Grant Writing for Success: Practical Tools and Techniques

Develop grant writing skills that directly support your nonprofit’s funding success.
About this Event

NOTE: This is a virtual seminar .

About This Seminar:

This interactive grant writing seminar equips nonprofit professionals with practical tools to create strong proposals. Participants will explore funder research, needs assessment, and impactful executive summaries through hands-on activities. By the end of the session, attendees will be ready to apply these skills to enhance their organization’s funding success and drive greater impact.

Key Takeaways:

Understand the value of structured grant writing practices that align with funders' priorities.
Acquire practical skills for researching funders, developing needs assessments, and writing effective executive summaries.
Apply grant writing strategies learned in this seminar to improve grant proposal quality and effectiveness.
Strengthen organizational funding success through enhanced grant proposal strategies, supporting sustainability and mission impact.

Who Should Attend:

Nonprofit leaders, program managers, development officers, grant writers, and anyone involved in securing funding who wants to enhance their grant writing abilities and increase their organization’s funding potential.

Registration Fee:

Early Bird : $99 (ends on 12/26)
General Admission: $125
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Scholarships:

If you are a CNM Member or Scholarship Recipient, please send an email to [email protected] to request your discount code.

Facilitator Bio:

Crystal Gonzalez, Founder and Chief Changemaker -

Crystal is deeply passionate about the transformative impact of nonprofit work. With over a decade of experience supporting nonprofits of all sizes, she has played a key role in increasing grant funding, optimizing fundraising and client management systems, evaluating programs, and enhancing operational efficiency. Crystal brings extensive expertise in securing grants from public, private, and corporate funders, skillfully tailoring proposals to appeal to a wide range of funding sources. She holds a BA in Latin American Studies from UC Santa Barbara and an MBA with a specialization in Management from CSU Dominguez Hills, adding a strong educational foundation to her professional accomplishments.