Grant writing Boot Camp for Creatives and Nonprofit Organizations

About

• 2-day online weekend course to learn the strategies of effective grant writing
• Dates: March 14th and 15th 1pm-6pm [ March 7th-8th workshop rescheduled ]
• Who can register: Open to anybody
• Targeted to artists, creatives, new grant writers, and nonprofit organizations in the United States
• Cost: $150 for the weekend course. Low-income rate* $99.

* Low income is defined as 30% of AMI according to HUD calculations or NET earnings of less than $2400/month with less than $30,000 in assets for an individual. Discounted rate granted upon proof of income [ SNAP card, Section 8 lease, CV, etc ]. Discount only applies to individual artists/creatives and not nonprofit administrators/staff or grant writers.

Teaching points

● Develop a strategy for selecting grants
● Differentiate between funding sources
● Learn how to prepare materials
● Prepare effective work samples
● Write summaries using AI apps
● Effective budgets

Course takeaways

● Leave with a polished project proposal
● 1 tailored artist statement/mission statement
● 1 clean artist bio + artist (board of directors) CV/resume
● A curated work sample list + captions/metadata
● A line-item formatted budget
● A simple reporting plan (outcomes + documentation)
● Knowledge of resources

About the instructor

I’m Dr. Angie Eng, and I’ll be your instructor for Grant Writing for Artists and nonprofit organizations. I’m a professional artist, writer, and educator, and I’ve established 3 cultural nonprofits in Boulder, Colorado, France, and Ethiopia. I’ve been writing proposals and grants for 25 years for both individual artists and nonprofits. In my early career, I was trained by The Bronx Museum’s Artist in the Marketplace as well as Creative Capital’s professional Development 40-hour boot camp for artists. I’ve successfully won over 50 grants, residencies, and commissions. Learn the strategies to maximize your odds of getting your proposals funded. I also teach professional development for creatives at NYU and Introduction to AI at Santa Fe Community College.