2025 Grant Writing Workshop - Cohort 2: November 4
Date and Time
Tuesday Nov 4, 2025
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM EST
To ensure broad regional representation and maximize the impact of the grant workshops, we kindly ask that each organization designate one participant to attend, due to limited capacity.
Location
The Blue Room at Traverse Connect
202 E. Grandview Pkwy
Traverse City, MI 49684
*Lunch will be provided.
*This is an in-person workshop, no online option available.
Fees/Admission
These workshops are exclusively tailored to local governments, nonprofit organizations, and regional economic development partners. Registration is free for members of these organizations.
Contact Information
Mandy Sentieri
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Description
Traverse Connect, in partnership with the Michigan Office of Rural Prosperity (ORP), is pleased to offer an exclusive, hands-on grant writing workshop tailored for local governments, nonprofit organizations, and regional economic development partners. Thanks to the ORP, there is no cost to attend.
This interactive workshop will be facilitated by Davenport University's Institute for Professional Excellence (IPEx), and will equip participants with the tools and knowledge to:
- Discuss the importance of grant writing to nonprofits and other organizations seeking funding
- Describe how capital grants and endowment grants can be integrated into fundraising efforts, including matching funds
- Explain how grant writing and fundraising represent complimentary methods of ensuring a nonprofit's financial stability
- Outline the six stages of the grant writing process
- Explore tools and techniques employed in writing the grant proposal
- Outline best practices for grant writing
- Apply your understanding of the grant writing process to case studies covering the six stages
To ensure broad regional representation and maximize the impact of the grant workshops, we kindly ask that each organization designate one participant to attend, due to limited capacity.
