Grant Desk

Know which door to knock on.

An overview of grant work. Leave your name and email for the waiting list.

Who it’s for

Nonprofit and arts leaders who need to stop guessing which funders to chase — and how to show up ready when they do. Not legal counsel.

Curriculum

  1. Finding grants

    Where money actually lives. Fit vs chase. How to stop applying to everything.

  2. Building a case

    Need, goals, and outcomes funders will buy. The story that makes an ask land.

  3. Budgeting

    Ask size, match, allowable costs. What goes on the form without blowing the room.

  4. Small grants vs capital campaigns

    Scale, proof, and when the ask is the wrong size for the org.

  5. Incorporating / readiness

    When structure (or the lack of it) blocks money — and what “ready” looks like before you write.

  6. Hiring a grant writer

    When to outsource, what a good engagement looks like, and what you still own.

  7. Running a grants program

    Calendar, compliance, reporting — how wins don’t die after the check clears.

Who teaches

MA in arts administration & nonprofit management. Oregon + California nonprofit track. Designed, funded, and distributed grant programs (CBAA + Success Centers). ~$1M in grants funded. She’ll tell you if you shouldn’t apply.

Waiting list

Leave your name and email. We’ll write when a class is held.

Need the writing done for you? That’s separate from the class.

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Later classes can go deeper: budgeting · building a case · finding grants · incorporating · hiring a grant writer · capital campaigns · small grants · running grants programs.