COURSE DESCRIPTION

For proposal writers at all levels who want to learn the nuts and bolts of budget preparation to support their project proposals.

When funders cut back, the grantseeker's budget becomes even more crucial to a proposal's success. This workshop shows the best way to present your financial needs to secure funding. Using case studies, you will learn strategies to convince grantmakers that your program or project is a smart financial investment.

BENEFITS

• Tell your story through the budget numbers
• Present budgets according to grantmaker guidelines
• Align your budget with project objectives

TOPICS

• Creating each component of the project budget
• Outlining the full cost of your project, including overhead
• Calculating personnel costs, fringe benefits, and non-personnel expenses
• Strategies for presenting income and other funding sources
• Incorporating footnotes to add clarity
• Using your organizational budget to help build the project budget
• Funder guidelines for budget presentation and reporting

BONUSES

• Applicable for six CFRE^TM International points for initial or re-certification
• Workbook outlining all major course topics
• Templates for budget worksheets used in the course

INSTRUCTOR MARILYN HOYT

Currently president and CEO at the New York Hall of Science, Marilyn consults with a wide variety of nonprofits for J.C. Geever, Inc., and has spent 12 years as a grantmaker for the Westchester Arts Council. She authored the foreword for The Foundation Center's Guide to Winning Proposals.