Neighborhood Funding Workshop Open 2-28 at UMSL

Funding Your Neighborhood Project workshop to be held at UMSL, Sat. Feb. 28, 9-1. Cost =$75. Learn the tools and techniques to secure funding for your neighborhood project. Learn how to seek out a variety of funding opportunities and sources specific to your project. Become skilled in the art of persuasive writing as a tool for making your funding request successful. This hands-on workshop will provide you with real-world examples and take-aways that will help you get your neighborhood project started or expand an existing one. Whether you're new to grant writing or fundraising, or a seasoned professional, this workshop is for you.

Sponsored by Creating Whole Communities & the Neighborhood Leadership Academy.

Register Here. 

Coming Events to Check Out...

• Jan. 27 --In addition to the AFP meeting with Katya Andressen and Dan Sise's Gambling & Fundraising class memtioned in earlier posts, you might want to stop in at the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network's celebration of its second birthday as an organization. Get details at the group's great new website: www.ynpnstl.org
• Feb. 1 -- American Assn. of Grant Professionals St. Louis Chapter program The Art (and Practicalities) of Collaboration: Part 1: The ABCs of MOUs, 11:30 - 1:30 pm, Central Reform Congregation, $15 for nonmembers, brown-bag lunch, Karen Cassidy and Kent D. Hornberger, speakers. Call 314-308-7823 for more information.
• Feb. 5 -- Finding Funding for Your Neighborhood Project, NPML & Neighborhood Leadership Academy, 9 am - 1 pm, $30, details at www.umsl.edu/npml.
• Feb. 9 -- Deadline for enrolling in this year's St. Louis Neighborhood Leadership Academy. Go to ce.umsl.edu/nla to find out about this annual cross-sector training in community development.
• Feb. 17 -- First 2011 St. Louis area orientation for nonprofits participating in the Gateway Center for Giving's Will To Give program for nonprofits. Details at www.centerforgiving.org.