and resources on those applications where you stand the strongest chance for success.

What You Will Learn from this Live Webinar

• How to be an exceptionally “grant ready” grant seeking organization overall
• How to be a “grant ready” potential federal grantee
• How to be a “grant ready” potential state grantee
• How to be a “grant ready” potential foundation grantee
• How to create a proactive grant seeking strategy
• How to judge if your organization will be competitive in an application cycle
• How to assess your growing or shifting capacity as your grant seeking strategy grows

This Webinar is Perfect For You If…

• You are new or relatively new to the field of grant seeking
• You are working to be more proactive in your grant seeking
• You are considering expanding your organization’s grant revenue through a new type of grant funder relationship (i.e. federal versus private)
• You are looking to increase your organization’s success percentage and craft more competitive grant applications

This Webinar Includes the Following Supporting Materials

1. An organizational capacity grant readiness assessment tool and checklist
2. An organizational grant readiness annual check-up tool
3. Access to a free web-based tool for your organization to complete to receive your grant readiness score
4. A free 30 minute follow-up consultation with Diane about your organization’s grant readiness score (Valued at $125)

What Attendees Said about This Webinar

“Great list of "homework" given during the presentation to ensure our success!”

Renee Beaman, Aka Sport

“Strong overview on grant readiness that points a non-profit in the direction to sustainability and stability.”

Susan Larson, College Admission Made Possible

“This was really helpful in building my knowledge base and also clarifying what I already knew about grant seeking.”

Joseph Shahadi, The Art of Brooklyn

“This webinar on grant readiness was extremely helpful! It is something that is always needed for nonprofits to stay ahead of the curve in grants, make sure that you are proactive, and taking the steps to stay proactive.”

Katie Verkruyse, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis

About Your Topic Expert

Diane H. Leonard, GPC, ST, SM, SPO is a Grant Professional Certified (GPC) and Approved Trainer of the Grant Professionals Association and Certified Virtual Trainer. Diane is also a Scrum Trainer,  Scrum Master, and Scrum Product Owner through Scrum inc.

Since 2006, Diane and her team have secured more than $66.75 million dollars in competitive grant awards for the clients of DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services. She is an active member of the Grant Professionals Association.

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