December 3, 2024

Get The Grant Training Coming in January!

Are you a beginner or intermediate grant professional looking to improve your skills and confidence? Get The Grant is back and better than ever! This three-day, in-person workshop is designed to help you master the essentials of grant writing while equipping you with advanced techniques to craft strong, competitive proposals.

Join us January 29-31, 2025, at the Nusenda Training Center in Albuquerque, NM, for an immersive learning experience led by a seasoned grant expert.

Why Attend?

This workshop is tailored to nonprofit professionals, educators, and community organizations seeking practical, hands-on learning. You’ll gain tools, strategies, and insights to elevate your proposals and secure the funding your organization needs.

What’s Included:

  • Interactive Sessions: Presentations, demonstrations, and activities to reinforce learning.
  • Comprehensive Workbook: A take-home resource packed with templates and tips.
  • Digital Toolkit: Tools and downloads to improve efficiency and quality in your grant writing.
  • Funder Panel: Gain insights directly from grant-makers during a live Q&A session.

Sequenced Agenda

The workshop follows a carefully curated agenda designed to take you step-by-step through the grant writing process:

Day 1: Foundations

  • The Landscape: Understanding types and components of proposals and funder priorities.
  • The Guidance: Identifying fit, flagging issues, and navigating registrations and pre-submission tasks.

Day 2: Planning & Writing

  • The Set-Up: Building teams, budgeting, and creating proposal work plans.
  • The Writing: Writing effectively, managing length limits, and understanding the review process.
  • The Problem: Researching and explaining your need while validating your approach.
  • The Solution: Developing work plans, timelines, and supporting materials.

Day 3: Details & Submission

  • The Results: Measuring success and creating evaluation frameworks.
  • The People: Showcasing your organization’s capacity and gathering key attachments.
  • The Money: Crafting budgets and addressing financial management.
  • The Bookends: Writing summaries, responding to sustainability questions, and ensuring compliance.
  • The Plant: Submitting complete and compliant proposals and leveraging funder feedback.
  • The Funder: Hear directly from grant-makers about what works—and what doesn’t.

Meet Your Trainer

Aly Sanchez brings more than 20 years of grant writing experience to the workshop. As Director of Strategy and Organizational Development for The Grant Plant, Aly has successfully developed complex private, state, and federal proposals. She is also a specialist in proposal strategy, project design, and organizational capacity building. Aly’s expertise is backed by her training in Results-Based Accountability (RBA) and the UNM Evaluation Lab’s Evaluation Summer Institute.

Event Details

📅 Dates: January 29-31, 2025
📍 Location:
Nusenda Training Center, Piedra Lisa Room
4100 Pan American Fwy NE, Building B
Albuquerque, NM 87106

💵 Cost: $700 per participant (includes workbook and digital toolkit)
🍴 Lunch: On your own, but snacks and caffeine are provided.

Special Opportunity

If your organization is a small business (for-profit or nonprofit) headquartered in Albuquerque, you may qualify for free tuition through Job Training ABQ. More on how to apply to JTA is on our blog, here.

Register Now

Seats are limited for this popular event, so don’t wait to reserve your spot!

📧 Questions? Contact us at [email protected].

Let 2025 be the year you write better proposals, win more grants, and make an even bigger impact. We’ll see you in Albuquerque!

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