Capacity Building Workshop – Advanced Grant Writing

Sharpen your grant writing skills and stand out in a competitive funding landscape. This advanced workshop is ideal for those with existing grant experience who want to strengthen their strategy, clarity, and impact. Led by an expert grant writer and assessor, the session covers how to research funders effectively, tailor your application to their priorities, and craft compelling objectives that resonate. You’ll explore unconscious bias in assessment, learn how to strengthen community support, present stronger budgets, and use persuasive language that captures attention. Participants will walk away with practical tools, insider tips, and improved confidence to elevate their applications—whether preparing a new proposal or responding to funding outcomes.

Topics include:

• Learning how to research funders so you can match your grant funding needs to their interests

• Understanding grant funder and assessors’ unconscious bias

• Preparing each section so that you use the most useful information and avoid mistakes that can lose points

• Looking at your proposal from the funders and assessor’s viewpoints

• Obtaining community and other support before submitting your application

• Reviewing different budget formats

• Using words that work

• Taking the next step when your proposal is either funded or rejected

This is a free event.