PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Grant Center Webinar Series: Strategies for Grantseeking Success

Grantseeking is most successful when it is strategically done: when it supports your vision and goals, when it is planned in advance, and when it is grounded in solid relationships. What are the best ways to make this happen?

In April 2012, the Grant Center launched a free professional development series of six webinars on the grantseeking process. Webinars addressed topics including:

• Defining the Work (April 12, 2012; 2:00 p.m. EDT):
  What are the best ways to identify the needs of the community you serve? What questions do you need to ask as you define your project?
  • Presenters: Cristina Hanson, Deputy Director at the National Center for Media Engagement (NCME), Maureen Paschke, Consultant and former Senior Grants Director at Ideastream, and Amie Miller, Grants and Foundation Advisor at DEI and the Grant Center.
  • Watch the recorded webinar.
• Planning for Impact (May 3, 2012; 2:00 p.m. EDT):
  What changes are you hoping your project or initiative will achieve? How will you know if your project makes an impact?
  • Presenters: Ellen Martin, Senior Consultant at FSG, Beth Spezia, Outreach Field Representative at WSIU Public Broadcasting, and Amie Miller, Grants and Foundation Advisor, DEI and the Grant Center.
  • Watch the recorded webinar.
• Identifying Potential Funders (June 22, 2012; 2:00 p.m. EDT):
  With more than 78,000 foundations out there, how do you find the ones that are right for you?
  • Presenters: Martha Hosmer, Grant Center Prospect Researcher and Independent Consultant, and Jordan Anderson, Associate Director of Foundation Relations at Oregon Public Broadcasting.
  • Watch the recorded webinar.
• Building Strong Relationships with Foundations (October 19, 2012; 2:00 p.m. EDT):
  What are the best ways to cultivate relationships with foundations? What has worked for other stations?
  • Presenters: Alexandra Urbanowski, Vice President of Development & Marketing at New Hampshire Public Radio; Tommy Bruno, General Manager at WAPS/The Summit FM; and Mindy Williams, Associate Director of Foundation Relations at WTTW and WFMT.
  • Watch the recorded webinar.
• Creating a Successful Proposal (October 30, 2012; 2:00 p.m. EDT):
  What makes a proposal compelling? How can you best tell your story to a funder?
  • Presenters: Sarah Davis, Foundation and Corporate Relations Manager, WHYY; Ellen Widmark, Senior Business Manager, Public Radio International.
  • Watch the recorded webinar.
• Building for the Future (January 29, 2013; 2:00 p.m. EDT):
  How do you practice “good stewardship”? What are effective ways to build ongoing relationships with funders?
  • Presenters: Ann McKinley, Senior Development Officer, Twin Cities Public Television; Deanna Collingwood, Vice President Institutional Giving, KERA/KXT - Public Media for North Texas.
  • Watch the recorded webinar.

The webinar series launched in April. All past webinars are archived on the Grant Center website.

Download the webinar flyer in PDF format.