February WVNPA Membership Call – Grant Writing 201: Beyond the Basics
This virtual session is being hosted by the WVNPA for members ONLY
February 17th, 2:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Registration Fees: FREE
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Grant Writing 201: Beyond the Basics
Still chasing the same small grants year after year? Still recycling the same proposal
and hoping this is the year it finally lands? In this upcoming grant writing session, Nicki
Bentley-Colthart, CEO and Grant Strategist of The Grant Advantage, will help nonprofits
break free from stagnant funding cycles and start competing for larger, more strategic
opportunities.
In today’s funding climate, where federal dollars are tighter and foundations and
corporations are flooded with more proposals than ever, good enough is not good
enough anymore. This session pulls back the curtain on what separates routine, cut and
paste grant applications from bold, well positioned proposals that rise to the top. You will
learn how to shift your mindset, structure your narrative, and clearly communicate
impact, scale, and readiness so your proposal does not just get submitted, it gets
noticed. If you are ready to stop blending in and start standing out, this session is for
you.
About the Speaker:
Nicki Bentley-Colthart
Beverly “Nicki” Bentley-Colthart, MSW, Consultant and Owner of The Grant Advantage, is an experienced grant writer with nearly 30 years of researching, drafting, and submitting winning proposals to local, state, and Federal sources. Nicki has guided nonprofits, higher education institutions, and state and local governments in securing $50 million dollars in grant funding since 2020.
Ms. Bentley-Colthart holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in social work from West Virginia University. She has honed her grant writing skills over the years as a social worker employed in various West Virginia social/human services agencies and as a grant administrator for two institutions of higher education (West Virginia State University and West Virginia Wesleyan College). She has developed and delivered training workshops on grant writing basics, partnership development, budget planning, program evaluation, as well as served as an adjunct instructor at West Virginia Wesleyan College – teaching courses on grant writing and nonprofit management at the undergraduate and graduate level.
Nicki has practical experience as a grant writer and program director managing grant awarded projects which allows her to prepare proposals and training with a sensitivity to the needs of an organization’s staff to manage, implement, assess and report on grant activities after the award is made.