Before You Seek a Grant: A Checklist for New Nonprofits

Atlanta

This course is geared towards representatives of community groups without nonprofit status or new nonprofits with very little experience in grantseeking in general. We focus specifically on foundation fundraising.

Free
90 minutes

The course will address such questions as:

• What groundwork do I have to have in place before approaching foundations for funding?
• What are the steps to obtaining incorporation and nonprofit status and where can I get some help to do so?
• What are the characteristics of successful nonprofits?

This free session will provide you with a step-by-step checklist approach to help you determine your own readiness for foundation fundraising.

• "Magic language" which must be used in the 1023
• Writing addendums for the 1023 application
• Top 5 pitfalls of nonprofits that can delay approval of the 1023 application

Presenter: Kelli Byers Hooper, Esq., Partner at Hooper & Honore, LLC

Kelli Byers Hooper, Esquire, practices law in the Atlanta metro area with Hooper & Honore, LLC. Kelli is a frequent lecturer on the topics of nonprofit governance and nonprofit formation. She currently sits on the board of directors for several Atlanta nonprofits, including Living Room, Atlanta Nonprofit Professionals, and Cascade Community Services.

Kelli graduated from the University of Denver with a major in Biology and minors in Chemistry and English. She received her Masters in Public Health from UCLA and worked for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a Public Health Prevention Service Fellow. She attended Samford University's Cumberland School of Law and clerked for the Southern Poverty Law Center, the nations largest nonprofit law firm.

Free Registration

This program is offered free of charge. Space is limited. Please arrive on time or your seat may be given away to others who are waiting to attend.

You can register online, in person, or by calling 404-880-0095.

To register online please select one of the following sessions:

For additional information, call The Foundation Center-Atlanta at 404-880-0095.