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Grant Writing Basics: An Online Workshop with Colleen Snell – Frog in Hand

November 13, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm EST

$63.33

Grant Writing Basics: An Online Workshop with Colleen Snell

Back by popular demand! Put your kettle on, sharpen your pencil, and join us for this synchronous/asynchronous hybrid grant writing class.

When and where

Date and time

Location

Online

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Eventbrite’s fee is nonrefundable.

About this event

** FORMAT **

Here’s how it works:

1. When you register you’ll receive a link to a 2-hour video – our pre-recorded grant writing workshop

2. You’ll write down your questions for Colleen!

3. Join Colleen and class participants in a zoom session on November 13th from 10am-11:30am to discuss your questions and have a discussion about the workshop content.

ABOUT THE CLASS

Whether you are writing a grant for the first time, or looking to brush up your grant writing knowledge, this 2-hour session is for you. Led by Frog in Hand’s Artistic Director, Colleen Snell, this session will cover:

– Anatomy of a grant (a basic universal grant structure: OAC, CCA & others)

– Crafting language for a jury

– Representing artistic ideas in writing

– Where (and how) to start the grant process

– Reframing “success” (managing failure)

– Tips for editing

We will focus on writing a project grant.

Frog in Hand’s Artistic Director, Colleen Snell will lead this workshop.

ABOUT COLLEEN

Colleen brings over eight years of grant writing experience, having written successful grants for the Canada Council of the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, City of Mississauga, Government of Canada, Ontario Trillium, Canada Community Foundations and more. She has also been “on the other side,” assessing the submissions of her peers. Colleen has organized multi-arts festivals and large-scale site-specific projects with multiple funding sources, and has experience with both project and operating grants. Colleen is a passionate grant writer and enthusiast of the English language, approaching her process with a sense of playfulness and urgency. She believes in the power of words, and is excited to help other folks discover this power in themselves!

Venue

Online