GrantStation/PhilanTech Free Tour
March 11, 2010

Nonprofit organizations nationwide are invited to join Cynthia M. Adams, CEO of GrantStation, and Dahna Goldstein, founder of PhilanTech, to learn the ins and outs of doing grants research and developing a grant proposal. Ms. Adams will demonstrate how to use the GrantStation website to identify the most appropriate grantmakers (government or private) for any given program or project. Ms. Goldstein will review how to use PhilanTrack to build your grant proposals and manage your post-award reporting requirements. This no cost webinar will end with a special offer from both companies for participants only.

Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:00 PM Easter Time (U.S.), 90 mins
Fee: Free

International Grants for Small Non-Profits
March 17, 2010
USAID and the U.S. Department of State have several grant programs that are tailored specifically for small nonprofit organizations. These types of grants may be an excellent first step for your organization if you have never accessed government funding and are working overseas. In this webinar Terri Hasdorff, President of Compassion Strategies will discuss in depth information about what types of grants are available and how you can tap into this type of funding for your organization.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 2:00 PM Eastern Time (U.S.), 90 minutes
Fee: $89.00 per person, $150.00 per site

Gleaning the Meaning: Evaluation Basics
March 18, 2010

Do you cringe when a Request for Proposals calls for each grantee to submit an evaluation of their project? This webinar, taught by Funding Exchange President/CEO Sharon Gherman, is a “connect the dots” orientation to evaluations. She will answer the most common questions about evaluating projects, introduce terms used by evaluators and explain what they mean in English, provide guidelines to help you decide whether you can perform the evaluation with your own staff or need to hire an evaluator, discuss what steps to take when you decide to perform your own evaluation, and examine how to use evaluation results to get more out of your projects.

Thursday, March 18, 2010 2:00 PM Eastern Time (U.S.), 90 minutes
Fee: $89.00 per person, $150.00 per site

GrantStation/Idea Encore Free Tour
March 23, 2010

Developing a capacity building grant request requires a specific approach which is distinct from the application process for operating or program grant requests. During this webinar, Alice Ruhnke will walk participants through the introduction, needs statement, objectives, and evaluation components of capacity building grant requests, using "real life, real time" examples of what funders are looking for.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010 2:00 PM Eastern Time (U.S.), 90 minutes
Fee: $89.00 per person, $150.00 per site

Public and Private Partnerships: How Your Non-profit Can Benefit
April 14, 2010

The U.S. Government has placed a high priority on leveraging public private partnerships in accomplishing humanitarian assistance goals. In this webinar, Terri Hasdorff, President of Compassion Strategies, will offer step by step information on putting together a successful public private partnership. Participants will also learn how nonprofit organizations, including faith-based organizations, can play a role in these types of partnerships and hear examples of success stories from around the world.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 2:00 PM Eastern Time (U.S.), 90 minutes
Fee: $89.00 per person, $150.00 per site

Please note:
Unless otherwise noted in their detailed descriptions, all webinars are scheduled for 2 p.m. EDT, and taught by Cynthia M. Adams, CEO of GrantStation. To register, go to www.grantstation.come