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This 3-part workshop provides information, resources and practical experience essential to writing successful grant proposals. Find the right grant to get the funding you need to grow your business.
BC businesses can receive 60% to 100% of employee training costs through government grants.
Approximately 42% of business owners know about government grants but don't know where to find them or how to apply.32% of business owners are not aware of available grants - Granted! will help you find the right grant & how to apply.
This workshop is presented in 3 parts:
Part 1: learn which grants are for you - presented through information & discussion on types of grants, availability & researching the right grant for your organization.
Part 2: in the break between Part 1 and Part 2 participants will be asked to find a potential grant that suits them and begin a draft proposal for discussion & feedback in the second session. Part 2 will go through logistics and financials for grant writing.
Part 3: Reporting requirements and wrap-up.
Participants with come away with a real and practical start to a grant proposal.
Learning Outcomes:
What grants are right for your business or organization
Where to find those grants (handouts provided)
How to develop a formal grant proposal including crafting a compelling story
Managing & reporting to the Grantor, building a donor relationship
Bio: M-J Cousins holds a BBA in Marketing & Human Resource Management, Certificates in Social Media Marketing and Grant Writing. She has many years of experience in Economic Development including 6 years with Venture Kamloops. Her work has included fundraising for a regional hospital foundation, leading development of a regional new economic opportunities report, a study of the impact of recent wildfires on small business in the South Cariboo as well as recruiting Family Practice Physicians with the Central Interior Rural and South Vancouver Island Divisions of Family Practice. Currently, M-J is the Community Grant Writer with the Thompson-Nicola Regional District.
Since 2020 M-J has been the Board Chair of Gateways Services for Families with Special Needs supporting neurodiverse youth. Always happy to be outdoors, she enjoys running, hiking, paddling, snowshoeing and most of all, spending time with her family.
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