Beginning Grantwriting

Tuesday October 4th, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET

Registration Fees: $89 for Members, $129 for Nonmembers.  Please log into the Member Portal to find the member discount code, or email hilaria@dev.wvnpa.org.

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Many people who work in nonprofits find themselves in the position of “accidental grantwriter” and do not feel fully equipped for the challenge. Beginning Grantwriting was developed exactly for you!

This interactive virtual workshop will introduce grantwriting to nonprofit professionals who have less than one year of experience with the skill, providing a balance of applicable content and resources to deepen participants’ knowledge of and skills in grantwriting.

By joining this session (also available on December 8), you will:

• Deepen your understanding about the Minnesota funding landscape.
• Learn about the types of foundations providing grants to Minnesota’s nonprofits.
• Develop an understanding of the sections of a grant proposal including budgeting and evaluation.

Speaker Information

Georgina Chinchilla Gonzalez is the executive director of ComMUSICation, a St. Paul music youth development organization. Her recent work experience includes fundraising roles at Think Small and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, as well as roles in youth development through Girl Scouts of MN and WI River Valleys and as a Peace Corps volunteer. Georgina holds a masters of business administration from the University of St. Thomas, a masters in musicology from the University of Minnesota, and a bachelors in violin performance from Eastern Michigan University. She volunteers as a youth program quality external assessor through Sprockets, the St. Paul out of school time network.